Aviation News
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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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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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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Draken International will bring two of its A-4K Skyhawks and two Aermacchi MB-339CBs to AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh.
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Nadezhda Popova, the highly decorated commander of the Soviet women night bombing regiment during World War 2, has passed away on Jul. 8.
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