Cavalry Trooper

P-40E Warhawk

A Vickers Wellington GR.VIII (serial W5674, 'DF-D’') of No. 221 Squadron RAF based at Limavady, County Londonderry (Northern Ireland, UK). 1941

Royal Navy 892 Squadron F-4K Phantoms FG1, late 1970s.

Pilots of the Douglas SBD Dauntless routinely flew with their canopies open for improved visibility, cockpit cooling in hot Pacific climates, and to prevent their telescopic bombsights from fogging. It also provided an easier bail-out route if their carrier-based aircraft had to

Spirit of St Louis replica at 99 years.

What was the radar cross-section for an SR 71?

The SR-71 had a radar cross-section (RCS) around 110 sq ft (10 m2).

What does this mean?

When our friends and foes saw an SR 71 on radar how big did it look?

The purpose of a small radar cross-section was to deceive our enemies about what they were looking at. The Skunk Works also added black paint with tiny iron balls to further confused the radar.

Written by Linda Sheffield

3 August 1950. USMC air operations over Korea commenced, with VMF-214 flying strike missions against enemy installations near Inchon from USS Sicily with eight F4U-4B Corsairs. They dropped incendiary bombs and rockets and followed up with a series of strafing runs.

B-29 “Doc”