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Tag: Pilots

Photo of William Dawson of the 71st Special Operations Squadron trains his AC-119’s night observation scope during a mission in April 1969.

How Cargo Haulers Turned into Gunships Rained Fire on the Enemy in Vietnam

by Barry Levine1/22/20241/22/2024

Unassuming AC-119 aircraft became the fearsome “Shadows and Stingers” of the Vietnam War.

Photo of a O-2A Super Skymaster, used as a FAC aircraft, fires a smoke rocket at an enemy stronghold. The smoke rocket will mark the area for strike aircraft. Fast reaction time and increased time over target, plus the safety factor of its two engines make the O-2 ideal for both psychological warfare and FAC missions.

This Plane Made all the Difference in Vietnam — So Did its Aviators

by Barry Levine6/12/20235/15/2023

The Strangest Aircraft Ever Made for War, From the “Flying Flapjack” to the “Beetle”

by Jon Guttman3/9/20224/25/2022
don-purdy

“Any Kind Of Writing Is Cathartic”: Why Former Naval Aviator Don Purdy Uses Poetry to Describe His War in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher2/20/20223/2/2024

Air Force Honors Vietnam Fighter Pilot Robin Olds

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/16/202111/15/2021

The Brewster Buffalo Was an Unlikely Fighter Plane—But Finland Loved It

by Barrett Tillman9/22/20214/17/2022

Saving Captain Vizcarra: A Downed Fighter Pilot’s Rescue from North Vietnam

by Marcelo Ribeiro da Silva8/25/20213/13/2023

Leading from the Front: A Helicopter Pilot’s Distinguished Valor in Vietnam

by Doug Sterner8/3/20216/2/2022

Book review: Gold Stars Over the Red River

by Jon Guttman7/21/20214/29/2024
(Laurent Allenou)

Shot Down in France, An American Airman’s Fate Remained a Mystery for Decades

by Gavin Mortimer7/2/20217/6/2021

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