Nicknamed the “Last Gunfighter,” the F-8 Crusader carried cannons into the missile age. In its first Vietnam missions, pilots flew more than 1,000 sorties, scoring 19 kills but losing many to SAMs and ...

Chris Hemsworth, Alzheimer's and why Hollywood is suddenly obsessed with caregiving Venezuela mobilizes troops, weapons in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Beaten. Tortured. Isolated. Mike McGrath and Orson Swindle survived brutality unfathomable to most. They were unbreakable. And now, 50 years later, they share an ...

This book covers the actions fought between two of the best known fighters of the Vietnam War, in action over the North during the early years of the conflict. Revered by Naval Aviators as the "last ...

The first several decades of aerial combat were fought with conventional firearms. World War I planes like the Sopwith Camel used dual Vickers .303 caliber machine guns not unlike the machine guns ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-8 Crusader, developed by Vought in response to 1952 U.S. Navy requirements, was a groundbreaking fighter jet that first flew in 1955. It featured a unique high-mounted, ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson was reportedly quoted as saying American pilots could not bomb an outhouse without his approval. Frustrated pilots found themselves “flying into heavily defended areas on ...

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