In 1965, the USAF initiated the Fighter Experimental (FX) program to replace the venerable F-4 Phantom; the F-15 Eagle’s ...
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The twin-engine supermaneuverable platform was designed to counter America’s top-tier jets of the time, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat. While the jet does ...
Amidst exploding ammunition, JFK’s Sea King helicopters evacuated dozens of injured crew. The frigate USS Pharris and destroyers USS Claude V. Ricketts and USS Bordelon joined a heroic firefighting ...
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Robert “Hoot” Gibson was a guest at Tucson’s Spacefest in 2019 when he met author Czarina Salido and illustrator Michelle ...
One of the world’s largest aerospace museums, the Pima Air and Space Museum, offers visitors a journey through aviation history.
Family Day at the National Air and Space Museum. This is a fun event for anyone interested in aviation and space exploration.
So the jet engine is hardly new—which is what makes ... still relevant today—were starting to emerge, including the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, and F-16 Falcon. The SR-71 was operational and ...