According to the Express, Mark Bowman — BAE Systems Test Pilot and Director of Flight Operations — said the Striker helmet represents "a major advance in terms of combat capability and is ...

He flew 269 combat missions, including 79 over North Vietnam. In 1974, Newton became the first African American pilot in the Air Force’s Thunderbirds. He retired from the Air Force in 2000 as a ...

However, in this case, the pilot’s helmet had the PLAAF roundel, leading to confusion and various theories. Some people questioned whether this was a security issue or an unexpected collaboration.

Pilot Who Flew Same Doomed Plane Describes Catastrophic Human Errors That May Have Downed Flight 171 ‘HEART-BREAKING’ Captain Rakesh Rai has shared his theories on the disaster.

In order to pilot the F-35 Lightning II, you have to become an officer in the Air Force and then go through several stages of training. No plane is guaranteed.