News about the Vietnam War Aircraft.
By Pete Mecca In the year 1427, celebrated Vietnamese patriot Le Loi defeated the occupying Chinese soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Considered God-like by the Vietnamese, Le Loi’s birthplace village of Lam Son is regarded […]
In March of 1967, a flight of F-4 Phantom IIs from the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron based out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, flew through clear skies for a bombing run on […]
By Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in […]
For the past year or so, WarbirdsNews has been covering progress with the 138th Aviation Company Memorial’s efforts to place a restored Beech RU-21A Ute on display at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida as a testament to […]
Several months ago, WarbirdsNews published a fascinating article (HERE) by Will Tate about his time flying with the US Navy on long, maritime patrols from Reykjavik, Iceland. At the time, he told us about a […]
The Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington has added a freshly-restored, early-model UH-1B Iroquois to its stable of magnificently restored aircraft on display at the museum. The Iroquois made it to FHC just in time to […]
As part of the Vietnam 50th Commemoration in honor of US personnel who served America during the Viet Nam War, The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is playing their part in with a summer-long exhibit […]
WAR VETERAN T-28D TROJAN WARBIRD MAKING A COMEBACK Story by Phil Buckley with information/photos supplied by Chris Godfrey Speaking exclusively with WarbirsNews, Australian pilot and warbird enthusiast Chris Godfrey discusses some of the history around […]
Oscar Nominated actor, Gary Sinise, and Medal of Honor recipient, General Patrick Henry Brady, will participate in what promises to be one of the most inspirational Warbirds in Review fora ever presented at EAA AirVenture, […]
Over the past couple of months, WarbirdsNews has been reporting on the efforts by Warriors & Warbirds in Monroe, North Carolina to return a Fairchild C-123K Provider named Ponderous Polly back to flying condition. As we have […]
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