That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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America’s A-10 Warthog Is Still at War Against the Islamic StateAccording to U.S. Central Command, these jets were tasked with supporting ground forces in eliminating ISIS fighters within a cave. Although the American-made A-10 Thunderbolt II is nearing its fifth ...
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Why the A-4 Skyhawk Deserves a Place in Aviation HistoryBuilt in the 1950s as a replacement for the Douglas A-1 Skyraider (coincidentally the last propeller-driven attack aircraft in the U.S. inventory, and coincidentally the base platform for the A-10 ...
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Randy's Warbird Profiles: Martin AM-1 Mauler Bu.No. 22275Douglas XBT2D-1 (Model 96, which became the production A-1 Skyraider), Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK-1, and the Martin XBTM-1 (BT being the Navy’s Bomber-Torpedo designation and M for the Glenn L.
Doug passed away on February 3, 2025. Doug was born in Inglewood, California on March 12, 1960. He was the son of Arthur and Mary Nelson. He grew up in Santa Barbara, off of Old San Marcos Pass, ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has released new details regarding the Jan. 29 shooting death of 21-year-old Malachi A. Mitchell, whose body was discovered in a vehicle ...
In 1949, a passenger plane and a military craft collided near Washington DC, launching a grim recovery effort in the Potomac ...
2025 is scrambling my brain. Last month the Florida Panhandle picked up more snow than much of Minnesota did. I didn’t have that on my bingo card. According to Axios, before Saturday’s ...
EDDIE, THANK YOU. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHARES ITS COURTHOUSE POLICIES AND HOW IT RELATES TO IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS NONE OF THEIR ...
Before he was a staple of CBC Radio, Jeff Douglas was best known as Joe from Molson’s wildly popular “I am Canadian!” television commercials. Now, 25 years later — amid a looming trade war ...
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF ThunderbirdsEntertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
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