Grumman F-14A Tomcat of the Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) "Be-Devilers"on the flight deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. [1200x774]

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 30 days ago

Bell Model 209 prototype, the predecessor to the AH-1 Cobra, having retractable landing gear skids.The prototype made its first flight on September 7, 1965.

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 1 month ago
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On 1962 March 21, a two-year-old black bear "Yogi" on a Convair B-58A Hustler became the 1st living creature to be ejected from an aircraft at supersonic speeds. Yogi was ejected at 35,000 feet while the B-58 Hustler was travelling at Mach 1.3. Yogi landed safely 7 mins and 49 secs after ejection.

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 1 month ago

Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon with the Bavarian Tiger livery of the Tactical Fighter Squadron 74 photographed at Ovda Airbase in Israel during the Blue Flag 2021 joint exercise. [1000x667]

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 1 month ago

This specific Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB being the only airworthy MiG-23 in North America before it crashed on August 13, 2023, during the Thunder Over Michigan airshow with both pilots ejected safely.[2000x1334]

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 2 months ago

AH-1Z Viper of the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267), firing a AGM-179 JAGM during Exercise Steel Knight on December 11, 2025.

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 2 months ago

Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen during a training alert at the Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, November 12, 2025. [1024x681]

Credit: MTI/Hegedüs Róbert

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 2 months ago

Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8mt (Mi-17) with the "14 yellow" registration equipped with B-8V20A unguided rocket pods mounted on the side outrigger weapons pylons.

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 2 months ago

2 Vought F-8E Crusaders of The US Navy Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) Tarsiers taken in 1964 aboard the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) prepared for a catapult launch. [1024x745]

u/Familiar-Mobile3807 — 2 months ago