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Some blazed across the sky like comets, brilliant and brief.
Others endured like gladiators, scarred but unbroken, still stepping into the arena long after their peers had fallen.
And there are others still—phantoms, vipers, raptors, machines that whispered or roared—each carrying the weight of its own age, each leaving a mark upon the sky.
This archive is their shrine. A living bestiary of wings and engines, of predators and war‑chariots, of legends that refuse to fade. Each entry is a ritual of memory, a hymn to the beasts that once ruled the air—and in some ways, still do.
A farewell to the titanium creatures that once ruled the skies — and still haunt the horizon of memory. Introduction Somewhere in the haze of satellite footage and silence, five Tomcats fell. Israeli strikes, confirmed by released footage and military sources, destroyed several of Iran’s last F-14s — perhaps grounded, perhaps ghosts still dreaming of… Continue reading Tomcat: The Valhalla-Bound Huntress
Ascendant Warrior, Unyielding Challenger. Invocation Forged in the Cold War, war-standards raised.Built for dominance, not grace.A warrior that refuses to leave the sky. Many machines were born of that crucible,but few with such ruthless clarity.The Eagle was not mere aircraft, but declaration: — the air is ours.— we own the skies. Ascent The boast was… Continue reading The Undying Eagle
Dawn — The High Priests of the Pacific The Wildcat’s first defiance,the Whistling Death,the Hellcat’s iron will,the Avenger’s laden wings,the Dauntless in its final dive— They bore the ocean’s altar on their shoulders,their rites written in fire,in blood,in salt spray. Their eyes the first to witness the rituals,their hands the ones that shaped them. Zenith… Continue reading Hymn of the Lineage
Invocation Forged for supremacy,for skies of worthy foes.Forged in the dying breath of the Cold War,he came after the wars of glory,before the ghosts. Prophecy Thus was the Raptor: prophecy, unfulfilled.A war god without a war,a sovereign without subjects. He does not roar. He whispers. And empires tremble. Unchallenged A relic of code and carbon,yet… Continue reading The Twilight Machine
Ungainly in the heavens,perfect in the mire.The angel of the grunts,the saviour of the mudbound,descending where supersonic seraphs cannot follow. The Avenger, spitting its hymnal —a litany of blessings,a litany of curses,each round a deliverance,each burst a verdict,each BRRRT a divine fart of metal and fury. Not beautiful in form,function absolute.Circling —until the circle breaks,until… Continue reading The Avenging Hog
A Revenant Hymn for the B‑52 Invocation Born when slide rules ruled.When glass burned amber.When men smoked in mission briefings.When “space age” meant orbiting dogs. Eight engines. Two decks.A wingspan like a deficit.And still here.Not retired. Not reborn.Just—re‑engined. Ascent A stubborn grandfather.Stitched and re‑skinned.Showing up to every war.A guest who never leaves. It is inevitable:He… Continue reading The Grandfather Who Forgot to Die