Chaucer Auctions is selling a 1983 hardback edition of Air Aces and what makes the book extraordinarily rare is the inclusion of signatures from 238 aces.
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Category: Heritage
30th anniversary of Top Gun
The movie Top Gun was released on May 16 thirty years ago and Raytheon looks at how aerial combat has evolved over the years. Hit the source for the link to the article.
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By PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Photos of early Soviet ballistic missiles and space dogs declassified
The Russian Ministry of Defense has declassified a set of images showing early Soviet ballistic missiles at the Kapustin Yar range.
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Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
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U.S. veteran fighter pilots had reunion with Vietnamese counterparts in Hanoi
The largest gathering of American and Vietnamese fighter pilots from the Vietnam War took place at Intercontinental Hotel, Hanoi on Apr. 13.
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Zero fighter ace who took part in Pearl Harbor raid has passed away
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter ace, Kaname Harada, has passed away on May 3. He was one of the few Zero pilots that took part in action from Pearl Harbor, Midway and Guadalcanal to have survived the war.
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