The B-58A Hustler speed records and the 1962 Bendix Trophy
On March 5, 1962, Capt. Robert G. Sowers, Robert MacDonald, and John T. Walton, flying in the Hustler, completed the flight from Los Angeles to New York City with an…
On March 5, 1962, Capt. Robert G. Sowers, Robert MacDonald, and John T. Walton, flying in the Hustler, completed the flight from Los Angeles to New York City with an…
The house was re-christened ‘Dakota’s Rest!’ Bill Innes, a retired airline pilot with more than 40 years of flying experience, had the seemingly impossible dream of becoming a pilot as…
As he moved through missile ranges to get close enough to fire his 20 mm cannon, Hoser soon scored two gun kills. He completely outmaneuvered the F-15 pilots in round…
Before “Rabbit” Moranville was shot down over Indochina in January 1945, he and “Gunner” were inseparable On January 12, 1945, VF-11 “Sundowners” F6F Hellcats attacked Tan Son Nhut airport in…
Heavy destruction of German industrial resources was achieved during the Battles of the Ruhr and Hamburg in 1943, but only at the cost of a steadily increasing loss ratio, especially…
O’Hare rejected the Congressional Medal of Honor recommendation made by Frederick Sherman, the captain of the Lexington, saying that any one of his squadron members would have taken the same…
CDR Lawrence E. Flint piloted the second Phantom II prototype (BuNo 142260) for Project Top Flight between October and December 1959 in a series of twelve ballistic zoom climbs from…
It was difficult to land a direct shot at a target that was only 15 feet wide from a medium altitude. Experience taught us that even close calls would not…
In Southeast Asia, Gen. Chappie James served as deputy commander for operations and later vice wing commander of the 8th TFW. Along with Robin Olds, James formed a strong leadership…
At a height of around 62,000 feet and a speed of roughly 3,800 feet per second, the X-15-3 aircraft broke up because the weights on it increased above their structural…