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Last year, On 18 September 2022, the United States Air Force proudly celebrated her 75th Birthday. Fast forward to 14 October 2022, and the 75th anniversary...
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Last year, On 18 September 2022, the United States Air Force proudly celebrated her 75th Birthday. Fast forward to 14 October 2022, and the 75th anniversary...
Since I’ve written about both American and Japanese WWII dive bombers – the Douglas SBD Dauntless and Aichi D3A “Val” respectively” – on behalf...
The F-4 Phantom II remained in service throughout the Cold War and even took part in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq before being retired.
Perhaps the Pentagon did retire the F-14 much too soon, compromising potential upgrades and enhanced air-to-air decision-making and combat superiority.
Operators of the F-16 Viper multi-role fighter jet, including the Netherlands, have expressed a willingness to transfer their aircraft to Ukraine.
There is a lot of talk over the internet that speculates about the SR-91 Aurora spyplane. While it might have seemed like a good...
F-80 Shooting Star: A Rising Star That Soon Fell – As noted in previous 19FortyFive articles on the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (“Swallow”) and...
How the P-51 Mustang Became a Legend – Shortly after surrendering to U.S. forces at the end of the Second World War in 1945,...
A former U.S. Air Force officer explains why the Me 262 is so important to aviation history: The Germans have long been innovators in the...
Ah, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. One of the most iconic warbirds of WWII, and one of America’s Big Three heavy bombers of that...