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From jet ace to gunfighter: the story of a fighter pilot whose career bookended the history of jet fighters from Korea to Vietnam.(Biography)
The most coveted recognition sought by any fighter pilot is that of 'ace' which indicates five confirmed aerial kills. This has not changed since...
Airpower, 01/01/06 by Thompson, Warren E. · More from publication -
The 'Popeye' intercept: all those cool magazine ads in the 1950s showed jet fighters blazing off into clear blue skies in search of their aerial adversaries. What happened when they had to fly in a full overcast?(F-86D Sabre Dog interceptor)
Soon after the Blockade of Berlin began in 1948, the United States realized that just because it was 3,000 miles away from that conflict did not...
Airpower, 11/01/05 by Thompson, Warren E. · More from publication -
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE MiG KIND
Not all air kills happened during the Korean War The Korean War officially ended on July 27, 1953; unofficially, it continued for several years...
Flight Journal, 08/01/05 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication -
MiG Killers of Yankee Station
MiG Killers of Yankee Station by Michael O'Connor; New Past Press, P.O. Box 558, Friendship, WI 53934; www.newpastpress.com; $50. This first-class,...
Flight Journal, 02/01/05 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication -
CHICO THE GUNFIGHT
ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUELY CONFIGURED F-4s IN THE VIETNAM WAR FROM THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF WW Il AND THROUGH THE Vietnam War, U.S. military aviation...
Flight Journal, 12/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication -
Bridges at "Toko-Ri", The
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE FICTION IN 1955, JAMES MICHENER'S 1954 novel about U.S. Naval aviation in the Korean War was brought to the silver screen. The...
Flight Journal, 10/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication -
Nightmares over Afghanistan.(Cover Story)
Editor's Note: While the editorial focus of WINGS & AIRPOWER has traditionally been on aviation history, every once in awhile a story crosses my...
Airpower, 07/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E. · More from publication -
Night cats: Grumman F7F Tigercats over Korea.
During the early 1940's, there were a large number of outstanding aircraft designs that made it to operational status. However, there were some...
Airpower, 05/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E. · More from publication -
World-Class Heavy Hauler
CLASSICS THE DOUGLAS AD SKYRAIDER is one of the few strike aircraft that lasted long enough to fight in two wars: Korea and Vietnam. Its rugged...
Flight Journal, 04/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication -
RESCUED FROM HUNGNAM HARBOR: A SKYRAIDER PILOT'S LUCKY DAY
ALTHOUGH CONCEIVED IN 1944 (when WW II was at its height), the AD Skyraider was not ready in time to enter that war, but it had plenty of action...
Flight Journal, 02/01/04 by Thompson, Warren E · More from publication
