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George ‘Bud’ Day, the first jet pilot to survive a ‘parachute-less’ ejection
In the search for an appropriate call sign for the Commando Sabre sorties, Maj. George ‘Bud’ Day remembered a song he had liked in...
Cobra vs Apache: Two of the world’s premier attack helicopters
Firepower, speed, logistics, and doctrine—how the AH-1Z Viper and AH-64E Apache stack up through the eyes of those who flew and maintained them
The AH-1...
The Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola
None of the Fiat G.91R fighter bombers were deployed in Angola until the Carnation Revolution—a coup by leftist officers of the Portuguese military…
This...
How outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned SAMs led to the loss of 15 B-52s in Operation Linebacker II
Seventy-five Airmen died supporting the operation, 33 of whom died in the 15 downed B-52 Stratofortress bombers—the primary bomber flown during Operation Linebacker II
Between...
How the iconic F-105 Thunderchief became known affectionately as the “Thud”
There was talk about canceling the F-105D program because of several groundings of the fleet following engine problems that resulted in two fatal accidents
The...