https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/post-one 2026-09-01T08:29:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/hsgs1926as01m-lg_0997b7e3-664d-41d5-9dcb-71fd76f06412.jpg?v=1788265798 The VX-4 Black Bunny https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/cockpit-for-antoine 2026-09-01T08:31:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/IMG_3282_copy_2_77afbd61-c8d0-4a7d-b186-620c2b0282fd.jpg?v=1788265895 'Cockpit for Antoine' https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-angel-from-the-rcaf 2026-09-01T08:33:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/thumb-1920-418152_4a9bbce2-662d-4836-9a69-27d2676b74ea.jpg?v=1788265988 The Angel from the RCAF https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-red-tail-squadron 2026-09-01T08:34:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/cdef6f2b0772073cda243f6048f3cee7_ed9a1340-9780-44e0-a1fa-413932676b0c.jpg?v=1788266056 The Red Tail Squadron https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/sr-71-blackbird-974-ichi-ban 2026-09-01T08:35:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/The_Lockheed_SR-71-650x410_ad41acf7-1972-4ebd-af2a-f094601deb4a.jpg?v=1788266120 SR-71 Blackbird #974 Ichi Ban https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/chemtrails 2026-09-01T08:36:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/F-22-Raptor_23425e33-87d2-4fd5-8782-9cabb18edf89.jpg?v=1788266209 Chemtrails https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-rainbow-colours-of-the-flight-deck 2026-09-01T08:38:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/SHA_Blog_5ddab7a5-44b5-46b3-ba35-3256ba76b680.jpg?v=1788266296 The Rainbow Colours of the Flight Deck https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-big-e 2026-09-01T08:40:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/5865893117_94263ed448_b_copy_7822987a-0b9d-4c49-905b-2195257cd5a5.jpg?v=1788266420 USS Enterprise CVN-65 - The BIG "E" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/do-not-pull-to-eject 2026-09-01T08:41:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/450_284_9f65ff9b-09be-4799-8bf1-78233ba47986.jpg?v=1788266493 Do Not Pull to Eject! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-a-usaf-kc-135-crew-saved-an-f-4-phantom-by-dragging-it-home 2026-09-01T08:42:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/450_284_lonestar_9b037999-23f4-4c74-8a42-260eca8f3f70.jpg?v=1788266550 The Day a USAF KC-135 Crew Saved an F-4 Phantom by Dragging it Home https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/yogi-the-supersonic-black-bear 2026-09-01T08:43:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/20691_886005951464521_5528510586547297464_n_7e634929-99c0-445e-b071-4c03cc81fda1.jpg?v=1788266612 Yogi the Supersonic Bear https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/who-packs-your-parachute 2026-09-01T08:44:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/https---blogs-images.forbes.com-kareanderson-files-2015-11-C-Plumb-for-Kare_741ce378-8157-4df1-b3c6-64248019a98c.jpg?v=1788266655 Who Packs Your Parachute? https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/cornelia-fort-first-female-pilot-in-american-history-to-die-on-active-duty 2026-09-01T08:45:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/nov2016_h03_phenom-wr-v2_98025dc5-323c-4c3f-99a4-bfb8bf130eba.jpg?v=1788266710 Cornelia Fort - First female pilot in American history to die on active duty. https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/dale-snort-snodgrass 2026-09-01T08:46:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/28166615_1779114875486953_2429911146229261059_n_4db3c16a-08ff-442a-b47e-04306a1718da.jpg?v=1788266783 Dale “Snort” Snodgrass https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/warbird 2026-09-01T08:47:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/20770379_1580842165314226_4552386061374244746_n_copy_e22c8191-36b3-468e-ba08-ecbe86110516.jpg?v=1788266869 Warbird https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/bailing-out-at-18-000-feet-with-no-parachute 2026-09-01T08:50:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/10548109_891054080959708_5650867777317585125_o_91d2ee67-8630-4efb-979b-3da2db53559d.jpg?v=1788267021 Bailing Out at 18,000 Feet with no Parachute https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-paper-tiger-ii-dropped-a-shi-er-over-north-viet-nam 2026-09-01T08:52:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/11008514_892050167526766_5098563616507441336_n_f4cc9ba3-d99a-49e1-8668-a8cd01603bf1.jpg?v=1788267142 When Paper Tiger II Dropped a Toilet Over North Vietnam https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/skippy 2026-09-01T08:53:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/11102703_896100013788448_5767915641751643568_n_d4954327-efe8-4db8-b3a2-6a4aca53b872.jpg?v=1788267194 Skippy https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/soviet-lunar-lander-discovered-in-lro-imagery 2026-09-01T08:55:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/maxresdefaultq_1a88f82c-0003-4d4a-81e2-bac079fac417.jpg?v=1788267349 Manned Soviet Lunar Lander Discovered in LRO Imagery https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/project-high-jump 2026-09-01T08:56:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/17796452_1435904519807992_6587327195486837655_n_aec6cae9-e947-43b6-8737-af861c1d2a4e.jpg?v=1788267400 Project High Jump https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/speedbird-002 2026-09-01T08:59:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/concorde-british-airways-flight-departing-from-jfk-new-york-v0-aetiywhfaqoc1_png_1024x1024_webp_e678d1d9-05be-4752-9ff0-0a737dd86360.jpg?v=1788267571 Speedbird 002 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/f-16-saves-critically-ill-patient-in-norway 2026-09-01T09:00:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/13062996_1113879512010496_5579485463407009462_o_520x500_21feb085-0e19-4b5b-a48c-e0aa7050ae29.jpg?v=1788267626 F-16 Saves Critically Ill Patient in Norway https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/a-long-time-ago-in-a-galaxy-not-so-far-away 