A Japanese-owned Mitsubishi A6M Zero made its first flight in Japan at JMSDF Kanoya Airbase, Kagoshima today at 14:27 local time. Former Lockheed test pilot Skip Holm was at the controls.
Category: Heritage
25 years since Desert Storm
Depending on where you live, Operation Desert Storm occurred on Jan. 16-17 1991. Twenty-five years later, some of the units that took part in the military campaign to oust Iraqi troops out of Kuwait are marking the anniversary with gatherings and ceremonies. Here are some of the stories.
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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25th anniversary of RCAF 416 Squadron’s participation in First Gulf War
This month marks the 25th anniversary whereby Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188s from 416 Squadron went into combat in Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991.
Photo: Sergeant Ed Dixon
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Ken Dooley: The Untold Story of the U.S. 5th Air Force’s 39th Fighter Squadron
Ken Dooley, author of “Relentless Pursuit: The Untold Story of the U.S. 5th Air Force’s 39th Fighter Squadron,” speaking at the Eight Bells Book Lecture, Naval War College Museum, Dec. 10, 2015.
Visiting the Kanoya Naval Air Museum
The Kanoya Naval Air Museum, which is situated at more than 500 miles from Tokyo, has the world’s last surviving Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat.
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By Max Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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