Although the pilot (as well as the whole crew) showed impressive skill in flying his Sea Knight helicopter, we can’t imagine…
HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Bringing them home: Bat 21 and the other big CSAR operations of the Vietnam War
by Dario LeoneMany shot-down pilots recalled that the sound of a Sandy overhead lifted their spirits in desperate situations. During the Vietnam War,…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
BUFF tail gunner tells the story of a scary emergency landing performed by his pilot after their B-52 lost all electronics in monsoon clouds inbound to Vietnam on a bombing mission
by Dario Leone‘All of a sudden I notice what I think is our number two aircraft in a three aircraft formation doing a…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The F-8 Missions Flown by Cdr Stockdale and his Crusader Pilots in Support of USS Maddox during the two Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin
by Dario LeoneSome — including Cdr Stockdale, who was certainly in a good position to see the action — doubted that the night…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
The story of the last MiG kill scored by F-4D 66-7463, the highest-scoring US combat aircraft since the Korean War
by Dario LeoneSoon after its Oct. 15, 1972 F-4D 66-7463’s left splitter plate was repainted to show all six victory stars. On Oct.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Project Bullet: when legendary Marine Aviator John Glenn set a new transcontinental air speed record flying the iconic RF-8 ‘Reconnaissance’ Crusader
by Dario LeoneOnly a few high-performance fighters have enjoyed simultaneously important combat careers, the secondary role usually being in an area for which…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The story of the only USAF F-102 Delta Dagger shot down by a North Vietnamese MiG-21
by Dario LeoneAs they approached the Laotian border, MiG-21 pilot Pham Thanh Ngan thought he saw a distant EB‐66 ECM aircraft, but closer…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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…
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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…
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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…
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