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Written by Chuck Baker
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Thanks to Ted Brindle for sending me this:
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F-15 Accident
A simulated dogfight training took place between two F-15D's and four A-4N Skyhawks over the skies of the Negev, Israel...
"At some point I collided with one of the Skyhawks, at first I didn't realize it. I felt a big strike and I thought we passed through the jet stream of one of the other aircraft. Before I could react, I saw the big fireball created by the explosion of the Skyhawk.
The radio started to deliver calls saying that the Skyhawk pilot has ejected, and I understood that the fireball was the Skyhawk that exploded, and the pilot was ejected automatically.
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Written by Chuck Baker
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WWII Aviation History - Charlie Brown's Story
Charlie Brown was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 379th Bomber Group at Kimbolton, England. His B-17 was called 'Ye Old Pub' and was in a terrible state, having been hit by flak and fighters. The compass was damaged and they were flying deeper over enemy territory instead of heading home to Kimbolton.
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Written by Chuck Baker
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Thanks to Vern Doty for sending this my way:
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There were a lot of things we could't do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to describe flying this plane. Intense, maybe. Even cerebral. But there was one day in our Sled experience when we would have to say that it was pure fun to be the fastest guys out there, at least for a moment.
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