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A 2010 flight of two F-15Es (here, a Strike Eagle in Afghanistan earlier this year) saved the lives of 30 coalition troops surrounded by 100 insurgents.

Moments & Milestones: Trophy Mission

Honors for a risky bombing run.
November 2011 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Airman George Johnson (in a T-33 in late 1955) spent hundreds of hours maintaining Sabrejets and much less time flying one.

Mind If I Borrow It?

The day an Air Force mechanic commandeered a North American F-86.
November 2011 | By Paul D. Mather

In his flight jacket with 17th Bomb Group patch, Dick Cole looks ready to fly Panchito, a restored B-25J, at a Raider gathering in Punta Gorda, Florida, last March.

The Raiders Remember

In an annual ceremony, the last of the Doolittle Raiders recall their part in victory over Japan.
September 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

When seven men got stuck in a grim patch of Greenland in 1948, the Air Force sent a B-17 to rescue them, but it got mired in soft snow (top of montage), only worsening the predicament. The Air Force kept the men from starving by parachuting food and stove

Stranded

Four aircraft, 12 airmen, 25 days, 40 below zero, in the middle of nowhere.
September 2011 | By Edward Farmer

At Amsterdam

Heroes in the Tower

Stories about air traffic controllers that you probably didn’t see on the evening news.
September 2011 | By Michael Klesius

On the front end of some afterburning, F-111C, number A8-109, takes to the air for the last time at RAAF Amberley, December 3, 2010.

When Pigs Could Fly

The F-111, beloved by pilots in America and Australia, takes to the air for the last time.
January 31, 2011 | By Michael Klesius

At Kandahar airfield, Afghans and Western coalition members celebrate the activation of the Afghan air force’s second wing.

The New Afghanistan Air Force

How the U.S. military is training Afghans to fly.
January 2011 | By Stewart Nusbaumer

Bundled against temperatures as low as –60° F, aerial gunners struggled to protect their B-17s from German fighters.

Just Shoot Me

Late in World War II, the Bell P-63 became an aerial gunner's easiest target.
November 2010 | By James Dunaway

After the B-52D crash was solved, over 200 “cause unknown” aircraft losses were attributed to the same condition.

Above and Beyond: Fire and Ice

November 2010 | By Leonard R. Scotty

In the 86-foot-long cargo bay, former crewmen recall the hardware a C-133 could lift.

The Curse of the Cargomaster

Readied to transport the first U.S. ICBMs, the Douglas C-133 had a peculiar habit. It kept crashing.
September 2010 | By John Sotham

At Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Chief Scientist Werner Dahm (in flightsuit) preps for a ride in a B-1 bomber in September 2009.

How to Win Enemies and Influence Policy

From the halls of power to field laboratories, the Air Force Chief Scientist helps shape the future of U.S. flight.
August 2010 | By Mark Wolverton

The 609th Air Commando Squadron flew out of Nakhon Phanom airfield in eastern Thailand.

Truck Killer

For one mission in Vietnam, the best aircraft for the job was a bomber from World War II.
July 2010 | By David Lande

Over its 35-year career, the F-15C (here on a training mission over the Pacific Ocean) remains the air combat champ, with 104 victories and no losses.

The Last Gunslinger

The F-15C is the only dedicated dogfighter left in the U.S. military fleet. Why isn't the Air Force replacing it?
July 2010 | By Michael Behar

Two F-107As became NASA highspeed test aircraft. Number 55120 was badly damaged in September 1959 when Scott Crossfield had control malfunctions.

Century Series Wannabe

North American F-107A
July 2010 | By Stephan Wilkinson

A&S Interview: Ray Puffer

The former Air Force historian asks, "Can anyone dispute that I had the most interesting job in the entire Air Force?"
May 2010 | By Perry Turner

The Wall of Honor is dedicated to honoring men and women who have a passion for flight.

In the Museum: Honor Roll

May 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

An F-15 Eagle heads out to the range over Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag exercise in 2006.

Combat U.

Learning the art of the dogfight at Red Flag.
February 04, 2010 | By Randy Gordon

The Douglas marketing team used this model to present the 1211-J to the U.S. Air Force in 1950

The Do-Everything Bomber

With its bid to replace the Convair B-36 bomber, did Douglas promise too much?
January 2010 | By John Aldaz and Sir George Cox

John Magda (mounting his Blue Angel Panther in 1950)

Restoration: Kentucky Panther

Grumman's first jet honors a son of the Bluegrass State.
January 2010 | By Barrett Tillman

The Air Force hopes its unmanned X-37

Space Shuttle Jr.

After 2010, the only spaceplane in the U.S. inventory will be the Air Force's mysterious X-37.
January 2010 | By Michael Klesius


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