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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 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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The Iowa Air National Guard has repainted an F-16A static display in a gold paint scheme. This scheme replicates the F-16C that was painted in gold back in 1996 to commemorate the 185th Fighter Wing’s 50th anniversary back then.
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Ken Allen, who served as the U.S. Air Force’s Assistant Air Attaché in Bejing from 1987- 1989, recalls the events before, during, and after the Tiananmen Square incident.
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James “Stocky” Edwards, a Canadian World War II ace, has passed away on May 14 at the age of 100. He was three weeks shy of his 101st birthday.
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