2026-09-01T09:01:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/pbox.jpg?v=1788267695 A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Not So Far Away... https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/apollo-13-houston-weve-had-a-problem 2026-09-01T09:03:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/20993_901440853254364_9058715552862747350_n_0b5d8384-7c08-4012-b5a2-beade959947f.jpg?v=1788267803 Apollo 13 - "Houston, we've had a problem." https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/eagles-over-aushwitz 2026-09-01T09:04:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/370499_original_b38e3379-d2db-4ead-8f9a-28cab7769a49.jpg?v=1788267873 Eagles Over Auschwitz - Yom HaShoah https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/poyekhali 2026-09-01T09:06:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/849x493q70ec33408a5a65418c245c3d3ff5b7db12_02a72544-e48a-49db-b1fe-dfc10a68a95d.jpg?v=1788267965 Poyekhali! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/sled-driver 2026-09-01T09:06:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/SR71-afterburner_41d9054e-b94a-41e0-841c-c7a61a1eb51f.jpg?v=1788268011 Sled Driver https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/phantom-249 2026-09-01T09:07:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/b18ba7c210b01c11c776431dc0ba3c04_4fa04c7e-b144-48e6-8c39-e7823cb7e849.jpg?v=1788268069 Phantom 249 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/doolittle-raiders 2026-09-01T09:08:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/USS_Hornet__CV-8__launching_B-25B_Mitchell_bomber_during_the_Doolittle_Raid_on_18_April_1942_ca39ce37-ae65-44f9-8cb4-e503b48f22b9.jpg?v=1788268122 The Doolittle Raiders https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/poor-ol-neil-armstrong 2026-09-01T09:09:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/pilot_neil_armstrong_and_x-15_a150797e-b3b5-4287-a69f-327371512e22.jpg?v=1788268179 Poor Ol' Neil Armstrong! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/article-121 2026-09-01T09:11:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/18118557_1459383827460061_6787000322329079039_n_a5ca399a-2944-4bb3-b8e6-6b4de2eadbd1.jpg?v=1788268289 Article 121 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/streak-eagle 2026-09-01T09:12:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Scan0512_2_72ad687c-3a74-450f-80b2-c517e5948ee9.jpg?v=1788268347 Streak Eagle https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/wrong-carrier 2026-09-01T09:15:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/ccb2572faa425690f8fd0d2ae81db5ec_copy_69396b5d-b0c1-4675-8e37-5870d41a9832.jpg?v=1788268547 When You Land On The Wrong Carrier! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/soapys-flight 2026-09-01T09:16:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/18275016_1471716869560090_4814394248385862549_n_b5f8e43a-f311-4fc7-a8d1-6f3ca6139958.jpg?v=1788268608 Soapy's Flight https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/rip-lt-nick-bradshaw 2026-09-01T09:17:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/18486051_1484969011568209_4194733777502735340_n_1024x1024.png_copy_08e0abe6-5af1-45ce-8b57-ef37b2463216.jpg?v=1788268679 RIP LTJG. Nick Bradshaw https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/col-steve-austin-m2-f2-crash 2026-09-01T09:19:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/e65782ef73f6e075de3da64a75fc1f26_copy_23e75d16-abaa-4e3a-b133-d52ce163c279.jpg?v=1788268748 Col Steve Austin - M2-F2 Crash https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-hogs-fly 2026-09-01T09:20:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/0_hAoK1IuSSP3v1WOy_copy_62110a0c-9fdd-4421-9bfb-4f1f6d3b2c6a.jpg?v=1788268816 GO UGLY EARLY! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/astronaut-maj-michael-adams 2026-09-01T09:20:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/X-15-on-B-52-wing_38b193db-8d16-4573-a55f-a3760711792c.jpg?v=1788268859 Maj. Michael Adams - Astronaut https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/drag-racing-the-worlds-fastest-air-breathing-aircraft 2026-09-01T09:22:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/sr71-sunset-aft3erburner_copy_050ea8ab-3627-42e9-8348-7391ac2a071f.jpg?v=1788268922 Drag Racing The Worlds Fastest Air Breathing Aircraft! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/bedtime-for-a-jump-jet 2026-09-01T09:23:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/10448441_732487890149662_4078109296375803156_o_dec53aaf-b6f5-470c-b11a-0e556d96728d.jpg?v=1788268981 Bedtime for a Jump Jet https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/lucky-lindys-crossing 2026-09-01T09:23:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/13220709_1131510380247409_8553409597298840530_o_b41c8a99-fcba-4b83-865e-624e47a0154e.jpg?v=1788269027 Lucky Lindy's Crossing https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/speed-check 2026-09-01T09:24:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/SR-71-3-courtesy-of-NASA_a6c1c024-ca7e-4a17-b1c1-76057a1cdfd6.jpg?v=1788269089 Speed Check https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-a-blue-angel-phantom-blew-out-8-city-blocks-of-windows 2026-09-01T09:26:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Oct_F4_copy_08b5c131-92e7-4c0a-9fd3-708e99a91dbe.jpg?v=1788269188 The Day a Blue Angel Phantom Took Out Downtown https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-louisville-slugger 2026-09-01T09:28:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/f-4-phantom-usn-large-56a61c193df78cf7728b6357_9e3a8781-131b-4336-bae7-bc377699b9bb.jpg?v=1788269280 The St. Louis Slugger https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/crash-of-the-xb-70 2026-09-01T09:28:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/xb-70a-12_a4e0910e-cd99-473b-8cb8-1902a1d5cbcb.jpg?v=1788269324 Crash of The Valkyrie https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-tower-bridge-incident 2026-09-01T09:29:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/1200px-Tower_bridge1_1024x1024.jpg_copy_1024x1024.jpg_copy_f9377a3b-a875-44d9-8484-f8f444a40f52.jpg?v=1788269374 