Aviation Wings

  • Home
  • Aviation Wings

Aviation Wings Aviation stories, aviation glories

Roger Ball!He was the second of two children and born on 25 January 1940 in Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia South C...
11/08/2025

Roger Ball!

He was the second of two children and born on 25 January 1940 in Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia South Carolina. He, in every way, gave the appearance of a normal, ...

Captain John Monroe Smith 'Hawk' fighter pilot legend - firsthand accounts of Cold War aviation developments and military service.

The first US F-15 kill and the first kill of Operation Desert StormMore than 15 years after the had first been used by...
11/08/2025

The first US F-15 kill and the first kill of Operation Desert Storm

More than 15 years after the had first been used by the Air ...

F-15C achieved first US kill during Operation Desert Storm, six victories against Iraqi Air Force first night.

“We split S to the deck and was cruising in Mil power doing about 550 KTS when I got tally on an F-15 aggressor at our 3...
11/08/2025

“We split S to the deck and was cruising in Mil power doing about 550 KTS when I got tally on an F-15 aggressor at our 3 O-clock /~4-5miles trying to lead turn us. I told my stick, who promptly lit ...

F-14 Tomcat RIO describes outrunning F-15 aggressor aircraft during training exercise with afterburners engaged.

The Avro VulcanThe second of the Royal Air Force's "V bombers," the Vulcan, together with the Valiant and Victor, contri...
10/08/2025

The Avro Vulcan

The second of the Royal Air Force's "V bombers," the Vulcan, together with the Valiant and Victor, contributed to Great Britain's nuclear ...

Avro Vulcan: British V-bomber providing nuclear deterrent until replaced by Polaris submarines in 1969.

Sikorsky to install onto US Army Black Hawk advanced flight autonomy systemSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has rece...
10/08/2025

Sikorsky to install onto US Army Black Hawk advanced flight autonomy system

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s ...

Sikorsky receives $6 million DARPA award to install ALIAS/MATRI flight autonomy system on Army UH-60M.

‘We were at Mach 2.88 and 68,000 feet over Oklahoma when the right engine suffered a catastrophic failure,’ Colonel Rich...
10/08/2025

‘We were at Mach 2.88 and 68,000 feet over Oklahoma when the right engine suffered a catastrophic failure,’ Colonel Richard Sheffield, SR-71 RSO.

On Dec. 9, ...

SR-71 Blackbird suffers catastrophic engine failure at Mach 2.88 and 68 000 feet during 1968 testing mission over Oklahoma airspace.

F-86 pilots routinely returned from missions with their gun camera film showing kills made over Manchuria, but they were...
10/08/2025

F-86 pilots routinely returned from missions with their gun camera film showing kills made over Manchuria, but they were denied credit for them.

The first conflict in which jets ...

Korean War F-86 Sabre pilots denied credit for MiG-15 kills made over Manchuria during aerial combat.

The Vietnam WarThe peace agreement signed in Paris in 1973 concluded US involvement in Vietnam. The cease-fire, initia...
10/08/2025

The Vietnam War

The peace agreement signed in Paris in 1973 concluded US involvement in Vietnam. The cease-fire, initiated on January 23 by Henry Kissinger representing the United States ...

1973 Paris peace agreement ended US military involvement in Vietnam and returned POWs home.

Taken in 1955, the video in this post is an 8mm home movie film footage showing the US Navy Cutlass fighter jets in ac...
10/08/2025

Taken in 1955, the video in this post is an 8mm home movie film footage showing the US Navy Cutlass fighter jets in action.

This 8mm home movie film footage ...

Rare 1955 home movie footage shows US Navy F7U Cutlass jets operating from USS Hancock aircraft carrier.

Why does an aircraft carrier have 3 or 4 arresting cables?It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to take ...
09/08/2025

Why does an aircraft carrier have 3 or 4 arresting cables?

It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to take off and land an aircraft on a carrier’s flight deck, essentially a miniature airfield, that is pitching, ...

Aircraft carriers use three or four arresting cables on flight decks to enable successful landings in rough seas.

One of the best USAF pilotsThe Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A served as the basis for the development of the SR-71, also ref...
09/08/2025

One of the best USAF pilots

The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A served as the basis for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the "Blackbird" or long-range, advanced ...

SR-71 Blackbird long-range reconnaissance aircraft first flight 1964, entered service 1966 at Beale Air Force Base.

“I gave an envelope to the base commander… I was instructed to give this envelope out if we were ever in a tight spot an...
09/08/2025

“I gave an envelope to the base commander… I was instructed to give this envelope out if we were ever in a tight spot and needed extra help…,” SR-71 RSO Colonel ...

SR-71 Blackbird crew's classified mission over Vladivostok to collect SA-5 radar signals and emergency envelope instructions revealed.

Address


Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Aviation Wings posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Aviation Wings:

Shortcuts

  • Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company?

Share