Air Force Maj. Robert Lodge decided not to eject from his stricken plane over North Vietnam to make sure the enemy never ...
In February 1966, a U.S. Navy A-4 Skyhawk mission over Vietnam went horribly wrong. What began as a strike on coastal guns ...
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Before we delve into the American air aces’ individual bios, a note about the number-crunching methods for the Vietnam air war is in order: all of these American aces flew as members of two-man crews ...
This year marks a handful of important anniversaries in the history of the Vietnam War. The United States' initial involvement in the Republic of Vietnam began in November 1955, when President Dwight ...
On Aug. 11, 2025, 57 years after the battle, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the recovery of James Henry ...
A United States pilot who disappeared while conducting a spy mission during the Vietnam War has finally been accounted for, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing ...
The impetus for Linebacker I was somewhat reactive in nature as opposed to the more proactive spirit of Linebacker II, as the first Linebacker was devised to counter the Communist North Vietnamese ...