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Today in History – July 28, 1968 – Major Elwin Roy Shain is KIA after a strafing sortie over Phuoc Long.

Elwin Roy Shain was born on August 27, 1931, in Iowa City, IA. Elwin had enlisted in the Air Force and entered via Regular Military. He began his Vietnam tour on August 30, 1967, as a Major with the 7th Air Force, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron. out of Bien Hoa AB. […]

Today in History – July 28, 1968 – Major Elwin Roy Shain is KIA after a strafing sortie over Phuoc Long. Read More »

Today in History – July 25, 1962 – Operation Fishbowl suffers “Bluegill Prime” failure.

25 July 1962 – The Operation Fishbowl nuclear tests were originally planned to be completed during the first half of 1962 with three tests named Bluegill, Starfish and Urraca from Johnson Island. “If a test were to fail, the next attempt of the same test would be of the same name plus the word “prime.”(1)

Today in History – July 25, 1962 – Operation Fishbowl suffers “Bluegill Prime” failure. Read More »

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