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Astronaut Duane Carey used the callsign "Spider" as an A-10 pilot; [10] When he transferred to F-16s, his call sign was changed to "Digger", because another pilot with that callsign had recently left the group, and the group wanted to continue its use. [10] US Navy fighter pilot Dale Snodgrass used the callsign of "Snort" and flew the F-14 Tomcat.
C. W. Lemoine is an American author, former military aviator and YouTuber who was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his service in the reserves. His service spans a period of fifteen years in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy reserves, which includes a deployment to Iraq in 2009.
Andrii Borysovych Pilshchykov (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Пільщиков; 3 February 1993 [3] [4] – 25 August 2023) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Juice" (Джус) and a captain [5] in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade [6] of the Ukrainian Air Force.
She was selected in June 2022 as the first female fighter jet pilot in the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Lee made her debut as the Left Wing demo pilot in the number three jet on March 11, 2023, in El Centro, California, and is currently the Slot Pilot in the number four jet. She uses the call sign "Stalin". [1]
Snodgrass was the "highest time Tomcat pilot," after having accumulated more than 4,800 hours in the F-14 and more than 1200 arrested carrier landings, both more than any other pilot. [ 3 ] He was called "The Real Top Gun" [ 3 ] or the real "Maverick" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] in reference to Tom Cruise 's character in the movie, Top Gun .
Oleksii Mes (20 October 1993 – 26 August 2024) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Moonfish" of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died when his F-16 crashed while repelling a Russian missile attack , according to the Ukrainian military.
Robin Olds [1] (born Robert Oldys Jr.; July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. [2]
Curran was the only female pilot flying with the squadron when she served, and the fifth female pilot in the squadron overall. [7] [2] Curran has logged over 1,500 total flight hours with the USAF. [4] She served in Afghanistan for two months in 2016 as part of both Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support, acquiring 163 ...