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This aircraft was flown by Col. Dean Elmer Hess. He served in ww2 and when korean war has begun, he lead korean's first fighter squadron 'Bout-One'. His nose art '信念의 鳥人' means 'I fly by faith'.

So for so long this thing has been bugging me... I have searched throughout the whole of Internet and have found nothing apart learning new things and features about the F35 but not the specific thing I searched. Here is an image of the F35. Now I want to point your attention towards the...

The Canadian-built Mossie, that is, at avialogs: T.O. 01-150JA-2 Erection and maintenance instructions for Army model F-8 Mosquito Airplane

YGBSM "You gotta be shittin' me!" This was the natural response of an educated man, a veteran EWO on B-52s and the like, upon learning that he was to fly back seat to a self-absorbed fighter pilot while acting as flypaper for enemy SAM's. His exact words were: "You want me to fly in the...

Rare picture of AM225 (possibly WNr 24016). Captured by the USAAF at Rheims, it was handed over to the RAF, being test-flown and subsequently flown to Merville, France, on its delivery flight to the RAE on December 13, 1945. Due to hydraulic trouble, which prevented the nose wheel to be lowered...

Looks like Mildenhall, Alconbury and Molesworth in the UK are closing. Lakenheath will be getting the F-35 in 2020. More closures in Germany, Italy and others. Alconbury and Molesworth are the last of the USAAF WWII airfields that were still in use by the USAF in the UK. RAF Mildenhall to...

Since I cannot find the thread dealing with best possible/feasible night fighters for the USAF, and we've had some discussion on it in the other thread, I'd start it here. What kind of a night fighter, using the technology of the day, would've been best for the USA to design/purchase/produce? A...

F-4 Phantom II on display at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler, Texas

F-104 Starfighter on display at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler, Texas

F-86 Sabre on display at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California, at the former Castle Air Force Base

A-10 Thunderbolt II, the Warthog, seen on display at England AFB in Alexandria, Louisiana

B-1B Lancer seen at the Tinker Air Force Base Charles B. Hall Airpark in Oklahoma City

Hello - new member but longtime lurker here. I just received an email from the National Museum of the United States Air Force telling me that a long overdue virtual tour has been added to their website. It's still in it's infancy though since you can only see some of the museum exhibits...