Back in 1967, a KC-135 pilot risked being shot down by flying into Vietnam to refuel a crippled F-4C. 43 years later, both pilots finally met up.
Month: March 2011
YouTube: Libyan Su-24 shot down by rebels
Air Force General named as chief of staff for Philippine Armed Forces
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has decided to appoint Air Force. Lt. Gen. Eduardo Oban Jr. as chief of staff for the Philippine Armed Forces.
Contractor delivers first new E-8C Joint STARS production engine
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first JT8D-219 production engine needed for the Joint STARS re-engine program.
X-37B OTV-2 launched into orbit
The U.S. Air Force has successfully launched the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-2 into space using a Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.