A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last…
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This F6F Hellcat Pilot and his Puppy were Inseparable until he was shot down over Indochina
by Dario Leone‘Rabbit’ Moranville and ‘Gunner’ were inseparable until Moranville was shot down over Indochina in January 1945. On the afternoon of Jan.…
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION HISTORY: THE DOOLITTLE RAIDERS AND THE FIRST U.S. AIR STRIKE ON JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS
by Dario LeoneEven if the Doolittle Raid caused only minor damage, it forced the Japanese to recall combat forces for home defense and…
