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There has been a call by some to rename nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis because the late Senator was against the civil rights movements.
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Speed & Angels Productions will premier its F-14 documentary, Tomcat Tales, next month. The film’s director Mark Vizcarra flew the Tomcat as a naval aviator.
A campaign is ongoing to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a former U.S. Navy F9F-5 Panther pilot who defended his aircraft carrier from an attack by seven Soviet MiG-15s on Nov. 18, 1952.
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The Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Wing is planning a massive 17-aircraft flyover of Los Angeles today to mark Memorial Day and salute COVID-19 essential workers.
Jerzy Główczewski, the last living Polish fighter pilot who fought in World War II, passed away on Apr. 13 due to COVID-19. He fought as a Spitfire pilot with No. 308 “City of Kraków” Polish Fighter Squadron.
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