A female Naval aviator with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 became the first woman in the U.S. military to score an air-to-air victory in combat. The aviator, who the Navy
A 2023 F-16 crash outside Osan Air Base in South Korea was caused by an electrical failure in the plane and poor weather. Photo from Accident Investigation Board report. An
Being launched off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is a normal routine, but adrenaline junkie pilots love the radical feel of about 4 Gs. On July 9, 1991,
An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base died when the ejection seat in their T-6A Texan fired while on the ground. Photo by 2nd Lt. Jonathan Soferr.
(Screenshot via @Kane on X). Pilot and aviator callsigns are the stuff of legend. In fiction, they can be iconic and instantly cool — think “Iceman” and “Maverick,” you know