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CH-46 crew member tells the story of when his Phrog Bombed Vandenberg AFB with ketchup and mustard
“It was hilarious, and those boys found out you don’t mess with Marines without getting some ‘feedback,’” Alex Landi former CH-46 Phrog Crew Member
The...
The UH-1 armed with Nord SS.11 guided missiles
The UH-1
The most popular light utility helicopter ever made is the Bell Iroquois, also known as the Huey. The military has used a variant...
How an ex-naval aviator, with his helicopter running low on fuel, was able to locate the aircraft carrier at night without any electronic transmission
‘On one (and only one) mission, however, I and my crew were fearful of running out of fuel and having to ditch,’ Vernon Wright,...
AH-64 helicopters never flew a combat mission during Operation Allied Force against Serbia
Operation Allied Force
On Mar. 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia.
Lasting 78 days, this was an unusual...
Due to tail cracks, 19 of the 23 CH-148 Cyclones were forced to land
Most of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Maritime fleet of CH-148 Cyclone helicopters is undergoing repairs after cracks were found in the tails of...