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One of the first seven AC-130A aircraft deployed to Vietnam was AF serial no. 53–3129, named First Lady in November 1970. This aircraft was a conversion of the first production C-130. On 25 March 1971, it took an anti-aircraft artillery hit in the belly just aft of the nose gear wheel well over the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. The 37 mm shell ...
The 30mm cannon of this plane can fire up to 200 rounds per minute, each about the size of a Coca-Cola bottle. An 'Angel of Death' will release 'controlled fury' over Indiana. But no need to panic
The new bomber proved impossible to intercept during air exercises in May 1932, strengthening calls for improved air defense warning systems. Two B-9s were destroyed during crashes in 1933, one of the accidents being fatal, while the remaining aircraft were gradually phased out over the next two years, with the last being withdrawn on 26 April ...
Louis Edward "Lou" Curdes (November 2, 1919 – February 5, 1995) was an American flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II who held the unusual distinctions of scoring an official and intentional air-to-air kill against another American aircraft as well as shooting down at least one aircraft from each of the major Axis powers.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 235 (VMFA-235) was a United States Marine Corps squadron that most recently flew F/A-18 Hornets.Known as the "Death Angels", the squadron participated in action during World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and was decommissioned on 14 June 1996.
The aircraft was destroyed, but both crew members successfully ejected. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The accident marked the first operational loss of a B‑2 bomber, and as of 2024 [update] remains one of two lost B-2s since another damaged B-2 had to be retired due to repair costs after an on-board fire. [ 3 ]
Aircraft and ground crew of B-17 "Hell's Angels" at RAF Molesworth [a]. The 303rd Bombardment Group was activated in February 1942 as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber group at Pendleton Field, Oregon, and assigned the 358th, 359th, and 360th Bombardment Squadrons and the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron.
Hell's Angels was a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War.It was one of the first B-17s in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 credited combat missions in the European Theater.