The USAF named its newest combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W, the “Jolly Green II,” following the legendary tradition of the Vietnam-era…
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Supersonic Convertible Thud! The Story of the F-105 Driver who Flew his Aircraft with the Canopy Off at 695 Knots over North Vietnam
by Dario Leone“I flipped the manual canopy unlock lever under the canopy rail and the canopy went like it had been blown off.…
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THIS HH-3E CSAR HELICOPTER RETURNED TO BASE WITH 68 BULLET HOLES
by Dario LeoneJolly Green 22 escaped the trap with 68 bullet holes, a shot-out windshield, and holes through the rotor blades The U.S.…
