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By Joe Copalman 6th June 2019

… speed earned it a fitting nickname — the ‘Whale’. Lt Tom Carter was an ECMO with VMCJ-1 at the same time as … feint attacks toward US Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Tom Carter, coming into his own as an EA-6A ECMO … combat-ready and called away from a pending Mediterranean cruise aboard the USS Saratoga in order for the unit to …

By DENIS J. CALVERT 13th June 2019

… attempts was to take off and climb to 33,000ft, then to cruise to Nantucket Island at 650kt. The Phantom would … participants from 1969. Among them were RAF Harrier pilots Tom Lecky- Thompson and Graham Williams, four of the Royal …

16th May 2019

… integration of the new Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile and a long-awaited re-engining project. Six … Tessa B Corrick 2: B-52H pilots Capts Matt Sandridge and Tom Heistuma from the 20th Bomb Squadron, in front of a B-52 …

By Jamie Hunter 4th April 2019

… ‘Flying Eagles’ are being used for the filming, with actor Tom Cruise once again filling the lead role as CAPT Pete …

By Jamie Hunter 2nd May 2019

… the two entities, few are better-quali_ ed than Lt Col Tom ‘Sally’ Fields, the new chief test pilot (CTP) at the … which are developed and bundled into an SCS. Lt Col Tom Fields performs his walk-round checks prior to a mission … out of operational test and set to go out on a ‘WestPac’ cruise for an early operational look. Gephart says, ‘This is …

By DENIS J. CALVERT 13th June 2019

… navy Phantom aircrew. As a result, on Ark Royal ’s final cruise in 1978, a significant number of 892’s Phantom pilots … of the RAF’s Phantoms. On 25 July 1990, defence secretary Tom King told the House of Commons, “A comprehensive air …

By Chris Frishmuth 21st February 2019

… fans borne from the era that featured that iconic Tom Cruise movie, the excitement for the Heatblur F-14 is …

1st March 2019

… pilot who looked after the P-51D Mustang owned by actor Tom Cruise, knew of some Mosquito parts that were at Whiteman and …

By Paul F Crickmore 17th January 2019

… to Mach 3 – the inlet’s most efficient speed. At Mach 3 cruise, this resulted in the air inlet generating 54% of the … was launched. Kevin Gothard Majors Duane Noll (left) and Tom Veltri in their David Clark Company S-1030 series full … Force ENGINE EXPLOSION Major Duane Noll and his RSO Major Tom Veltri launched in SR-71A, 61-7964, from RAF Mildenhall …

By Jon Lake 1st November 2018

… This example attended Exercise ‘Anatolian Eagle’ in 2016. Tom Houquet In September 2006, British newspapers estimated … with the Thales Damocles targeting pod. Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Brimstone anti-armor missiles would be …

By Joe Copalman 4th October 2018

… rocket pods and Aden 30mm gun pods, these VMA-231 Harriers cruise down the North Carolina coastline. USMC The concept of … toward their V/STOL vision. This was realized by then-Col Tom Miller, who in 1966 was serving at Marine Corps …

23rd August 2018

… satellite calibration and satellite data validation. Pilot Tom Ryan during a mission. The bulky spacesuit and helmet restrict the ER-2 pilot’s movement. Tom Ryan/NASA Among the recent work to test prototypes of … Depending on payload, the ER-2 can reach its initial cruise altitude of 65,000ft within 20 minutes. At that …

By Ben Dunnell 12th July 2018

… got out of the aeroplane and walked in, I realised it was Tom Cruise. He congratulated me for flying the Spitfire and …

29th March 2018

… TOM DOCHERTY TALKED TO A-6 INTRUDER AIRCREW ABOUT THEIR TIME … Grumman made!” Intruders of VA-85 over Vietnam in 1966. TOM MARDIS SAM SUPPRESSION Such was the rate of missions from … at the standby gyro and I’m in a 30° nose-up climb, at cruise power setting with a load of bombs. “We’re in a stall! …

15th March 2018

… purchased N300MC as a present for his manager ‘Colonel’ Tom Parker. Movie mogul Walt Disney used N732G (later … later. The G-159C offered potential operators a maximum cruise speed of 345mph (555km/h) at 30,000ft, and a range … purchased N300MC as a present for his manager ‘Colonel’ Tom Parker” Almost certainly the most prolific operator was …