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. Frank E. Petersen Jr., suffered continual racial indignities as a military enlistee in the 1950s, which started with a recruiter who forced him to retake a Navy entrance exam after being accused of cheating the first time. After acing...
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On 5 April 1968, Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, a flight commander in No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron RAF, was most displeased with a shifting emphasis from manned aircraft towards guided missiles, concurrently, the fact that no aerial displays had been planned...
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Seconds after this image was taken, the unimaginable occurred... Perhaps one of the most visually impressive aircraft to ever take to the skies, the North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration strategic bomber...
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On May 27th, 1958, A legend was born. The Double Ugly, Lead Sled, Flying Anvil, St. Louis Slugger, Flying Brick, Snoopy, Rhino, Old Smokey, the triumph of thrust over aerodynamics, and "World's Leading Distributor of MiG Parts" more simply known...
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"On Thursday afternoon and evening, thousands of eyes will move skyward, to watch one of the most spectacular aerobatic teams in the world. The famous United States Blue Angels will fly for Okanagan residents and visitors during the 63rd edition...
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