The Washington Post24d
U.S. Navy declares pilots dead after reaching Mount Rainier crash site
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, according to the Navy. The EA-18G Growler that the two pilots were flying is an electronic-warfare variant of the well-known F-18 fighter jet ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
These Groundbreaking Pilots Made History 30 Years Ago as the First American Women to Fly Combat Missions
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Kimberly “Face” Dyson became the first ... Dyson was not alone. She served with fellow F/A-18 pilots Lieutenant Sharon “Pinto” Deegan (Cummings at the time) and Lieutenant Junior ...
KLAS Las Vegas on MSN11h
Inside one of the most consequential UFO encounters of all time: the ‘tic tac’ incident
Pentagon officials did their best to downplay the incident, and the US Navy didn't bother to investigate, but the "Tic Tac" ...
The Aviationist12d
LITENING Targeting Pod Completes Initial Flight Testing on U.S. Navy Super Hornet
The LITENING targeting pod has successfully completed its initial flight testing on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet ... the LITENING ATP allowed pilots to perform maneuvers similar ...
Navy Times13d
Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that kept flying
A pilot who ejected from an F-35B over ... Air Station Beaufort search for debris of Del Pizzo's F-35B jet after it crashed. (U.S. Navy) Del Pizzo told the dispatcher he was 2,000 feet in the ...
The National Interest11d
U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter Had a 'Combat Range' It Can't Match Today
Though retired in 2006 and replaced by the F/A-18 Super Hornet ... which was designed with the pilot’s need for complete situational awareness in mind. Specifically, the Navy employed a bubble ...
WGAL22d
Two Navy pilots killed in jet crash had recently returned from Middle East deployment
SEARCH TODAY, TWO NAVAL PILOTS KILLED ... east of Rainier, the Navy said.The two often flew together on an EA-18G, according to the Navy, a modified version of an F/A-18 fighter jet.
SlashGear26d
Why The US Navy Retired The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet
No, the F/A-18 ... the Navy had to consider, which were piling up after every sortie. When you're flying faster than the speed of sound near 50,000 feet above the Earth's surface, pilots want ...
CNN22d
Two Navy pilots killed in jet crash had recently returned from Middle East deployment
The two often flew together on an EA-18G, according to the Navy, a modified version of an F/A-18 fighter jet.
New York Post21d
Pilot who taught ‘Top Gun’ actors to fly killed in crash at air show
An accomplished pilot who was “instrumental” in teaching ... where taught some of the cast how to fly US Navy F-18 Hornets. “Chuck was our aerobatics flight instructor and instrumental ...
The Virginian-Pilot10d
No. 21 Army grounds Air Force, extends winning streak to 12
Kanye Udoh rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to help No. 21 Army to a 20-3 victory over Air Force in West Point, New York, and the Black Knights ... trophy with Navy on Dec ...
Yahoo News Canada22d
Two Navy pilots killed in jet crash had recently returned from Middle East deployment
steep, and heavily-wooded area” at about 6,000 feet east of Rainier, the Navy said. The two often flew together on an EA-18G, according to the Navy, a modified version of an F/A-18 fighter jet.