The Tower Bridge Incident https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/silver-hawk 2026-09-01T09:30:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/49dd8cae404a2e54a1b3d4833ce882b7_copy_f6c53ce4-3492-4c41-bd07-43288dfbbf2f.jpg?v=1788269421 "Silver Hawk" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/spitfires-vs-buzzbombs 2026-09-01T09:31:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/13394053_1147034038695043_2599632707458467204_n_copy_32954f7f-f509-4887-8514-9eef2eba34fb.jpg?v=1788269468 Spitfires Vs. Buzz Bombs https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/jack-northrops-flying-wing 2026-09-01T09:32:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/US_Navy_030807-F-0000X-001_A_U.S._Air_Force_B-2_Spirit_and_two_B-117A_Nighthawks_fly_in_formation_8c316122-8954-4e47-8f5a-14a6fd3e9b9c.jpg?v=1788269540 Jack Northrop's Flying Wing https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/red-white-and-blue 2026-09-01T09:35:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/13559098_1161172833947830_313384636369300056_o_69d3df02-2666-4da6-b5c7-f2e14868e022.jpg?v=1788269736 Flying Colors https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/how-slow-is-the-worlds-fastest-aircraft 2026-09-01T09:37:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/SR-71-blackbird-flying-clouds_1920x1080_1024x1024_588ebbc8-c434-442c-9c94-ecd51080aaa5.jpg?v=1788269849 How Slow is the World's Fastest Aircraft? https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-earth-shattering-kaboom 2026-09-01T09:38:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/sl9rend1_copy_24bc4ccf-8c28-4014-9933-47197d031380.gif?v=1788269892 Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/magnet-ass 2026-09-01T09:40:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/20017871_1551341328264310_142219009225336798_o_60179340-432d-429a-a52a-9adcb0db9988.jpg?v=1788270034 Magnet Ass https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/f-15-eagle-lands-missing-an-entire-wing 2026-09-01T09:42:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/1b11a389_cbf1f403-6427-45ca-9307-0ada3fbcfde9.jpg?v=1788270132 F-15 Eagle Lands Missing An Entire Wing! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-a-b-25-hit-the-empire-state-building 2026-09-01T09:43:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/B-25_Mitchell__under_full_69b9829d-3ff6-4364-ac54-84a78cc29e14.jpg?v=1788270189 The Day a B-25 Struck the Empire State Building https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/francis-gary-powers 2026-09-01T09:44:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/gary_d9f4cc13-abcd-4cce-9b5d-e17c73afff56.jpg?v=1788270254 Francis Gary Powers https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-tex-johnston-rolled-an-airliner 2026-09-01T09:45:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/20638531_1573969292668180_702561237785693867_n_ef584dcd-2f45-43eb-9d6e-0c4599b7ddcc.jpg?v=1788270323 The Day Tex Johnston Rolled an Airliner... https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/its-the-lousy-drink 2026-09-01T09:46:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/980x_b4470747-9a0f-4226-b7b8-008658d50dc0.jpg?v=1788270370 It's The Lousy Drink! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-a-mig-25-foxbat-landed-in-japan 2026-09-01T09:47:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/14184532_1211732492225197_4984717060559790116_n_1024x1024.jpg_copy_961bae03-ce37-4be2-a0d8-ad38098545ee.jpg?v=1788270445 The Day Lt Belenko Defected... https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-sonic-wall-was-mine-the-hangar-wall-was-crossfield-s 2026-09-01T09:48:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/flights-son-of-the-wind-aircraft-wallpapers-airplanes-war-vehicles-sky-cool-images-free-airplane-images-1600x1014.jpg?v=1788270492 The sonic wall was mine. The hangar wall was Crossfield’s F100 Super Sabre https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/delta-flight-15-and-39-other-flights-that-descended-into-gander 2026-09-01T09:49:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/maxresdefault_1024x1024_e2f2871f-296c-4188-a9a9-3b29af378f20.jpg?v=1788270557 Delta Flight 15 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/buzz-the-bat 2026-09-01T09:51:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/sts119-s-037_1024x1024_064a7a23-55d9-4817-9c33-19e388461e78.jpg?v=1788270667 Buzz The Bat https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/col-robin-olds 2026-09-01T09:53:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/stock-photo-38601606_679bd5c8-04fc-4c51-a294-42bf797ef04d.jpg?v=1788270820 Col Robin Olds https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/landing-blind-with-a-crippled-f-14 2026-09-01T10:01:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/VF-142-F-14B_copy_7d8988f8-46a1-4f07-aa05-206c257270c6.jpg?v=1788271294 Landing Blind with a Crippled F-14 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/usaf-vs-the-us-navy-vs-the-us-army 2026-09-01T10:02:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/07ed5ab21a0c6abe6971555ba273daaa_f4b75a43-7b63-41b3-9a5f-91d7f81b8196.jpg?v=1788271345 USAF vs the US Navy vs the US Army https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/sled-driver-brian-shul 2026-09-01T10:03:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/fa324fd9ddcc2b970cf312a6446c874a_636002fd-e112-4f28-b3ee-89b18d9a9d79.png?v=1788271393 "The Untouchables" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-sr-71-blackbird 2026-09-01T10:04:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/aircraft-silhouette-2_c2036f9f-6bab-4536-a479-7cd0de93f1d2.jpg?v=1788271455 Last Flight of the Blackbird SR71 Blackbird https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/a-life-lesson 2026-09-01T10:04:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/47D31CF5-C829-4E74-9923-3DB0AAF55829-9130-0000125CAC3570C8_tmp_1024x1024_695cabb2-7b20-48a3-a1a2-72c0235b9865.jpg?v=1788271496 There Isn’t a Man Alive Who Hasn’t Made a Mistake https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/greased-lighting 