As they approached the Laotian border, MiG-21 pilot Pham Thanh Ngan thought he saw a distant EB‐66 ECM aircraft, but closer…
Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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Sandy! How two A-1 Skyraiders provided top Cover for a CSAR Mission to save a Downed OH-6 Crew During the Vietnam War
by Dario Leone‘Sandy 07’ assumed on scene command, directing ‘Sandy 08’ to stay high and be alert for SA-7 missile launches while he…
- Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Correcting the Record on first confirmed MiG-killing Phantom of the Vietnam War
On their MiG-killing mission of Jun. 17, 1965, Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) were flying F-4B bureau…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Thud Vs Paul Doumer Bridge: the F-105 Rolling Thunder missions flown against the primary route for supplies being brought into Hanoi from Haiphong and China
by Dario LeoneWhen it became clear that Secretary of Defense McNamara was publicly losing faith in the bombing campaign, and wanted to halt…
- HelicoptersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Epic Story of the SH-3 helicopter that Flew to Haiphong harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot who was being fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while he was drifting in the South China Sea
by Dario LeoneThe fire from the shore increased as Millikin entered a hover over Cain, and he could see the water erupt into…
- Helicopters
‘Did you know that CH-47 crew can land the Chinook on water, shut down, climb up on top for a photo, then get back in, start up and take off?’ CH-47 pilot lists 14 Amazing Facts about Chinook Helicopter
by Dario LeoneDavid M. Densford, Chinook pilot with 4,000 flt hrs and 24 years in the CH-47 models A thru F, lists 14…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Story of the SR-71 that diverted to Taiwan (Using a KC-135 Call Sign) while returning to Kadena from Blackbird Programme’s first ever Combat Mission
by Dario LeoneThe sight of the SR-71 caused considerable confusion in Ching Chuan Kang tower, particularly when one controller asked for the call-sign…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
When Jimmy Stewart flew B-52’s in Vietnam: the Story of the Hollywood Star who became an Air Force 2-Star General
by Dario LeoneJimmy Stewart was a keen aviator and a great patriot, and in 1966 he insisted on participating in a bombing strike…
- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
[Video] The B-52 Strategic Bomber that Landed at Duxford and Performed the Shortest Runway Landing Ever Done by a BUFF
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post shows a retired B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber landing at the IWM Duxford airfield before being…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Legendary Tuskegee Airman who Flew a Record 409 Combat Missions in Three Wars Promoted to Brigadier General
by Dario LeoneTuskegee Airman Charles McGee, who turned 100 on Dec. 7, 2019 was honorarily promoted from colonel to brigadier general in the…
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