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This is a picture of US Navy LTJG. Nick Bradshaw shortly before his last flight. LTJG Bradshaw was killed after he and his pilot were forced to eject from their USN Grumman F-14 Tomcat while trying to engage an adversary aircraft during...
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On this date in Hog History….The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II took to the skies on her maiden flight. The single-seat, twin turbofan tank killer developed by Fairchild-Republic for the USAF is a real-life example of the old saying “Walk...
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On May 10th, 1967, NASA astronaut and test pilot Colonel Steve Austin was severely injured when his M2-F2 experimental Lifting Body Design aircraft impacted the dry lake bed surface before its gear was properly extended. Col Austin transmitted "Flight com,...
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January 17th, 1975, a lone F-15A was stripped of its paint, speed brake, flap actuators, radar and fire control systems, unneeded cockpit instrumentation, generators, redundant radios and anything that could be left on the ground. Engineers even removed her Vulcan...
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On May 6th, 1983, Sub Lieutenant Ian "Soapy" Watson was operating off the coast of Portugal. Watson was launched with one other aircraft tasked with locating a French aircraft carrier under combat conditions, including radio silence and radar switched off....
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