2026-09-01T10:05:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/B-58_Hustler_c9723076-aaad-4fcd-a191-c08728e460a8.jpg?v=1788271552 Greased Lightning https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/how-the-shark-got-its-mouth 2026-09-01T10:07:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/images_f7eec9a9-e080-4eba-8fb8-db0a9c23a985.jpg?v=1788271654 How The Shark Got Its Mouth https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-a-b-47-bomber-flew-under-the-mackinac-bridge 2026-09-01T10:08:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/061024-F-1234S-008_f8f614b1-3b95-4032-a342-bf1be3a52b3f.jpg?v=1788271733 When a B-47 Bomber flew under the Mackinac Bridge https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/aviations-greatest-ghost-stories 2026-09-09T12:32:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/e9787d44-f181-4cee-b4e9-d22be6ca697f_831a0c20-89c7-4cde-8e1d-ac850fb9560c.jpg?v=1788971564 Aviation Ghost Stories Aviation Ghost Stories — Haunted Aircraft & Military Aviation Legends https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/robbie 2026-09-01T10:11:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Risner_F-86_Korea_c3bdcbc3-beee-4e64-ad60-058e0b138b5b.jpg?v=1788271910 Brig. 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Robinson Robbie Risner https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-perfect-storm 2026-09-01T10:13:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/14600926_1260463240685455_6365751581371777888_n_94b91e1c-fb2f-4078-8794-ab31bc023157.jpg?v=1788271994 The Perfect Storm https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/clearing-the-deck 2026-09-01T10:14:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/15135730_1289193997812379_8204724019822212461_n_copy_0a00072c-9d76-4235-a138-d89d1d732a72.jpg?v=1788272081 Clear the Deck! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/area-51-photobomb 2026-09-01T10:15:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/F-22-Area-51_95f8e924-70d0-46ab-919e-313fae7d7d24.jpg?v=1788272157 Area 51 Photobomb https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-xb-70-sheds-its-skin 2026-09-01T10:16:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/xb70ship127_copy_23b838e4-536d-4dfd-b9a7-15a479ceb2d0.jpg?v=1788272214 The XB-70 Sheds It's Skin https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/lt-george-skin-bush 2026-09-01T10:18:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/170118121320-02-hw-bush-super-169_8ba168bc-d597-43a4-ae74-2259862d438f.jpg?v=1788272285 Lt. George Skin Bush https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-flying-fortress 2026-09-01T10:19:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/02d67f3d2218c6aa4bd80aac598b9b89_a5924604-53fa-47a5-b002-3ab89c00be40.jpg?v=1788272382 The Flying Fortress https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-a-b-52-bomber-lost-its-tail 2026-09-01T10:21:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/11834671_963302213734894_6954894436520675868_o_ad9a8ebb-ce3c-4e92-b125-302f32845353.jpg?v=1788272486 When a B-52 Bomber Lost its Tail! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/margaret-hortons-horrifying-spitfire-flight 2026-09-01T10:22:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/418152_721e0ddc-7c70-4c4a-be3e-18b1c1312bf7.jpg?v=1788272558 Margaret Horton's Horrifying Spitfire Flight https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/col-harry-shoup-the-santa-colonel 2026-09-01T10:24:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/129689498_4134257609934747_4133532825563577149_n_copy_508a50ef-50c2-4054-b41c-92052a6b5524.jpg?v=1788272653 Col Harry Shoup, the “Santa Colonel” https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pardos-push 2026-09-01T10:26:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/5240015891_2245e8ff85_b_bccf6469-f539-46fb-b6e3-b11be2c65322.jpg?v=1788272771 Pardo's Push https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-sleds-a-scientific-comparison 2026-09-01T10:27:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/25552199_1714496478615460_2244806292642824253_n_1afe0566-8a52-4ebe-93bf-28be78e3e6eb.jpg?v=1788272834 The Science of Santa's Sled https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/santas-checkride 2026-09-01T10:27:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/25358569_1706007569464351_2908014315121754726_o_9017cd1a-d3c6-4add-969d-d2c50fb90459.jpg?v=1788272879 Santa's Checkride https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/twas-the-night-before-christmas 2026-09-01T10:29:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/CW_KsPIVAAAW0zB_1024x1024_jpg_1024x1024_webp_f98928b4-2327-4adb-9536-ae1d87d37088.jpg?v=1788272954 Twas the night before Christmas https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/first-flight 2026-09-01T10:31:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/25358336_1707098769355231_6600194074668562796_o_a302d011-328b-4460-ad4c-a17ab6d98277.jpg?v=1788273117 First Flight https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/snap-crackle-pop 2026-09-01T10:33:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/aae690e2b688b56aa2f1b86b94a1ddbe_889bbfa1-d601-43cf-a691-4941a24f9756.jpg?v=1788273180 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/sully 2026-09-01T10:34:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/26910196_1742754152456359_1833855483357758206_o_b3fa61e5-81e4-4ea3-a010-06d4fe31dc8e.jpg?v=1788273240 "Sully" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/godspeed-the-crew-of-apollo-1 2026-09-01T10:34:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/ap1-ksc-67pc-16_c9ff2ca3-bdc6-4fa7-bbfa-68daddb2a7ad.jpg?v=1788273297 Godspeed to the Crew of Apollo 1 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-cornfield-bomber 2026-09-01T10:35:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/HighFlight-CornfieldBomber61_copy_c268e4d5-202b-4e60-a9e0-c7de596ca665.jpg?v=1788273347 The Cornfield Bomber https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-day-the-arrow-died 2026-09-01T10:36:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/DWfAFmvXcAAl-Z5_9392cbf1-f6cc-407e-916a-63697853959b.jpg?v=1788273395 The