An ejection seat is supposed to be a pilot’s last chance to survive. But the hardest part is often not pulling the handle. It ...

From violent ejection to possible capture, here's how US aircrew train to survive even before they've hit the ground.

Discover the risks and injuries faced by fighter pilots during a high-speed ejection process to escape combat plane crashes.

After six Air Force flyers ejected following friendly fire incidents over Kuwait, these former fighter pilots explain what that's like.

A major mistake by Kuwait almost led to an even bigger issue with a US pilot. A shocking moment unfolded after a US pilot found himself in danger after he survived his fighter jet being shot down over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Air Force F-35 pilot was on the phone midair with Lockheed Martin engineers for nearly an hour attempting to resolve a landing ...

At approximately 9:53 a.m. EDT, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, ejected from an F/A-18E Super Hornet while operating off the coast of Virginia during a routine training flight, ...

Six US aircrew ejected over Kuwait after a friendly fire incident. Surviving the bailout may be the easy part.

Harrison Kass, an attorney and former Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the harrowing 1966 "Mach 3 Breakup" of an SR-71 ...

HM1 Brian Romero, one of the crew members who helped rescue an F-16 pilot last month, is seen here during a search-and-rescue training flight near NAWS China Lake, Jan. 27, 2025. (MCS Eric Coffer/U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three pilots and weapons officers ejected last weekend from U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles in a friendly fire incident from ...