Flying and Fighting in the B-26 Marauder
“It was not the airplane I wanted to fly. I was horrified because of all the bad stories I had …
Aerospace
XP-59A Airacomet: The First American Jet Began As A Secret Program
When the Bell XP-59A Airacomet came on the scene during World War II it was shrouded in secrecy and surrounded …
Attack on Camp Bastion: VMA-211 Is Back in the Fight
After suffering the loss of its commanding officer and all but two of its aircraft in the attack on Camp …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Transition From Guns to Missiles
The U.S. Navy has been in the missile defense business for over six decades. Given such a long history, and …
Book Review – Mission to Tokyo: The American Airmen Who Took the War to the Heart of Japan
With Mission to Tokyo, Robert F. Dorr once again has created a multi-dimensional, multi-layered approach to telling a story of …
P-3 Orion Marks 50th Anniversary
As the P-3 Orion continues to serve in its 50th year it has seen its role but not its importance …
Attack on Camp Bastion: The Destruction of VMA-211
Late on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, a Taliban insurgent force of sappers carried out an attack on Camp Bastion, the …
The P-3 Orion Faces Its Future
The P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and maritime and over-land patrol aircraft marked its 50th anniversary in service this past …
The P-3 Orion In Service
At the height of Cold War tensions, the chief of the Soviet general staff, Marshal Sergey Akhromeyev said, “I always …
Flying the P-47N Thunderbolt
“It was a beautiful specimen of the great Thunderbolt fighter, almost factory-fresh in the Pacific sunshine, resplendent with an all-yellow …