Day the Arrow Died https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/captain-eric-melrose-winkle-brown 2026-09-01T13:39:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/3A2B8BE600000578-0-image-a-70_1478619925822_a0ae183e-04ac-4f13-a95e-df62f5f46c8c.jpg?v=1788284389 Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-blackbirds-revenge 2026-09-01T13:41:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/ti3hndv4lbcbzdm7hgxz_copy_63b6c675-18d0-47d6-9477-370f78166402.jpg?v=1788284492 The Blackbird's Revenge https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/kelly-johnson 2026-09-01T13:46:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/28277152_1784508068280967_7506373822920072822_n_0d0832af-cd10-4fe5-8d71-991566d89113.png?v=1788284812 Kelly Johnson https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/joe-hoser-in-the-smoke-till-i-croak-satrapa 2026-09-01T13:48:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/2465724704490052061_78f71eeb-8e57-4378-bf4d-453167943b6c.jpg?v=1788284927 Joe Hoser In the Smoke 'till I Croak Satrapa https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-time-the-usaaf-bombed-a-us-city 2026-09-01T13:50:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/27274868575_44a3652068f_b_39975166-f04b-417b-9f29-6c1763651d3a.jpg?v=1788285012 The Time the USAAF Bombed an American City https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/raid-on-entebbe 2026-09-01T13:51:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/11046267_946145088783940_5283919471002805498_n_23084673-ead1-4a6e-8e4c-ee19c70ac984.jpg?v=1788285093 Raid on Entebbe https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pilot-jobs 2026-09-01T13:52:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Untitled_3545465_copy_b4ea125c-9092-49dd-af7c-367bb1e6aac1.jpg?v=1788285152 Pilot Jobs https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/my-wings-are-what 2026-09-09T14:53:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/55837876_2326737210724714_2684710398040473600_n_1024x1024_jpg_b9872170-dc62-49c7-8e5e-b05b562401bc.webp?v=1788979993 My Wings Are What?? F-8 Crusader taking off with wings folded — Navy pilot incident Miramar 1968 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/armstrongs-mach-three-inverted-overshoot 2026-09-01T13:55:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/X-15_and_B-52_Mother_ship_0a6ec34b-90f7-4674-8a44-cbe102ba8cbc.jpg?v=1788285334 Armstrong's Mach Three Inverted Overshoot... https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/china-clippers 2026-09-01T13:57:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/NASM-NASM-9A12153_copy_808d91d7-9c45-448c-b1d1-04e305274069.jpg?v=1788285443 The China Clippers https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/county-judge-sides-with-local-residents-in-class-action-against-local-airport 2026-09-01T13:58:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/36445_439700854918_878413_n_7d87f948-51fb-424f-9b50-412ade2a7e5a.jpg?v=1788285511 County Judge Sides with Local Residents in Class Action Against Local Airport https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/czar-52 2026-09-01T14:00:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/FairchildB52Crash_82774928-7a33-4e83-9f06-fabf31911385.jpg?v=1788285617 "CZAR 52" https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/united-airlines-flight-232 2026-09-01T14:01:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Uacrash.jpg_copy_db43080d-9c71-4b4e-8aa5-a8dc0a8316b5.jpg?v=1788285698 United Airlines Flight 232 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/good-luck-mr-gorsky 2026-09-01T14:02:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/190718152643-apollo-11-buzz-aldrin-on-moon-next-to-flag-super-169_c6c574cc-3624-4957-8e9b-a9f20eb4b036.jpg?v=1788285764 Good luck, Mr. Gorsky! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-man-who-rode-the-thunder 2026-09-01T14:03:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/1280px-Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963_52362c12-3f5f-40ae-beb0-05899ce9b777.jpg?v=1788285822 The Man Who Rode the Thunder https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/christopher-columbus-kraft-jr 2026-09-01T14:04:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/kris-kraft_e68f3247-73cf-48cc-a4a6-bd4ad07d14c4.jpg?v=1788285892 Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-gimli-glider 2026-09-01T14:12:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Air_Canada_Flight_143_after_emergency_landing_2_1024x1024.jpg_copy_46f4372c-8c58-4eb6-b3bb-c4603d2c37a0.jpg?v=1788286339 The Gimli Glider https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-dragon-lady 2026-09-01T14:13:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/528fd061ecad040c1da7c385-750-391_6f47c117-ac52-4b1a-8abd-6e1b4eb61313.jpg?v=1788286393 The Dragon Lady https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/fallen-astronaut 2026-09-01T14:15:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/131209_SCI_Apollo15_HERO_HIRES.png.CROP.fresca-xlarge_693391ca-424e-419a-a201-0d27772dbb02.png?v=1788286531 Fallen Astronaut https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/this-kc-135-tanker-hauled-a-damaged-f-111-bomber-back-to-friendly-territory 2026-09-01T14:16:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/KC-135-F-111_db3a54ef-5faa-4845-be60-b326bdc694ae.jpg?v=1788286599 This Kc-135 Tanker Hauled a Damaged F-111 Bomber Back to Friendly Territory. https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/celestial-eagle-the-satellite-killer 2026-09-01T14:19:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/800px-An_air-to-air_left_side_view_of_an_F-15_Eagle_aircraft_releasing_an_anti-satellite__ASAT__missile_during_a_test_520x500_520x500_520x500_986baac7-cc39-4310-8d78-18ae4ca651e4.jpg?v=1788286785 Celestial Eagle - The Satellite Killer https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/dekes-ghost-flight 2026-09-01T14:22:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Astronaut_Deke_Slayton_during_World_War_II_-_GPN-2004-00028_1ef29052-7016-42e7-be77-c3fef199fcba.jpg?v=1788286924 Deke's Ghost Flight