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By Joe Copalman 25th August 2022

… Fighting Falcons.  Co-located with the Arizona ANG’s 162nd Wing at Morris Air National Guard Base (ANGB) – which shares … AATC added a second two-seat F-16D acquired from the 93rd Fighter Squadron ‘Makos’, to install the first CDU in a rear … minimum requirements, graduates of both the Air Force Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB (‘Gray Patches’) and the …

By THOMAS McKELVEY CLEAVER 9th May 2022

… issues, there was generally poor leadership at the wing and squadron level. A ‘Wing King’ — a commander — was … such responsibility to senior flight commanders. In the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, the first wing commander never flew a ‘tough’ …

By SEAN FEAST 13th July 2022

… machine. But, 80 years after the first sorties by the US 8th Air Force, did the results meet the expectations of its … selected pinpoint targets in daylight and defend against fighter attacks. Notwithstanding the Americans’ initial … especially against head-on attacks. The 1st Bombardment Wing went further. It created the ‘combat wing’ comprising …

By Ben Dunnell 25th August 2022

… exceptional about the precision of his piston-engined fighter aerobatics. He brought the Sabre to Britain for the … wartime 352nd Fighter Group mount of a notably illustrious 8th Air Force ace, Capt William T. Whisner. A fixture around … time in a two-seat MiG-15, to learn more about early swept-wing handling. The result of all this preparation — and more …

By Doug Gordon 11th July 2022

… Best-remembered for its performance as a conventional fighter-bomber during the war in South-east Asia, the … 1st Lt Gary Retterbush of the USAF’s 36th Tactical Fighter Wing at Bitburg AB, Germany, about his first encounter with … Spangdahlem AB to replace the F-100Ds flown by the 7th, 8th and 9th TFS of the 49th TFW. The state-of-the-art ‘Thud’ …

By Babak Tagvhee 2nd August 2022

… that Iran, which is now the sole operator of the fearsome fighter-interceptor, remains undeterred by these obstacles … already boasted 77 Tomcats in service across the 7th and 8th Tactical Fighter Bases (TFB) at Shiraz and Khatami in … and groundcrews to operate and maintain the complex swing-wing jets. Thanks to their training, IIAF engineers could …

By Ben Dunnell 26th July 2022

… service life. This began on 6 November 1942, when the fighter — built in Vickers-Supermarine’s Chattis Hill … had ’410 as his mount for ‘Circus 241’, covering an 8th Air Force B-17 raid on a locomotive works in Lille. Near … spotted over the coast not far from Caen, and the Northolt Wing attacked from down-sun. In BS556, Fg Off Ryszard …

By Tom Kaminski 12th June 2022

… retired in 2008, the secretive F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter is still flying – although the USAF is reticent to … the 4450th TG has redesignated the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) in October 1989 and assigned to TAC’s 12th Air … July 1 the following year and their roles absorbed by the 8th and 9th FS, nicknamed ‘The Black Sheep’ and the ‘Flying …

By Steve Beebee 17th April 2022

… carried the name Spooky during its days with the USAAF’s 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group. The second project, … cache of parts, including an Allison engine, plus a set of wing jigs. The asking price is $950,000 (£724,000). … Curtiss …

By Babak Tagvhee 2nd August 2022

… that Iran, which is now the sole operator of the fearsome fighter-interceptor, remains undeterred by these obstacles … already boasted 77 Tomcats in service across the 7th and 8th Tactical Fighter Bases (TFB) at Shiraz and Khatami in … and groundcrews to operate and maintain the complex swing-wing jets. Thanks to their training, IIAF engineers could …

By Babak Taghvaee 3rd February 2022

… the 84th Combat Commands Training Squadron (CCTS) at the 8th Tactical Fighter Base Babaiee at Isfahan. Over the past 12 years, the … upgraded F-7s were going to be equipped with a new outer wing section similar to the one installed on the F-7MG and …

By THOMAS McKELVEY CLEAVER 23rd April 2022

… 10, the bridge was targeted by 16 F-4 Phantoms from the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, using first-generation ‘smart’ bombs. Each of the …

By Tara Leggett 27th January 2022

… was successful in its attempt 3. It was the only American fighter aircraft in production throughout the entire American … as reconnaissance aircraft in April 1942 by the Australia 8th Photographic Squadron 9. However, the P-38 quickly saw … had better useful gun range than other aircraft, whose wing-mounted guns had crisscross trajectories 16. The P-38s …

22nd February 2022

… that the first operational sorties were conducted by fighter groups from the US 8th Air Force, and it was also the airfield from which the … We conduct a few aerobatics: loops, aileron rolls and wing overs above scenic Chichester Harbour. To preserve the …

19th February 2022

… the career of one who flew the type as a long range fighter with great success, and some controversy … Aircraft … Bellstedt had attacked and set fire to the port engine and wing and as we closed up, I saw that the aircraft was a DC-3 … by Fg Off Bob Merrifield, but no claim was made. On the 8th he participated in a coordinated series of attacks on …