6 July 1951 Aerial refueling is used under combat conditions for the first time, with a KB-29 Superfortress refueling four RF-80 Shooting Stars over North Korea. n January 1948, General Carl …
6 July 1951 Aerial refueling is used under combat conditions for the first time, with a KB-29 Superfortress refueling four RF-80 Shooting Stars over North Korea. n January 1948, General Carl …
The Hanoi Pick Up You Haven’t Heard of Before With thanks to Gen Brett Dula for this historical footnote: The following is a little known part of the saga of the ending of hostilities known
Major Robert F. Ronca – F-100 KIA Vietnam 1965 Robert F. Ronca was born on October 21, 1923, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and had an exemplary career in the USAF. He served in combat and non-combat
VIETNAM – NORTH TO HANOI 2 March 1965 Four F-100s of the 613th TFS took off from DaNang Air Base, South Vietnam and headed North to rendezvous with an F-101 Pathfinder. F-100s were being used as
The Summer 2020 edition (Issue 43) of our journal went to our printer on 30 JUN and was scheduled to be delivered to our mailing contractor on 9 or 10 JUL. Issue 43 is now
Memorial Day, now the last Monday in May, is a designated federal holiday to honor members of the military who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. With the COVID epidemic, we
Written to The Wall Street Journal May 24, 1996 I visited with three old friends recently at a park in my town. It seems like only yesterday that we were all together, but actually it
