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Air Cav Pilots Ride Again
By Stephen Chapis For quite a while now, I’ve wanted to start telling the stories of our Vietnam-era aviators. Our World War II and Korean War veterans are rapidly fading, but veterans of Vietnam are […]
Vietnam War
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This Day in Aviation History – Charles B. DeBellevue Became the USAF Leading Ace of The Vietnam War.
On September 9, 1072, Captain Charles Barbin DeBellevue, United States Air Force, a Weapons System Officer flying on F-4D and F-4E Phantom II fighters, became the high-scoring American Ace of the Vietnam War when he and his […]
Articles
A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ultimate Flyboy
By Pete Mecca Arranging an interview quickly turns into something even more exciting when the veteran suggests, “Let’s just fire up the old Stearman and fly down to Peach State Aerodrome for lunch at Barnstormer’s […]
Warbirds News
Rejuvenating a Combat Veteran Phantom II
All too often, we come across complaints on social media or online fora regarding neglected former military aircraft mouldering away somewhere in a sad state of affairs. People are all-too-fast to point out an aircraft’s […]
Aviation Museum News
Pilot Reunited With C-130 He Flew to Escape Saigon 45 Years Ago
About six months ago, we noted the arrival, by road, of a combat veteran Lockheed Hercules at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York. This was C-130A 57-460, which had been a part of the Smithsonian’s […]
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A Veteran’s Story: Caribou to Santabou
By Pete Mecca Born and raised in Cajun country, Alan Gravel received a degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech before obtaining a Master’s Degree in Environmental Health Engineering at the University of Texas.February of […]
Aircraft Restoration
Aviation Heritage Park – A Little Gem In Bowling Green, Kentucky
by Moreno Aguiari, photos by Jay Bess Aviation Heritage Parks are a familiar sight all over America, often created to recognize achievements by local aviators and to educate future generations about the stories and importance […]
Aviation Museum News
Museum of Flight to Open New Vietnam War Exhibit
SEATTLE, April 26, 2018: On May 26th, the Museum opens Vietnam Divided: War Above Southeast Asia, a permanent addition to the Museum’s glass-walled main gallery that focuses on the air war over Southeast Asia from […]
Airshow News
Masessa’s Mohawk – An Airborne Vietnam War MIA Memorial
The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is too brutish to ever be called beautiful, but it has enormous charisma, and as such, it is surprising that so few are active on the air show circuit. Despite its vital […]
Airshow News
Warbirds Over Addison – Cavanaugh Flight Museum Air Show
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum will be holding their annual Warbirds Over Addison air show over the 19th and 20th of May. The flying museum plans something special this year featuring their historic, combat veteran Douglas […]
