Cold War Era
A period of time from 1947 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that includes the space race and Korean and Vietnam Wars
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
First Up?
Even before NASA was created, civilian and military labs were in search of spacemen.
September 2000 |
By Tony Reichhardt
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
The Coldest Warriors
Tales from the corridors of an agency so secret that officially it didn't exist.
January 2000 |
By William E. Burrows
That New Black Magic
In the early years of the cold war, enter Kelly Johnson and an clean sheet of paper--long enough to accommodate an 80-foot wingspan.
January 1999 |
By William E. Burrows
Ravens of Long Tieng
In the remote highlands of Laos, U.S. Air Force pilots fought a secret war.
November 1998 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Counterpunch
Flying Wild Weasel missions involved a variety of airframes but just one philosophy: Do unto SAMS before they do unto you.
September 1998 |
By Robert Hanson
Flying the Gusmobile
It didn't look remotely like a fighter plane. So why did astronauts who flew the Gemini spacecraft compare it to one?
September 1998 |
By D.C. Agle
Riding the Titan II
Riding the tip of a 100-foot burning cylinder whose useful life is less than your average Marlboro is something you don't forget, even after three and a half decades.
September 1998 |
By D.C.Agle
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
