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In the annals of military aviation, few aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. A marvel of engineering, the SR-71 still holds the record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, more than two decades after its retirement. Equally impressive in its time was the F-4 Phantom, a versatile fighter-bomber that broke…
In the cool, tense morning air of April 15, 1986, an SR-71 Blackbird, piloted by Major Brian Shul with Major Walter Watson as the Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO), penetrated Libyan airspace at staggering speeds to document the aftermath of Operation "El Dorado Canyon." This was the United States direct military response to Muammar Qaddafi's rampant…
On November 8, 1950, an iconic moment in military aviation history unfolded as the F-80 Shooting Stars engaged in what is considered by many to be the first air battle between jet fighters.