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Tag Archives: North Vietnam
The First Casualty
Today, 20 years ago on January 17, 1991, Operation Desert Storm began. Onboard the USS Saratoga, men prepared to go to war and they would be some of the first warriors over the beach. VFA-81, the Sunliners, was one of … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History
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Tagged airplanes, CAPT Joseph Mobley, discipline, flying, friends, judgment, LCDR Michael Scott “Spike” Speicher, military service, Navy, North Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm, pilots, prisoner of war, professional pilots, The First Casualty, the first loss of the war, the Rampagers, the Sunliners, USS Saratoga, VFA-81, VFA-83
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Ed’s Hotrod
Occasionally one of my students will ask me which airplane I liked flying the best in the Navy. The answer I always give is, “Depends. If I was going out to deliver weapons, no question – it is the A-7. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged A-4, A-7, air combat maneuvering, attack pilots, dogfight, Ed Heinemann, Ed’s Hotrod, fighter pilots, formation flying, Gulf of Tonkin, naval aviators, Navy, North Vietnam, Pratt & Whitney J-52, shooting guns, Vietnam, wings of gold
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