“Salute Their Service, Honor Their Hope” is the theme of the commemoration in Hawaii in recognition of the WWII veterans and…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That Time a Soviet Tu-16 Crashed Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
by Dario Leone‘I remember the Tu-16 coming over the flight deck from starboard to port flying a couple hundred yards and appeared to…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Skyraider pilot recalls the mission that inspired James Michener’s The Bridges at Toko-Ri
by Dario Leone“James Michener, author of The Bridges at Toko-Ri, was briefed in a similar way to the pilots who would be flying…
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Two new parts that will require inspection were found on older F-35Bs F-35Bs with higher flight hours have been temporarily by…
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“The F-35B, specifically because of its short take off and vertical landing capabilities, opens up a lot of basing options, specifically…
