Over the skies of North Korea some of the most intense jet dogfights took place between USAF pilots and their…
Another great story from the History Channel’s TV series “Dogfights”. Using state of the art computer generated imagery, the series…
The History Channel brings viewers incredible WWII air combat stories in the series “Dogfights”. This is an excerpt from the…
On April 7, 1943, James Elms Swett, division flight leader in Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-221 became an ace on his…
After the end of WW II, and with the success of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bombings, USAF commanders believed…
The Nordenfelt gun was designed by Swedish engineer Helge Palmcrantz as a multiple barrel machine gun. The machine gun had…
Soon after World War II, one of the most amazing jet fighters was conceived for the US Air Force: the…
In November 1963 the C-130 Hercules made history by setting a record for the largest and heaviest airplane landing on…
On January 4, 1989, two US F-14 Tomcats downed two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es in an engagement that has come…
60 years ago, history recorded the first time when a man exceeded the speed of sound in controlled and level…