It could stand on its tail and climb like a rocket, it was the only all-British aircraft ever to reach twice the speed of sound, and pilots said flying it was like being strapped to a skyrocket. This is the story of the English Electric Lightning. The Lightning is the aircraft that still draws a Read article
The complete history of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: origins, design, Vietnam combat, variants, foreign service, specifications and surviving aircraft. Read article
The complete history of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: from the A-12 and the engineering of Mach 3 flight to its service record, the records that still stand, and where the survivors are today. Read article
Few aircraft have ever looked the part of a nuclear bomber quite like the Avro Vulcan. The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing jet bomber that formed part of the RAF V-force nuclear deterrent through the Cold War, and flew its most famous raids against Port Stanley airfield during the 1982 Falklands War. A vast Read article
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