https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-ghosts-of-flight-401 2026-09-01T14:22:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/pdf_b8602c42-4caf-11e4-8d68-da67a84be073_1024x1024.jpg_copy_c801ffe6-7bc7-484f-bdb4-11740dfc2573.jpg?v=1788286976 The Ghost of Flight 401 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/owens-kill 2026-09-01T14:24:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/98b405f7fbabc2f2829332583db01888_9002054d-fcb0-4b2f-b219-8123100659c6.jpg?v=1788287040 Owen's Kill https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-hughes-hercules 2026-09-01T14:25:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Spruce-Goose-2_4439b312-9934-4793-90b1-d2a66e847d5e.jpg?v=1788287122 The Hughes Hercules https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-bridge 2026-09-01T14:27:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/F4H_Under_the_Bridge_9cc0b0f1-a873-4381-bbd5-c5ba9286ead2.jpg?v=1788287272 The Bridge https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-hypersonic-spin 2026-09-01T14:28:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/jiwvef7u2cq31_e44a5490-8577-47d4-b2ef-71f47f5120b5.jpg?v=1788287336 The Hypersonic Spin https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/trans-american-two-o-nine 2026-09-01T14:30:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Airplane__TransAmerican_ground_copy_90926712-fb87-4113-a1a7-17af0a8040e8.png?v=1788287407 Trans American Two O Nine https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-ditching-of-pan-am-flight-6 2026-09-01T14:31:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/1510271508335_520x500_520x500_520x500_520x500_520x500_520x500_520x500_bf34fe5e-2027-437d-a897-fedc033c8091.jpg?v=1788287474 The Ditching of Pan Am Flight 6 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/surviving-a-mid-air-collision-between-two-b-17s 2026-09-01T14:32:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/22619795624_288cc72399_b_10bfdedc-64fc-4f64-9a1f-431065ae7dbd.jpg?v=1788287536 Surviving a Mid-Air Collision Between two B-17s https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-fastest-speed-ever-reached-by-a-manmade-object 2026-09-01T14:33:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/1000w_q75_89638855-cf1c-49c9-adcc-c46d8e1c9a35.jpg?v=1788287598 The Fastest Speed Ever Reached by a Manmade Object? https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pappy 2026-09-01T14:37:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/boyington_cockpit_2_d857ae3c-3891-4961-b056-03a5431ba074.jpg?v=1788287835 Pappy https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/yeagers-nf-104-crash 2026-09-01T13:43:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/35aa7c44d87e9acbe493f5a08a34c0c6_0ebe7b66-ca23-483d-ad0f-fc14dfad18b7.jpg?v=1788284618 Yeager's NF-104 Crash https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/twas-the-night-before-christmas-1 2026-09-01T15:00:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/santa-f16-2.jpg?v=1788289217 Twas the night before Christmas https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/last-man-on-the-moon 2026-09-01T14:42:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/news-121415a-lg_160cdf19-0c7f-4b63-97f8-02e69917dcd2.jpg?v=1788288157 Last Man on the Moon https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-sr-71-blackbird-1 2026-09-01T14:43:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/e8c615d8e151eb793c2b8554e4715d58_23b6b617-f81d-4bea-b4a7-960431a50d52.jpg?v=1788288235 The SR-71 Blackbird https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/cessna-188-pacific-rescue 2026-09-01T14:46:11-04:00 weekly 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Bob Hoover in his signature straw hat — legendary WWII pilot test pilot and air show performer https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/celebrity-pilots 2026-09-01T17:43:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/leonard_nimoy_png_c4b5da09-b68c-496b-b736-34d7bdf1e215.jpg?v=1788299006 Celebrity Pilots https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/thomas-j-hudner-jr-the-pilot-who-crashed-his-corsair-to-save-his-wingman 2026-09-09T16:04:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Screenshot_2023-11-13_at_6.30.52_AM_copy_be8b25de-36f4-4f96-82f0-3a5a426d6cea.png?v=1788984268 The Pilot Who Crashed His Corsair To Save His Wingman Lt. 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Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. USAF — Korean War Ace and America's First Spaceman Bell X-2 altitude record 1956 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pan-american-flight-843-loses-an-engine-and-half-of-its-wing 2026-09-01T20:38:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/3B4F3091-30E3-4F56-93C0-A5D800836DA7_copy_b9775fa3-eec9-423a-8582-63e94b99da55.jpg?v=1788309519 Pan American Flight 843 Loses an Engine and Half of its Wing! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/aeromexico-flight-498 2026-09-09T16:48:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/373300507_694493169376453_4436397926603132797_n_b12f3597-9ee4-4efa-bbd3-4cc43f09e173.jpg?v=1788986893 Aeroméxico Flight 498 Aeroméxico Flight 498 DC-9 wreckage in Cerritos California after mid-air collision with Piper Cherokee August 31 1986 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-x-15-was-one-of-few-aircraft-that-caused-grown-men-to-cry-scott-crossfield 2026-09-01T19:20:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/374271025_703420108483759_3451472831481479523_n_c942a548-f21c-4b6c-8d0b-3698416c4eb2.jpg?v=1788304830 The X-15 Was One of Few Aircraft That Caused Grown Men to Cry -Scott Crossfield https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/lawnchair-larry 2026-09-01T19:18:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Larry_Lawnchair_Sky_Newspaper_bw_948f37a3-9dc7-4f69-8c87-52423a2e56e1.jpg?v=1788304700 Lawn Chair Larry https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/yeager-chased-that-oldemon 2026-09-01T19:11:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Bell_X-1_46-062__in_flight_023b0444-d09f-4d88-8b55-a3825ede91ca.jpg?v=1788304309 Yeager Chased That Ol'Demon https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/columbia-was-almost-lost-on-her-first-flight 2026-09-01T17:34:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching_736c7579-417a-4fb8-88f5-da7f50c55797.jpg?v=1788298494 Columbia Was Almost Lost on Her First Flight! