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How Do Pilots Actually Eject From a Fighter Jet?

A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a “red air” adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the Pacific off ...
Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is hard, especially if you're flying the jet aviators have declared the most difficult ...
The moment you walk onto the hangar deck of the Intrepid Museum, there it is — a newly restored World War II FG-1D Corsair fighter-bomber. Corsairs were among the most flown aircraft from the flight ...
Part one: Checkout and Mission in the F4u Corsair -- Part two: The young pilots - true adventures of America's fighter aces in WWII Summary In part one, Warbird and air racer Steve Hinton takes you on ...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- A longtime fixture at the former Martin Field in South Sioux City took to the air again Wednesday, with a little assistance. A historic A-7D Corsair II fighter jet was sling loaded ...
Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS Intrepid ...
On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- A historic A-7D Corsair II fighter jet landed at its final home, Siouxland Freedom Park, on Tuesday afternoon.
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Masaba invites the community to celebrate the opening of its new facility ...