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October 28th 1991, the crew of the schooner Anne Kristina were rescued by Lieutenant Paul Lange and his crew in a USCG HH-60 Jayhawk during what came to be more famously known as the "Perfect Storm" Lieutenant Paul Lange was awarded...
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Brig. Gen. James Robinson "Robbie" Risner (January 16, 1925 – October 22, 2013)Robbie enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet in April, 1943, and attended flight training at Williams Field, Arizona, where he was...
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October 21st 1948; Perhaps the most futuristic shape to ever grace the skies...the Northrop Corporation YB-49; jet-powered flying wing design first flew took flight, and immediately proved more promising than its piston-engined counterpart. The YB-49 set an unofficial endurance record...
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Sometimes, the unmistakable sound of a lone Merlin engine fills the air in the dark of the night, during snowstorms, heavy showers, fog and in all seasons over residents near the former RAF station at Biggin Hill, Kent. Locals...
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. On April 24th, 1959; U.S. Air Force Captain John S. Lappo, a WW2, Korean War and Vietnam Veteran was flying a USAF RB-47E 6 engine bomber aircraft, along with his five-man crew as they were returning to Lockbourne Air...
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