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First Phantoms in Vietnam
On the 5th of August 1964, the US Navy begins operations of a new aircraft over Vietnam. This new multirole aircraft - the F4 ...
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The US Military's Last Propeller-Driven Fighter Plane Was A Star In Vietnam
Japan's A6M Zero, Germany's Messerschmitt Bf 109, and the U.S. P-51 Mustang are all well-known from this era ... the Vietnam War, and its success can be seen in the number of aircraft losses ...
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The Army’s replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier is officially on the horizon
The Army has awarded a $575 million contract to BAE Systems for the initial production of its replacement for the M113 armored personnel carriers the service has been rocking downrange since the ...
‘We Dared to Fly’ Review: Missions Over Indochina
An pilot’s memoir of high-risk reconnaissance and aerial intelligence-gathering in Vietnam.
Military aircraft land at Boston Logan for funeral of ‘true American hero’ who spent 6-plus years in captivity during Vietnam War
U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral for a “true ...
Quincy Vietnam pilot, POW laid to rest in hometown (Photos)
Captain Richard Stratton did more than serve his country in the Vietnam War — the prisoner of war was known as The Beak, a heroic member of the Strike Fighter Squadron 192. On Saturday, the Quincy ...
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U.S. pilot who vanished during Vietnam War spy mission finally accounted for
A United States pilot who disappeared while conducting a spy mission during the Vietnam War has finally been accounted ... Downing, 33, was piloting one of two aircraft in a nighttime armed ...
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Wisconsin pilot killed in Vietnam War accounted for
The aircraft U.S. Air Force Lt ... A U.S. Air Force pilot from Wisconsin, who was killed in 1967 during the Vietnam War, has been accounted for. Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus ...