Category: Heritage
History of the Defense Support Program Satellites
Dwayne A. Day looks at the origins and evolution of the U.S. Defense Support Program Satellites, an early warning space constellation tasked with detecting missile launches.
NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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60th anniversary of RAAF Red Sales crash
The Red Sales was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aerobatic team that was disbanded before its public debut. The team lost all its aircraft and six pilots during its fifth training flight on Aug. 16, 1962, sixty years ago.
USN World War II ace from European and Pacific theaters has passed away
Dean “Diz” Laird, the only known U.S. Navy aces that scored aerial victories in the European and Pacific theaters during the Second World War has passed away on Aug. 10.
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The seventh F-15 to roll off the production line has found a new home
The Combat Air Museum is now home to the seventh McDonnell Douglas F-15 to roll off the production line. #71-0286 was used for armament and external fuel stores testing at Edwards Air Force Base before being retired from flying.
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