Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...

The Army Air Forces put in an order for its first jet, the Bell XP-59, before the U.S. entered World War II. The Royal Air Force used the ... glamorous swept-wing F-86 Sabre; it earned a different ...

In December 1950, the first F-86 Sabre unit arrived to Korean theater. It was the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing and it operated from Kimpo airfield near Seoul, South Korea. Previous air superiority of ...

The Sabre became famous in the Korean War (1950-1953), where it faced off against Soviet-made MiG-15 jet fighters. It should ...

After the F-100 joined the Air Force in 1954, the type was found to offer superior performance to existing U.S. fighters. But ...

One of the most successful machines of the early Jet Age was the F-86 Sabre, the United States' first swept-wing fighter jet. In the Korean War, the F-86 was credited with a victory ratio as high ...

RAF Marham welcomed six F-18 Hornet aircraft from the Spanish Air Force, along with support personnel to the base. The Spanish F-18 Hornets were participating in Exercise Ramstein Flag 25 daily ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Michael Coenraad Botha's F-86 Sabre, similar to the one pictured. reportedly malfunctioned. Photos: South African Researcher - Family History & Heritage/steveowst from Pixabay After more than ...