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Vietnam veteran reunited with the AH-1G he flew during the war

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Retired U.S. Army Capt. Jim Mitschke was reunited with the Bell AH-1G attack helicopter that he flew with during the Vietnam War recently at Yuma Proving Ground.

Vietnam-era Army Capt. Jim Mitschke (left) talks with U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Flight Services Division Chief Patrick Franklin beneath the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter he flew in combat for more than 750 hours in country. Mitschke was reunited with the aircraft after more than 50 years.

Photo by Mark Schauer
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Final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will see 14 USAF aircraft making a flyover

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A final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will be held on Apr. 18 and the U.S. Air Force is sending 14 aircraft to the flyover in Florida.

Goblets for Doolittle Raiders (left-right) Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Major Thomas Griffin, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite stand charged and ready for the Goblet Ceremony on April 16, 2010 in Fairborn, Ohio. the ceremony honors all who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during W.W. II. The upright goblets represent aircrew who have survived to this day. During the ceremony the name of every person was read and a Doolittle Raider responds to indicate the spirit of those who passed are present. The collection of goblets, each with an aircrew name engraved both right side up and upside down. The set of goblets is now maintained by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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