The Naval Fighter the Russians Ignored – Until the Indian Military Wanted It

The Mikoyan MiG-29K is a Russian all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter. Developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau in the late 1980s, it was the…

The Nordic Dragon That Accidentally Discovered the Cobra Maneuver

In the post- World War II world, the need for advanced jet fighter technology loomed large. In the soaring 1960s, the Saab J35…

The German Heavy Fighter That Was As Ugly As It Was Ineffective Against Allied Fighters – Me 410 Hornisse

The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse was a German twin-engine heavy fighter and bomber destroyer operated by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War…

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star: The Only US Jet Fighter to See Action In WWII – During Secret Operations In Italy

 Photo Credit: USAF / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, also known as the F-80, was the first jet…

When Its Guns Failed, A Gloster Meteor Used Its Wing to Deflect a V-1 Flying Bomb

The V-1 flying bomb was an early cruise missile developed by Germany as part of its V-weapons ( Vergeltungswaffen ) program. Starting on…

The Fighter Aircraft That Only Exists Because of French Pettines

The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine multi-role fighter. Developed in the 1980s and ’90s, the fighter was the product of disagreements with…

The F3H Demon Pilot Who Refused to Eject and Saved the Lives of 700 Americans

Disaster doesn’t just strike in the heat of battle; there are times when things go wrong during training, which put servicemen’s lives in…

A Grumman J2F Duck Crashed In Greenland – No One Knows What Happened to Its Crew

The Grumman J2F Duck was an amphibious aircraft that served the US military in various capacities during the Second World War. It could…

The Northrop Tacit Blue Was One of the Most Unstable Aircraft to Ever Take to the Skies

Several unusual aircraft have been developed over the years (just look at the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin ), but few were as unique in…

The Jet Fighter Pilots Were Afraid to Fly – Vought F7U Cutlass

The Vought F7U Cutlass was a carrier-based aircraft that served with the US Navy between 1951-59. Developed with the use of German research…