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Operation Heavy Tea, the top secret mission into China to monitor its nuclear weapons program

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by alert5

Operation Heavy Tea was a top secret mission flown by the 34th Squadron of the Republic of China Air Force into China on May 17, 1969.

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10 years ago, the T-50 made its first flight

Posted on January 30, 2020 by alert5

#FighterFriday Restoring the XP-82

Posted on January 17, 2020 by alert5

Leigh Giangreco has an excellent article on Tom Reilly’s quest to restore the first North American XP-82 to flying condition.

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No buyers for Viraat

Posted on December 18, 2019 by alert5

An online auction to sell retired aircraft carrier INS Viraat as scrap on Dec. 17 has failed to find any buyer for the ship.

Photo: Indian Navy

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Retired Col. Charles E. McGee could be promoted to Brig. Gen. soon

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alert5

Retired Col. Charles McGee, a Tuskegee airman who found in World War 2, Korean War and Vietnam War, could be promote to the rank of Brigadier General soon.

U.S. Department of AgricultureLance Cheung/Photojournalist/USDA/Lance Cheung [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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