The Chinese has launched a new effort to recover a AVG “Flying Tigers” P-40 that crashed into Lake Dianchi in 1942.
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Category: Heritage
British pilots flew U-2s into Soviet Union
The newly declassified CIA papers on the U-2 revealed that British pilots flew the spy plane into the Soviet Union.
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U.S. government acknowledges Area 51
Newly released CIA documents have officially acknowledge the existence of Area 51. The information is listed in declassified CIA reports on the U-2 released by the National Security Archive.
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Medal of Honor winner George “Bud” Day dies
George “Bud” Day, Medal of Honor winner, has passed away. He was shot down on Aug. 26, 1967, during a mission in Vietnam. Despite being captured, he managed to escape before being captured again.
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Flooding forced Hudner to abandon search for Jesse Brown’s remains
Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner has to abandon his trip to Chosin Reservoir, North Korea to search for the remains of his wingman Jess Brown.
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