Legendary F-14 pilot Dale ‘Snort’ Snodgrass was killed in the crash of a SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 on Jul. 24.
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Category: Heritage
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to display Douglas F4D on its flight deck
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York is in the process of putting back a Douglas F4D warbird on display.
Photo: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
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The U-2 pilot who defected to China has passed away
We have received news that former Lockheed U-2 pilot Wang Hsi-chueh passed away in February this year. Wang was famous for defecting to China by hijacking China Airlines Flight 334 on May 3, 1986.
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How Taiwan reverse-engineered the Israeli Gabriel Mk 1
One of the key Taiwanese who help to develop the Hsiung Feng I anti-ship missile was Chiang Hsiao Kun. In this video, Chiang gave an insight into some of the difficulties encountered during the missile’s development. The missile was reverse-engineered from the Israeli Gabriel Mk 1.
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