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The Low-Flying Beast: How Britain Built the Buccaneer to Tame the Soviet Threat

Few aircraft inspire the mix of awe, affection, and disbelief that surrounds the Blackburn Buccaneer. With its unmistakably curvy fuselage, low-level brute force, and reputation for daring flights ...
Flying

After the Accident: Adrenaline Therapy

Waiting in a desert canyon outside Las Vegas, photographers stood ready to capture the adrenaline rush of high-speed, low-level aerobatics. Instead, they became eyewitnesses to a fatal crash. The ...
The Aviationist

Photographer Snaps Incredible Shots Of Low Flying F-117 Jets

The two F-117 stealth jets were flying the famous Sidewinder Low-Level Training Route in California. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was officially retired by the U.S. Air Force in 2008. However, as we ...
The Aviationist

The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten, high-speed low-level and dangerous recon role during a time the world was on the brink. On Oct. 14, 1962, United States ...