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Boeing 737 Variants
May 4th, 2023
The Boeing 737 is by far the most numerous aircraft type in the skies. Over 11,377 airframes have been built since its introduction over 56 years ago in 1967, and it has achieved much success mainly do to its reliability, such as one of the early landings of 737-100 on a grass and gravel runway in B...
6 minute readThe Doolittle Raid
April 18th, 2023
81 years ago today, April 18th, 1942, the Doolittle Raid occurred and was America's first attack on the Japanese mainland during World War II. Here is the background of the raid: after the Pearl Harbor Attack, the US government wanted to get revenge against the Japanese and they agreed to a plan tha...
3 minute readPearl Harbor Attack
December 7th, 2022
81 years ago today on December 7th, 1941, Japanese Navy aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, causing the United States to enter into World War II. The next day after the attack, December 8th, President Roosevelt gave his famous December 7th, 1941 Day of Infamy speech, which I have include...
1 minute read4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron
November 5th, 2022
The Red Eagles (as the 4477th was know as) primary mission was to teach pilots the abilities of the MiG's and how to beat them in a dogfight. The legend was that the name 4477 is likely from the first commanding officer, who was 44 in 1977, the year that they were made a fight. The Red Eagles were b...
1 minute readU.S. Navy Blue Angels
November 4th, 2022
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels is the oldest air demonstration team in the United States and the second oldest in the world, after the French air demonstration team, the Patrouille de France. The Blue Angels have been famously known as the Blues. The Blue Angels served briefly in Korea on the U.S.S. Prin...
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