On the 5th of August 1964, the US Navy begins operations of a new aircraft over Vietnam. This new multirole aircraft - the F4 Phantom - will come to define Vietnam War era jet combat, but during these ...
Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...
U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral for a “true ...
Many military aircraft come with monikers that help describe their impressive abilities. The Angel Of Death, the AC-130's ...
To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve ...
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 ...
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.
Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War ...
Developed by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, this traveling exhibit shares the stories and experiences of Virginian’s who fought in Southeast Asia.
Captain Richard Stratton, a Vietnam War Navy veteran from Quincy, died in mid-January. He was 93. Before his funeral on Saturday, military aircraft were arriving at Boston Logan, and Gov.
BOSTON — U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing ... hero” who spent more than six years in captivity during the Vietnam War. Captain Richard Stratton, a Vietnam War Navy veteran from ...