In his opening paragraphs of "MiG21 Aces of the Vietnam War," author Dr. Istvan Toperczer notes the aircraft was nicknamed "balalaika" after the iconic Russian string instrument. A number of those kills were, in all honesty, kills of Ryan Firebee drones, U.S. target drones developed by...
In 2015 we were awarded the 800 pound Vietnam Memorial Plaque by the Philadelphia Inquirer, to protect and honor it at the historic ACES Museum site.
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Aircraft of the Aces(共135册), 这套丛书还有 《MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War》《Griffon Spitfire Aces》《Hurricane Aces 1941-45》《Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific》《P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO》 等。 我要写书评 ...
With the help of his pilots, Olds masterminds Operation BOLO; a death-defying bait-and-switch tactic that he hopes will whip out the MiGs once and for all. Then on January 2, 1967, Olds and his men provoke a ferocious dogfight and attempt to change the course of the Vietnam War. ...
5 William H Wescott, Maj USAAFNot a Vietnam ace, but noteworthy as Multi-war ace:4 Robin Olds, Maj USAAF (+ 12 aerial + 11 ground in WW2)VIETNAM ACES6 Charles D Bellevue, Capt USAF (non-pilot) 5 Randall Cunningham, USN 5 William Driscoll, USN (non-pilot) ...
Roberson stayed in the service and flew 100 missions in Korea and another 26 in Vietnam. On one mission, his flight of P-51s were escorting RB-29s over North Korea when they got word that MiGs were taking off from one of the enemy fields below. This was early in the conflict, before...
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the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was very short; however, as the RA-5C, it saw extensive service during the Vietnam War in the tactical strike reconnaissance role. Prior to the unification of the Navy designation sequence with the Air Force sequence in 1962, it was designated the A3J Vigilante....
The US Air Force’s HH-53B/C “Super Jolly Green Giant” were for special operations and combat rescue and were first deployed during the Vietnam War. The Air Force’s MH-53H/J/M Pave Low helicopters were the last of the twin engined H-53s and were equipped with extensive avionics up...