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The F-4 Phantom Has the World’s Only Gun Kill at Supersonic Speed
With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced ...
How Many F-15 Eagles Are Still In Service?
In 1965, the USAF initiated the Fighter Experimental (FX) program to replace the venerable F-4 Phantom; the F-15 Eagle’s ...
3 Of The Worst Combat Aircraft Flown During The Korean War
The Korean War featured the first jets the U.S. military flew in combat, but not everything was new and shiny. Some aircraft ...
The US Air Force's Top 10 Military Aircraft By Fleet Size
ROLLING THUNDER's op-tempo was so high that it required 114 aircraft, 196 (4-man) aircrews, flying 130 sorties per day, seven ...