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A photograph of one of the early DC-3 aircraft sitting on an airport ramp.

The Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 was one of the world's first modern passenger airliners, and went on to become an essential World War II tranportation tool. Even today there are a number of the original DC-3s sti...

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Japanese World War II Ace Saburo Sakai posing in front of the hinomaru (Japanese flag) by his Mitsubishi A5M Type 96 fighter in 1939.

Saburō Sakai, Famous Japanese Ace

Aerial combat in World War II created a lot of flying aces, including one of many in Japan by the name of Saburō Sakai. Discover what the other side in the war went through to become flying aces in...

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Lt., Col. Kenneth Walsh in cockpit of F4U VMF-124 May 1943 in World War II Photo

Kenneth A. Walsh, Lt. Col. USMC, WWII

Lt. Col. Kenneth Walsh, USMC, had an interesting path to his Wings of Gold as a Marine Corps fighter pilot, climbing up through the ranks from a Marine Corps Private to Lt. Col. at retirement. He e...

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A photograph of Carlyle S. "Smitty" Harris, Colonel, U.S.A.F., Retired.

The Secret Code

A story of heroism while living as a POW during 8 years in North Vietnam. Capt. "Smitty" Harris demonstrated the tradition of American POWs honoring the military "Code of Honor, in the face of unbe...

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Kepford poses by the cockpit of an F4U after his second combat tour.

An American Flying Ace

This is the story of a Second World War II U.S. Navy Ace fighter pilot who made his mark flying the Grumman F4U Corsair.

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A photograph of the B-17 from WWII named The 8 Ball

Clark Gable in Uniform: Glamour Meets Grit at 30,000 Feet

It is WWII and everyone wanted to enlist to help win the war, including Hollywood star Clark Gable. This is the story of how even the elite in our country wanted to help win the war.

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The flaming wreckage of NASA 833 Boeing 720 slides to a stop on Rogers Dry Lake.

Meet A Great Test Pilot You Never Heard Of

Very few Air Force test pilots every gain much notoriety, yet many of them are exceptional pilots. Fitz Fulton was one of them, and those who knew him called him the "Dean of Test Pilots."

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A photo of an RF-8 Crusader fighter jet flying over the mountains of Vietnam.

Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape

Follow the experience of U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Klusmann as the first American shot down during the Vietnam War, and his incredible escape to freedom.

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A photo of Russel Mock giving his wife, Jerrie Mock, a kiss on the cheek by her Cessna 180.

The Ambitious Flying Housewife

In 1964 a frustrated housewife and mother decided she needed to do "something" to break the monotony of raising a family. He husband jokingly suggested that she use her pilot's license and fly arou...

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A photograph of the airfield at Kham Duc, Vietnam on May 12th, 1968.

The Battle of Kham Duc

The Battle of Kham Duc in Vietnam is an example of the extraordinary heroism displayed by ordinary military personnel of the United States Military. Read about ordinary men performing extraordinary...

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A photograph of a UH-1 helicopter on a landing pad in Vietnam

Lt. Fleming and the Green Hornets

On 11-26-68, Lt. James P. Fleming, flying a Bell UH-1F helicopter, managed to save a Green Baret team who were under attack by a large NVM force. Risking his helicopter, crew, and himself, Lt. Flem...

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A photograph of an A-1 being serviced on the ground in Vietnam circa 1960s

Against All Odds

On September 1, 1968, an A-1I pilot by the name of William A. Jones III, risked his very life and being in order to rescue a downed Phantom Pilot in Southeast Asia. Read the incredible story "Again...

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