Jimmy Stewart was a keen aviator and a great patriot, and in 1966 he insisted on participating in a bombing strike…
Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
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Operation Arc Light
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Goodbye U-Tapao! Former B-52 pilot remembers the end of Operation Arc Light
by Dario Leone“The three B-52s sat behind the runway hold line awaiting permission for the final B-52 takeoff from U-Tapao. Then tower cleared…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Operation Arc Light: when the iconic B-52 Stratofortress earned the nickname “BUFF”
by Dario LeoneFlying too high to be seen or heard B-52 bombers became one of the weapons most feared by the Viet Cong…
