This day in Military Aviation History: 22 January–8 February 1971. A Lockheed P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare patrol bomber under the command of Commander Donald H. Lilienthal, United States Navy, took off from Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan, and flew 6,857.745 miles non-stop to NATC Patuxent River, Maryland. The duration of the flight was 15 hours, […]
This day in Naval History: February 7th 1800, the Frigate Essex commanded by Capt. Edward Preble becomes the “First U.S. Navy vessel to cross the Equator”. With the United States involved in naval action against France on 6 January 1800, Essex, under the command of Captain Preble, departed Newport, Rhode Island, in company with USS […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein was in Washington when news broke of pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh’s demise at the hands of ISIS extremists. (King Abdullah, also a trained pilot) Meeting with the House Armed Services Committee shortly before leaving for Amman, reportedly quoted Clint Eastwood’s film “Unforgiven” and said that Jordan would pursue the jihadis […]
This day in Aviation History, 4 February 1902: Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Brigadier General, United States Air Force, Medal of Honor, was born at Detroit, Michigan. Certainly one of the world’s best known pilots, Lindbergh began flight training at the age of 20. In 1924 he was sent to San Antonio, Texas for a year of […]
This day in Military Aviation History: February 2nd 1974, the F-16 (FY-16) 90-minute “Maiden flight” was made at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB, California. Its actual “First Flight” occurred accidentally during a high-speed taxi test on 20 January 1974. While gathering speed, a roll-control oscillation caused a fin of the port-side wingtip-mounted missile and […]
Just incase you missed it here is the USAF “Thunderbirds” – Super Bowl XLIX flyover! No matter which team you favored, we hope you had a great Super Bowl Sunday! This awesome new artwork was commissioned by the official “Thunderbirds Alumni Association” – and created by Squadron Posters. See all our Art for Airshows here: http://www.squadronposters.com/product-category/air-shows/ At Squadron […]
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Northrop Grumman, creator of the world’s deadliest aircraft the Low Observable B-2 is teasing the launch of a new bomber. Rumors have been circling about when the US Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) is coming online. They have a scheduled unveiling February 2nd! Check in with us then and we’ll have the launch […]
I saw this video captioned “how the real pros” land aircraft. What happens when middle guy’s brakes fail or he blows a tire? I would want an out in that situation. That’s why the “real pros” aren’t defined by danger, they’re defined by safety and thoroughly thinking every situation through. PATRULLA AGUILA TOMA EN FORMACIÓN […]
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Why we recommend Canvas Prints – by Squadron Posters. Our Poster Prints are printed in high resolution, look great and are a good low cost entry point for original Squadron Poster vintage Art. We recommend that all paper Posters should be framed in a quality frame to help protect your art investment for a longer […]