Retired Col. Charles C. “Charlie” Bock, who flew the B-1A on its maiden flight, has passed away on Aug. 21.
Photo: DOD
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Category: Heritage
Former South Vietnamese C-130A arrives at its new home
The National Warplane Museum has taken delivery of a former South Vietnamese C-130A that was one of the last of its kind to escape the country in 1975.
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Tu-2 being restored for flight by Novosibirsk State Technical University
The Novosibirsk State Technical University will be restoring a Tu-2 that it bought from the
Wings of Victory Foundation. The intention is to restore it to become the only flying Tu-2 warbird.
English: Pavel AdzhigildaevРусский: Павел Аджигильдяев [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Draken International donating MiG-21 to National Naval Aviation Museum
A MiG-21 will soon arrive at the National Naval Aviation Museum to become an exhibit.
Alf van Beem [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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These men flew two B-52Hs around the world non-stop 25 years ago
Twelve of the 16 B-52H aircrew members that participated in exercise Global Power 94-7 25 years ago were reunited at Barksdale Air Force Base on Aug. 9.
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