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We are greatly saddened to report that General Joe Henry Engle, USAF pilot, aeronautical engineer, X-15 Test Pilot, NASA astronaut, and commander of two Space Shuttle missions, has flown west. Engle was born on August 26, 1932, in Chapman, Kansas,...
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One moment, etched in the annals of spaceflight lore is the tale of Gus Grissom, John Young, and the infamous Gemini 3 corned beef sandwich.In the early days of manned space missions, starting with Project Mercury, the very first human...
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Operation Mole Cricket 19 also known as the "Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot" occurred on June 9th, 1982, at the outset of the 1982 Lebanon War. The operation was the first time in history that a Western-equipped air force successfully destroyed...
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Clarence Emil “Bud” Anderson, a triple ace during WW2, received his baptism by fire on February 5th 1944 during his first mission, when he spotted a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the midst of attacking a wounded B-17 Flying Fortress high...
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. May 6th - 1937, at 7:25 p.m. local time, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located...
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