Search

By Garry L Fry 1st December 2017

… been transformed into the headquarters of the USAAF’s 66th Fighter Wing. From within these historic walls 2nd Lt Frederic ‘Fred’ … Jr.”   Ground or air? On September 22, 1944, headquarters 8th Fighter Command confirmed the kill. This historic report …

16th November 2017

… Force Part Two Missile-carrying H-6K serial 11098 from the 8th Bomber Division of Southern Theatre Command seen during … the overall number of operational types, because a typical fighter/ attack regiment has 24 aircraft while a brigade can … consists of BKZ-005 ‘Giant Eagle’ and perhaps BZK-009 ‘Sky Wing’ UAVs, which may be supplemented later in the decade by …

29th September 2017

… an operational footing. On standby for a month, the 324th Fighter Air Division was at readiness and the Air Force … of 500 to 600m. When firing, I saw rounds hit the right wing and explode, after which the aircraft, which was banking … the 196th Regiment scored six victories. At 12 noon on the 8th, he led three squadrons to intercept enemy fighters and …

19th October 2017

… $28bn, including unspecified tactical aircraft and rotary-wing programmes. It includes a letter of intent between the … for the current F-15C/Ds. The RSAF’s substantial offensive fighter force comprises a mix of F-15S Strike Eagles, … by the end of October of that year. Also operated by the 8th Squadron in the training role alongside the SR22Ts are 20 …

7th September 2017

… Black Sheep reactivated The 8th Fighter Squadron was reactivated at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, … had previously flown the F-22A as part of the 49th Fighter Wing until May 13, 2011. The 54th FG is a geographically …

By DR KEVIN WRIGHT 21st September 2017

… – B-52B s/n 53- 00395 City of Turlock from the 93rd Bomb Wing (BW) at Castle AFB, California – arrived at Brize Norton … appearing at the Norfolk base from April 23, 1980 An 8th Air Force B-52H at RAF Marham in 1967. The Aviation Photo … Cloudy Chorus, operating as adversaries trying to evade fighter interception. Another deployment began on July 15 …

By ANDREW THOMAS 1st September 2017

… his existing squadrons, and on July 30 the Malta Night Fighter Unit (MNFU) was born at Ta’ Qali – commanded by … on August 5, Tenente Colonnello (Ten Col – equivalent to wing commander) Nello Brambilla, commander of 99° Gruppo, … of the Beaufighters, shortly before midnight on the 8th an estimated 19 bombers were detected inbound. Westmacott …

30th June 2017

… In case you didn’t know, her brother was an RAF fighter pilot.) I would take the train to whatever railroad … flights for Gary who was the maintenance officer at the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon, Thailand. An incredible thing happened late one …

1st June 2017

… La-5. Aleksander Medved explains Pilots of the 240th Fighter Regiment were among the fi rst to fl y the La-5. The … cannon fire cut through both spars in the starboard wing and damaged the elevator and rudder trim tab control … 1942 that ‘penal squadrons’ were raised within the 8th Air Army. These were manned by pilots who, in Stalin’s …

By WARREN E THOMPSON 1st June 2017

… WAR KOREA AND VIETNAM Captain Howard Johnson with his 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron Mustang, ‘The Little Monster’. HARRY … American F-51D Mustangs with the Pacific Air Force’s 18th Wing. That put him in the frame the moment the Korean … Care of Their Own Colonel Robin Olds, commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, hosted a conference at Ubon, …

By Warren Thompson 16th February 2017

… 109s. David Ails/ www.ailsaviationart.com Two former 82nd Fighter Group P-38 Lightning fighter pilots graphically … 82nd FG which was from this location. “It was on January 8th [1943], my second combat mission. I was originally … on the right side of the target. The sun was off my right wing and as he started a slow left turn with his left wing …

11th May 2017

… Havocs were able to support some of the developing night fighter trials. They entered service with No 85 Squadron in … Air Force, No 55 Squadron, RAF was part of the SAAF’s No 3 Wing, re-equipping with Bostons from Martin Baltimores in … dubbed the ‘A-20Z’. An ‘A-20V’ of the Soviet Air Force’s 8th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with its crew at Zadonsk …

20th April 2017

… in the UK recently. Eight F-15C Eagles from the 123rd Fighter Squadron/142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard flew into RAF … Challenger 650. 7/2 100001 OS-100 Royal Swedish AF dep 8th. 10/2 ZM413 Atlas C1 delivered from Airbus Getafe; ZZ416 …

By LUIGINO CALIARO 9th March 2017

… fly for major airlines but they all have either military fighter experience or a significant background in warbirds. … wings, for instance. We don’t have the capability to do a wing for a Mustang but there’s a lot of people out there that … Inglewood, California-built aircraft was delivered to the 8th Air Force in the UK during January 1945, though it saw no …

By STEVE MACLEAN 1st February 2017

… Glynn Davies, to General Montgomery, who led the British 8th Army, for Mosquitos had been forwarded to the RAF but was … long enough to allow photography. An appeal to the RAF for fighter escorts was refused. Entries in 60 Squadron’s diary … based at Sorman, was notified by the headquarters of 285 Wing that it would receive five new Mosquitos. The squadron …