American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller, more agile MiGs and losing more often than anyone expected. The decline ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — When Ron Townsend graduated from high school in 1966, he couldn’t decide between the Air Force and the Marines. “My dad was in the Air Force. He’s an Army [and] Air Force ...

"Thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, for completion of graduation requirements, Academic Year 2001-2." "May 2004." Lt Col Haun ...

When Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam in 1973, surviving 1,966 days in captivity, his thoughts were consumed with finally reuniting with his family.

Shortly before his final flight over North Vietnam, Air Force Maj. Robert Lodge told his fellow airmen that if his plane ever went down, he would rather die than risk being captured and possibly ...

An American Airlines flight departing the Los Angeles International Airport turned into an emotional tribute when crew members surprised a veteran returning from his first trip back to Vietnam decades ...

SITUATION AT ITS UPCOMING MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. ALLOW, AMERICAN AND VETERAN OF THE ROYAL LAO AIR FORCE, HAS BEEN LAID TO REST. THEODORE TRAINED ALONGSIDE THE U.S. AIR FORCE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR ERA.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – One Kansas veteran was an Air Force asset on the ground in Vietnam, and later served the country in the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. “We didn’t have a whole lot ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An airman from Florida will finally be laid to rest after he disappeared off a mountain in Laos over 50 years ago during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Willis R. Hall, 40, of Broward ...

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