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-unimpressive-dissapearance-of-northwest-flight-188 2026-09-01T20:14:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Airbus_A320-211__Northwest_Airlines_JP6425753-2_e8e6e015-4b6f-41c9-a196-13788531db48.jpg?v=1788308092 The Unimpressive Disappearance of Northwest Flight 188 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/when-pirates-mistook-a-warship-for-a-cargo-ship 2026-09-09T17:25:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/MENET4RSIJFZBDH7JNIQHMQTSM.jpg_copy_a6416c6a-6175-4ff7-b461-2535b32f5bf3.jpg?v=1788989111 When Pirates Mistook a Warship for a Cargo Ship Spanish Navy replenishment oiler AOR Patiño A-14 flagship of EU counter-piracy fleet Operation Atalanta Somalia 2012 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream 2026-09-01T20:11:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/hero-image_copy_9a67934f-ec1e-4c90-a1a5-765bf69d8c17.jpg?v=1788307901 In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/a-c-130-lands-on-an-aircraft-carrier 2026-09-09T17:12:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/bplnps4ct8m61-2_d3efe342-8bab-42f0-8737-bd08fc079805.jpg?v=1788988360 A C-130 Lands on an Aircraft Carrier! KC-130F Hercules landing on USS Forrestal CVA-59 October 30 1963 — Lt. James Flatley carrier landing test https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/flight-16 2026-09-01T20:10:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Lot_Flight_16_landing_5_copy_ddcfb54d-4d41-447e-81ef-4089cc71ab22.jpg?v=1788307853 LOT Flight 16 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/laika 2026-09-01T20:10:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/375165139_598459862496806_4199988175679907295_n_07cce665-4383-43fe-a10e-58f612a0c779.jpg?v=1788307802 Laika https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-best-chase-that-ol-mach-demon-ever-had 2026-09-09T17:48:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/461948784_956088716550229_60126829207546315_n_24f5982e-6f39-4622-9721-ef4354fbf6c5.jpg?v=1788990510 The Best Chase That Ol' Mach Demon Ever Had! North American X-15A-2 rocket plane — Pete Knight set world speed record of Mach 6.72 at 4,520 mph on October 3 1967 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/capt-gerald-o-young 2026-09-01T20:09:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/252231319_4741500582581686_8618071032493235046_n_e92781a9-bf72-45af-b22b-02d801f0a0b5.jpg?v=1788307755 Capt. Gerald O. Young https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/veterans-day 2026-09-01T20:07:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima__larger_-_edit1_abe27e38-af73-455b-a594-8e7b7594cd5f.jpg?v=1788307648 Veterans Day https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/sce-to-a-ux 2026-09-01T19:17:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/saturn-v-max-q-web_7260d5c5-e165-43cf-984b-15227888dbb1.jpg?v=1788304640 Set SCE to AUX https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-sky-dong-of-okanogan-county 2026-09-01T20:03:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/VAQ-130-125_debff3b8-b2cc-4deb-9711-151c08db3278.jpg?v=1788307410 The Sky Dong of Okanogan County https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/hogans-heros 2026-09-01T20:02:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/402071289_742954011197035_2973998524272389578_n_65ac6bba-dd21-4054-9502-9868fbda0413.jpg?v=1788307349 Hogan's Heros https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/allegheny-triple-four 2026-09-01T20:01:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/404330817_744329997726103_4906223035243627110_n_bb40812c-453a-4909-b288-70244fd4ddb9.jpg?v=1788307261 Allegheny Triple Four https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-hitchhiker 2026-09-09T20:04:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/The-Right-Stuff_copy_220aed47-f90e-42e3-ad74-9680092d9f30.jpg?v=1788998681 The Hitchhiker The Right Stuff film still — NASA test pilot Milton Thompson hitched a ride after ejecting inverted from his F-104 Starfighter at 18,000 feet over Edwards AFB December 20 1962 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/united-airlines-flight-811 2026-09-09T18:23:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Ntrs.nasa.gov_Flight_811_be8247d1-0ede-4525-adaa-f84b19b86633.jpg?v=1788992625 United Airlines Flight 811 United Airlines Boeing 747-122 N4713U with massive fuselage hole after cargo door blowout at 22,000 feet February 24 1989 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/nasa-901 2026-09-01T19:56:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/ZoS52_17b18279-853a-4f6f-9b58-12cc71886ab5.jpg?v=1788306970 NASA 901 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-night-witches 2026-09-01T19:55:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Sovet-letchitsi-u-U-2_1942-1_copy_787fa1ba-6234-4727-bee4-9a46593bb444.jpg?v=1788306917 The Night Witches https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/margaret-heafield-hamilton-the-woman-who-saved-apollo-11 2026-09-09T18:33:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/apollo11_5705506d-bb43-40c9-8bf1-b0452a44a47a.jpg?v=1788993181 Margaret Heafield Hamilton - 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Concorde 002 G-BSST first flight at Bristol Filton Airport April 1969 — British supersonic prototype https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/operation-popeye-weaponizing-the-weather-in-vietnam 2026-09-01T17:38:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Agent-Orange-d_4f280afc-2cea-4dd1-98e3-38738dc57f95.jpg?v=1788298710 Operation POPEYE: Weaponizing the Weather in Vietnam https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/british-airways-flight-009 2026-09-10T06:58:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/hqdefault_a6b74e1a-e07e-41d0-b3be-cae083069a97.jpg?v=1789037931 