4 April, 1965. Above Thanh Hóa, (then) North Vietnam. It was like trying to hit a needle in a haystack, kill a fly with a sledgehammer, or whatever analogy you prefer for using brute force […]
The F-100 Super Sabre flew more individual sorties in Vietnam than any other fighter, but it was never credited with an air-to-air victory. The first officially listed American aerial victory during the Vietnam War was […]
An unknown episode happened during the first EC-121 Warning Star missions over Gulf of Tonkin. Even though airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft play an extremely important role today, the first conflict to see an extensive use of […]
The Douglas Skyraider has been the last piston engine propelled aircraft to shoot down a jet fighter. The last propeller U.S. Navy attack aircraft to disappear from the decks of the flattops was the Douglas AD Skyraider. […]
An incredible air-to-air engagement, where one U.S. pilot alone survived to six North Vietnamese MiGs. A true milestone in the progress of naval aviation, the Vought F-8 has been one of the few carrier-based fighters […]
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