On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams was piloting an F9F-5 Panther when he encountered seven Soviet MiG-15s. He shot down four of ...
An Air Force base in the Upper Peninsula was once as big as a city. Now that it’s gone, a few former residents are trying to keep its memory alive.
Filmed at Air Legend 2022, this footage captures the Bronco and Skyraider flying together. Both aircraft played key roles during the Vietnam War. The display emphasizes precision and persistence. Each ...
The Skyraider II is the first US Air Force plane since the Vietnam War to have a propeller instead of a jet engine—but there are good reasons for it.
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In the early 1950s, as naval aircraft grew larger and more complex, Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann chose a radically different path. Instead of replacing the Navy’s massive Skyraider with an even ...
The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US ...
Vietnam is at a critical juncture in both its domestic politics and foreign relations. The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in late January 2026 will elect a new team to lead ...
Alaska Airlines is ordering 105 more Boeing 737 Max 10 jets and five 787-10 Dreamliners in its biggest order ever. It's Alaska's first major Boeing order since a door plug panel blew out of a 737 Max ...
UPDATE: President Trump ordered strikes on sites inside Venezuela early Saturday morning, U.S. officials told CBS News. Follow the latest updates here.. At least seven explosions were heard, along ...
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James H. Calfee, 36, of Boling, Texas, who was killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for ...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam has revved up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched features in the Spratly Islands.
Vantor imagery showing a possible nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) under construction in a dry dock at Dalian in China. Two possible reactor containment vessels ...