British Airways Flight 009 British Airways Boeing 747 City of Edinburgh G-BDXH — Speedbird 9 lost all four engines to volcanic ash from Mount Galunggung over the Indian Ocean June 24 1982 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/flameout-at-13-000-feet 2026-09-01T19:43:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/130803-Z-VI167-002_afd4a387-a1a4-4972-a983-c21b0c6b239c.jpg?v=1788306224 Flameout at 13,000 Feet https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/brigadier-general-richard-stephen-ritchie 2026-09-01T17:40:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/MiG_Killers_4b2a93c7-cf56-434c-8706-c6ec2c1f3d5d.png?v=1788298816 Brigadier General Richard Stephen Ritchie https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/yeager-flies-under-the-south-side-bridge 2026-09-01T17:37:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Screenshot_2025-07-02_at_8.31.00_PM_copy_5de9f9cb-7cbb-4d3a-a0da-2c9a2aa616ab.png?v=1788298630 Yeager Flies Under The South Side Bridge! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/howard-hughes-crash-of-the-xf-11 2026-09-01T19:40:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Hughes-XF-11-44-70155-7-July-1946-engines-running-at-Culver-City-California_copy_d2cd76b8-e8a7-449c-8f71-2b24ae2dca99.jpg?v=1788306057 Howard Hughes Crash of the XF-11 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-eagle-has-landed 2026-09-01T19:37:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/520054045_1183870377105394_9018448188085266499_n_721a1cd8-47b5-4f9e-893a-3aa25d8b05a4.jpg?v=1788305876 The Eagle Has Landed Apollo 11 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/colonel-joseph-william-kittinger-ii 2026-09-01T19:34:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/482243679_1082486960577070_9053451655444569800_n_ffdbf5a0-19da-430b-9967-fc25ff1249bd.jpg?v=1788305680 Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-supersonic-greasy8 2026-09-01T19:26:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/484509303_1082498843909215_841247918815802400_n_b80e34fa-b223-4a83-98e5-01446b1fc8f9.jpg?v=1788305209 The Supersonic Greasy8 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pacific-southwest-airlines-flight-182 2026-09-01T19:32:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/485320713_1083280800497686_8459136146967725559_n_02022fab-24d1-43e9-ae7c-0a7986e69355.jpg?v=1788305542 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/milburn-g-mel-apt-the-fastest-man-alive 2026-09-01T19:30:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/484591776_1083286977163735_2064548574167934291_n_cdedd7df-16d7-4b55-b32f-155f4f7c6bf1.jpg?v=1788305459 Milburn G. Mel Apt, The Fastest Man Alive! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/knock-knock 2026-09-01T19:28:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/568219869_1265479715611126_6612845576332351544_n_9193bebf-5f20-454f-8bfa-afda0f138575.jpg?v=1788305300 Knock Knock! https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/whisky-on-the-rocks 2026-09-01T19:25:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/482246227_1084115707080862_4715356319354046671_n_193b06a9-36d1-4440-9665-f1849e391fd4.jpg?v=1788305157 Whisky on the Rocks https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/eastern-air-lines-flight-537 2026-09-01T19:22:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/484330130_1084369803722119_5380496451181101342_n_212e2bbb-e5da-49c5-a47f-3799c02cd518.jpg?v=1788304956 Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/flight-901 2026-09-01T19:14:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Air_New_Zealand_DC-10_Postcard_66be64b1-9a5c-4953-961d-b39a367c7fd2.jpg?v=1788304440 Flight 901 - The Mount Erebus Disaster https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/brigadier-general-charles-e-mcgee 2026-09-01T19:07:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/485306133_1087794470046319_4112535025612082279_n_47033c05-bba1-46e4-a421-34fdc5f01196.jpg?v=1788304041 Brigadier General Charles E. McGee https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/pale-blue-dot 2026-09-01T19:04:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/pale-blue-dot-revised_fb55b1e8-a92d-4e84-afa4-3f85a623d479.jpg?v=1788303849 Pale Blue Dot https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/jamaica-mistaica 2026-09-01T17:45:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/480806441_936875075316814_4517614799321634505_n_40293777-6384-40ac-a5f8-32fd7ada69d7.jpg?v=1788299102 Jamaica Mistaica https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/air-canada-flight-797 2026-09-01T17:42:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/air-canada-flight-797_copy_61ea0ee4-8d47-430a-ac05-40bd51a9ab6e.jpg?v=1788298942 Air Canada Flight 797 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/air-france-flight-4590 2026-09-01T17:36:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/Untitled-3-7_efc636ec-63dd-4a07-9e97-d39f79e07461.jpg?v=1788298569 Air France Flight 4590 https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-history-of-the-flight-jacket-from-open-cockpits-to-the-jet-age 2026-09-09T14:02:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/457th_Bombardment_Group_-_B-17_Flying_Fortress_-_Crew.Rose_Olive_fb06d30c-53b0-472e-99ba-296178248366.jpg?v=1788976962 The History of the Flight Jacket: From Open Cockpits to the Jet Age History of flight jackets — WWII bomber crew in A-2 leather flight jackets https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-history-of-aviator-sunglasses 2026-09-09T14:39:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/05cbb157f822f2f02498d38959834355_2_71e88e80-d587-4db0-87c7-4f63d7d22e5f.jpg?v=1788979153 The History of Aviator Sunglasses History of aviator sunglasses — military pilot eyewear from WWII to Randolph Engineering, Made in USA https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/my-wings-are-what-1 2026-09-01T13:54:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2604/4866/articles/55837876_2326737210724714_2684710398040473600_n_1024x1024.jpg_copy_fd9cd17a-6e87-498f-b19b-dd7883fc6cec.jpg?v=1788285283 My Wings Are What?