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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Here’s why the C-141 is possibly The Most Significant Aircraft in History of Airlifter Design
by Dario LeoneThe Lockheed C-5, McDonnell Douglas Boeing C-17, Ilyushin IL-76, Kawasaki C-1 and C-2, Embraer KC-390, Xi’an Y-20, and Airbus A400M would…
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The sad story of the Green Ramp Disaster
by Dario LeoneThis post honors the memories of the 24 paratroopers killed as a result of the Mar. 23, 1994 Green Ramp disaster…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of C-141 Hanoi Taxi, the first Aircraft to Return Vietnam Prisoners of War to the U.S.
by Dario LeoneThe Hanoi Taxi flew two missions into Hanoi, carrying out 78 POWs and two civilian returnees to the Philippines, and four…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Operation Nickel Grass: How USAF C-5, C-141 Airlifters saved Israel during the October 1973 War
by Dario LeoneIt is sufficient to say that U.S. military transport aircraft – much larger than those deployed by other belligerents in Yom…
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Military Aviation
Former C-5 pilot tells the story of a unique FRED mission he flew around the world
by Dario Leone“The mission would take us around the world, eastbound, through Pakistan, Australia, Samoa, and Hawaii,” Jay Lacklen, former C-5 pilot Jay…
