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The fall of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 led to peace talks in Geneva and the division of Vietnam into communist North and quasi-democratic South. Cold War tensions drew an ever-increasing commitment of U.S. troops and material support to the region. By January 1968 nearly a half-million American and 60,000 allied troops supported 340,000 South …
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Rare Jenny Takes WingA 1917 Curtiss JN-4D is the centerpiece of an Oregon museum’s collection of flying antiques. Visitors to the Columbia River Gorge area might be surprised to find a vast 95,000-squa… Read More‘Be Quick, Be Quiet and Be on Time’Lockheed genius Kelly Johnson’s words summed up the philosophy behind several of history’s most innovative airplanes. Kelly Johnson—his mother named him Clarence, but that wasn’t h… Read MoreThe Day Hitler Got Cold FeetDuring an impromptu flight to the Russian Front, the Führer was forced to forgo the comforts of his usual transport. On a frigid day in early December 1941, Adolf Hitler paced back… Read MoreDeath of a Quiet BirdmanTest pilot Stanley Beltz flew nearly everything Lockheed produced in the decade following World War II. When a bang rattled the windows of the Gilbert home north of Lancaster, Cali… Read MoreValkyrie’s Little BrotherSoaring development costs and evolving air defense requirements killed North American’s innovative F-108 Rapier before it got off the ground. Before the missile age, when nuclear d… Read More
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