Aviators
Early flight pioneers, military aviators and military and airline pilots
Change of Command
When Robin Olds arrived in Vietnam, morale soared.
September 1997 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Tullo and the Giant
For pilots shot down over North Vietnam, the way home was jolly and green.
July 1997 |
By Robert Hanson
The Edwards Diaries
Test pilot Glen Edwards kept book on the Flying Wing. Now we know what he thought of the airplane he died in.
July 1997 |
By Daniel Ford
Plausible Denial
A daring mission to fly combat in Vietnam came with a catch—no one else could know.
May 1997 |
By Susan Katz Keating
The Last of the Mohawks
Grumman's triple-tail, bug-eyed, heat-seeking camera platform.
March 1997 |
By John Sotham
Escape to U Taphao
In the final days of the Vietnam war, chaos and heroism converged in the effort to evacuate U.S.-supplied aircraft.
January 1997 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
