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Before hose and reel refueling took hold the Navy tried a system of rigid tubing

Above and Beyond: Warner and the Whale

How we turned the A3D into a tanker.
July 2011 | By Hadley Dixon

The 609th Air Commando Squadron flew out of Nakhon Phanom airfield in eastern Thailand.

Truck Killer

For one mission in Vietnam, the best aircraft for the job was a bomber from World War II.
July 2010 | By David Lande

Two F-107As became NASA highspeed test aircraft. Number 55120 was badly damaged in September 1959 when Scott Crossfield had control malfunctions.

Century Series Wannabe

North American F-107A
July 2010 | By Stephan Wilkinson

Book Club July 2010: Fighter Pilot

The memoirs of legendary ace Robin Olds.
May 17, 2010 | By The Editors

Jim Terry of the Pacific Prowler organization with the last A26A Invader, <i>Special K</i>.

Last of the Invaders

A reader tips us off to the restoration of a rare bird.
May 17, 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

Vietnam War, the OV-10 Bronco

Legends of Vietnam: Bronco's Tale

One of the most versatile aircraft of the Vietnam War appears on the verge of a comeback.
March 2010 | By William E. Burrows

A-37A entered combat in South Vietnam

Legends of Vietnam: Super Tweet

Yeah. The A-37 was small. So was Napoleon.
January 2010 | By Stephen Joiner

Major Dan Cherry (right) and Lieutenant Hong My, in Vietnam last year.

Above and Beyond: My Enemy, My Friend

Dan Cherry and Hong My met in the skies over North Vietnam in 1972, then again 36 years later.
May 2009 | By Dan Cherry

A spacious canopy provided excellent visibility.

Legends of Vietnam: Shoulder to Shoulder

The Grumman A-6 was ugly, but it sure could cook.
May 2009 | By Rafael Lima

The last U.S. F-4s were retired in 1996 (a U.S. Air Force RF-4C during the Vietnam War); about 800 still fly worldwide.

Moments & Milestones: The Phantom at 50

Producted in Cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association.
May 2008 | By George C. Larson

The Quiet One had a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera on its belly that helped the pilots navigate at night.

Air America's Black Helicopter

The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam.
March 2008 | By James R. Chiles

The fearsome Vigilante was meant to carry nuclear weapons but ended up lugging reconnaissance cameras.

Flights & Fancy: Thai Boom

March 2008 | By R.R. "Boom" Powell

Radical for its day, the Douglas Skyray looked even more exotic bedecked in the stars-and-deep blue of the Navy

Beautiful Climber

In the summer of '58, nothing was faster to 50,000 feet.
July 2006 | By Carl Posey

Night Stalkers

U.S. soldiers in Vietnam heard rumors of ghosts; the Viet Cong chalked it up to bad luck.
May 2004 | By Roger Warner

Air(show) Assault

With a Caribou, Mohawk, Bird Dog, Hueys, and Cobras, Army aviators are teaching the loudest history lesson you ever heard.
November 2003 | By Shelby G. Spires

Above & Beyond: Nights Over North Vietnam

A former South Vietnamese Air Force commander shares his military experiences in a new book.
September 2002 | By Nguyen Cao Ky

With surgical precision, the AC-130H pinpointed targets, even enemy soldiers who had infiltrated friendly positions.

The Birth of Spooky

How they put the "A" in the AC-47.
July 2002 | By Marshall Michel

In the Museum: Smokers Welcome

November 2001 | By Diane Tedeschi

Dog of War

Think of Yankee Lima Four Two as a time machine: Jump in and you're back in Vietnam.
July 2001 | By Stephan Wilkinson

A munitions specialist prepares a bomb to be used during Operation Linebacker ove North Vietnam.

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


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