The last man to walk on the moon
Cernan concluded his historic space exploration career as commander of Apollo 17, the last human mission to the moon in December 1972 The interesting video in this post is produced…
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Cernan concluded his historic space exploration career as commander of Apollo 17, the last human mission to the moon in December 1972 The interesting video in this post is produced…
As of right now, the F-8 has only been officially credited with one confirmed guns-only MiG kill thanks to lt. Cdr. Kirkwood’s aerial win The U.S. Navy’s first fully operational…
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“… The cadets now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their faces as the SR-71 leveled and accelerated, in full burner, on the tower side of the infield, closer…
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The Weasel WSO sent the HARM into battle “in the blind” in the hopes that a threat would materialize and be neutralized. It was acknowledged by the WSO. Both aircraft…