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Book Review – F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War, by Peter E. Davies and David W. Menard
Sheds some light on an early workhorse, and warhorse, of the air war in Indochina–the first Western jet fighter capable of sustained Mach 1 flight
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The Pearl Harbor Myth
A new analysis shows the ‘brilliant’ Japanese attack was riddled with surprising blunders
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Lord Cherwell: Churchill’s Confidence Man
Churchill’s friend and scientific adviser had the prime minister’s full faith—even when he shouldn’t have
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Flight 1549 Completes Its Journey
The Carolinas Aviation Museum is exhibiting the “Miracle on the Hudson” Airbus A320.
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Exocet Antiship Missile: The Flying Fish That Flummoxes Radar
The Exocet antiship missile wreaked havoc on British ships during the Falklands War and was central to the USS Stark controversy.
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Killing the Yamato: The Final Mission of Japan’s Mightiest Warship
In April 1945, the Yamato and what was left of the Imperial Japanese Navy was ordered to Okinawa by the emperor himself. It would be the end of the fleet.
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Bullets and Balloons: Escape From the Siege of Paris 1870
With Paris under siege in 1870, the adventurous scientist Gaston Tissandier boarded a leaky airship and dodged gunfire to escape
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Kiwi P-40C Takes Wing
Avspec’s P-40C Warhawk is actually a restored Tomahawk, the export version of the plane. It was recovered as a wreck in northern Russia.
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Countdown to the Doolittle Raid
The frantic preparation behind the legendary 30 seconds over Tokyo.