Aviation History

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."

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.

The MAF Charity Foundation

As World War II pilots performed their duties all over the world, many became aware of so many remote places were populated with people who had little to no access to the outside world. Determined ...

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...

The role of FACs at the battle at Kham Duc Vietnam

This is the story of the Forward Air Contollers and their role in the Battle of Kham Duc in Vietnam on May 12, 1968. Without FACs the Battle of Kham Duc would have turned out much differently than ...

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...

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...

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...

The Jolly Green Giants

The Sikorsky helicopter model HH-3E was afectionately called "The Jolly Green Giant" when it was deployed to Vietnam in the 1960s for Search & Rescue missions. This is the story of the aircraft...

Surviving A Vietnam Rescue Mission

Another fascinating story of heroism by a USAF helocopter pilot who refused to give up on the troops on the ground. Read the trial by fire Cpt. Gerald O. Young experienced and never gave up!

Unbroken Will

In this, the last of my articles on the Code Of Conduct and Vietnam, we read about a true hero who gave up his life at the tender age of 25 to protect South Vietnam and our country. This is his story.

Maj. George E. Day - Code Of Conduct - Part 3

Major Geroge E. "Bud" Day flew his USAF F-100 aircraft as a forward air controller in Vietnam. On 8/26/67 "Bud" was shot down over Vietnam and spent the next 5 1/2 years as a POW in North Vietnam. ...