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VMFA-122 ‘F-4V,’ the USMC Phantom II with a unique 3-gun pod configuration
“If one gun was good, three were better.” Col Jacques Naviaux, VMFA-122
No fewer than 11 US Marine Corps (USMC) squadrons flew versions of...
The SR-71 “Ichi-Ban:” the Blackbird that was buried at Sea
‘The remains of SR-71 Ichi-Ban were buried at sea with full military honors. The occasion occurred at 1157 hours on Christmas Eve of 1989,’...
FRED Crew recalls last C-5A flight
“The majority of my flying time has been on these A-models, they have taken me all over the world. I always enjoyed flying on...
U.S. Navy F-4 shot down by a U.S. Navy F-4 (flown by a USAF exchange pilot)
“At first I thought we had had a mid air, then I saw our airplane crashing into the water and I looked back and...
The Egyptian Air Force’s First Phantom Killer that never was
‘Then my leader yelled, “Break, break, we have two aircraft behind!” So, I forgot about the smoking Phantom and turned away. I left him...