Passionate about promoting aviation and the beauty of flight, Antonio loves to take photos, read, and write about airplanes and helicopters as well. Based in Palermo, Italy , he is a frequent airshow ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II remains one of the most consequential chapters in post–World War II military aviation. Conceived at a moment when air combat doctrine was shifting toward ...

Daniel comes to Simple Flying with a business focused approach to the aviation world. Daniel enjoys analyzing strategy and how companies move against each other to gain a step ahead in the skies.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II flew with the United States military from 1958 to 1998, before it was finally retired from frontline service, although Greece and Turkey continue to fly the F-4E ...

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art is the latest incarnation of one of my all-time favorite prime lenses. I was an early adopter of the original edition for DSLRs, the next in line was even better for ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Israel shared new footage of it bombing two of Iran's American-made fighter jets preparing to take off ...

When the Vietnam War intensified, one aircraft quickly earned a reputation for speed, firepower, and relentless combat performance. The F 4 Phantom was a twin engine, two seat, all weather supersonic ...

Iran confirmed that Mehdi Firoozmand was killed in a nighttime training accident on 19 Feb 2026 when a two-seat F-4 Phantom II crashed in Hamadan, Iran, after taking off from Shahid Nojeh Air Base.

There’s something missing at the entrance to USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. While the item in question is nowhere near as big as the battleship itself, it occupied a very prominent place for ...

If you happen to have $950,000 and a hangar to spare, a famed — and heavily discounted — American warbird in the California desert can be yours. Described as the “World’s Only Privately Owned F-4 ...

Abstraction is making a comeback, once again. Since its emergence at the turn of the 20th century, abstraction has undergone countless evolutions and developments, maintaining a place within the art ...

See the original Top Gun fighter jet in air-to-air action footage, flying formation and inverted, refueling, going supersonic, knife over ridge tops, feel the shock wave, hear radio squawk and it's ...