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24 March 1944, 21-year-old Flight Sergeant Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (1922–1987) was a rear gunner in Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster. Alkemade was one of seven crew members in Avro Lancaster B Mk. II, DS664 of No. 115 Squadron RAF. Returning...
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USAF Thunderbird History - 1988 "It was 1988; the USAF Thunderbirds were tasked by Gen Robert Russ, who was Tactical Air Commander (TAC) at the time, to put one of our Thunderbird aircraft into combat configuration in the allotted (mandated)...
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NO, this image has not been photoshopped! and NO, the pilot was not grounded!This famous capture occured on Friday, July 22, 1988, during the Dependent’s Day cruise on board the USS America (CV-66). The pilot was none other than CDR Dale O....
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March 21st, 1943: Cornelia Fort became the first female pilot in American history to die on active duty.While ferrying a new Vultee Valiant basic trainer, from the factory at Downey, California, to an airfield in Texas, her left wing was...
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Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy pilot serving in the Vietnam War. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface- to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in...
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