Memories of Kosovo
A helicopter pilot recalls his peacekeeping tour of duty over one of the world's most strife-torn regions.
January 2001 |
By Jonathan Knaul
The Christmas Bombing
In December 1972, the B-52 bombers that North Vietnamese missile crews had been waiting for came to Hanoi. Night after night. Over virtually the same track.
January 2001 |
By Marshall Michel
Nguyen Van Bay and the Aces From the North
As an F-4 Phantom pilot, I had tried to kill these men. And they had tried to kill me. I thought it was time we had a talk.
November 2000 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Alone and Unarmed
As unpiloted craft take over the reconnaissance mission, an intelligence insider looks back on the work that set recce pilots apart.
March 2000 |
By Dino A. Brugioni
Ravens of Long Tieng
In the remote highlands of Laos, U.S. Air Force pilots fought a secret war.
November 1998 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Heroes Welcome
Fifty years ago, they worked around the clock to keep Berlin from starving. Now, in a year-long celebration, Berlin invites them back.
July 1998 |
By Linda Shiner
Bomberville
In which a tiny air force has an impact far greater than its numbers suggest.
March 1998 |
By Lance Thompson
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
Plausible Denial
A daring mission to fly combat in Vietnam came with a catchno 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
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