A group of retired F-14 aviators are raising $150,000 to build a 10-foot tall, 4-sided, black, granite obelisk to honor the fighter in Virginia Beach.
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Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Fatal crash of Nanchang CJ-6 in California
The pilot at the controls of a Nanchang CJ-6 was killed when the plane went down in Santa Susana Mountains on Jun. 15
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Last U-2 pilot to be shot down and captured by China has passed away
Chang Liyi, who was shot down while flying U-2C N.358 over China on Jan. 10, 1965, has passed away today in Taipei.
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Indian Air Force chief leads ‘missing man’ MiG-21 formation
Head of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, paid visits to Bhisiana and Sarsawa Air Force Stations on May 29 to honor fallen comrades killed in the Kargil War 30 years ago.
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Former AC-130A airman describes the PAVE MACE/Black Crow system
The Black Crow was an magnetic anomaly detection system aboard the AC-130A that allows the crew to detect vehicles hidden underneath the jungle canopy by detecting their electromagnetic emissions from the engine’s ignition coil.
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