Category: Heritage
MC-130P that participated in Sơn Tây raid going to Castle air museum
The MC-130P #66-0212 that took part in the special forces raid on Sơn Tây, Vietnam will be retired to become a permanent display at Castle air museum.
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Statue of world’s first African American fighter pilot unveiled
60th anniversary of the surface-to-air missile’s combat debut
On this day 60 years ago, a S-75 surface-to-air missile was fired by China’s 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion in Beijing and it shot down a Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, #5643, over Tong County Zhangjiawan. It was the first time that a surface-to-air missile had brought down an aircraft.
AMB Brescia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Korean War ace Henry Buttelmann has passed away
The youngest Allied ace during the Korean War, retired Lt. Col. Henry “Hank” Buttelmann has passed away in Illinois on Sept. 16.
en:US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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