Vietnam War Aviation

15/02/2026

Do we have any followers who served under Col. Robin Olds?

29/08/2024

☲💀☲ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ➣ Wednesday, 28 August 1968

D-21 #516 launched from B-52H and flew 78 nmi (LSW)

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 🐍 Blackbird Timeline of Events, 1960s
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The Lockheed D-21 was an American supersonic reconnaissance drone UAV. The D-21 was initially designed to be launched from the back of an M-21 carrier aircraft, a variant of the Lockheed A-12 aircraft.

The drone had maximum speed in excess of Mach 3.3 (2,200 miles per hour; 3,600 kilometers per hour) at an operational altitude of 90,000 feet (27,000 meters).

Development began in October 1962.

Originally known by the Lockheed designation Q-12, the drone was intended for reconnaissance deep into contested enemy airspace.

The Lockheed D-21 is an American supersonic reconnaissance drone. The D-21 was initially designed to be launched from the back of an M-21 carrier aircraft, a variant of the Lockheed A-12 aircraft. The drone had maximum speed in excess of Mach 3.3 (2,200 miles per hour; 3,600 kilometers per hour) at....

16/08/2024

Today, we celebrate National Airborne Day, marking the first official U.S. Army parachute jump anniversary on August 16, 1940, at Ft. Benning, Ga. Our paratroopers represent our very best to the skies.

02/05/2024

┯✛┯ Wednesday, an American Patriot, who so loved our great Nation, “Flew West” on his final mission.

Daryle E. Tripp, Maj Gen, USAF, (Ret.)
12 June 1927 - 1 May 2024
USAF Bio: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105378/major-general-daryle-e-tripp/

𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘈-1 𝘚𝘬𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘍𝘭𝘢., 𝘪𝘯 1968. 𝘐𝘯 1969 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 56𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺-𝘑𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 500 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1969 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵.

Rest peacefully, Dad … I miss you!

𝓡𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓣𝓻𝓲𝓹𝓹

Major General Daryle E. Tripp is vice director for plans and policy, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. General Tripp was born in 1927, in Hornell, N.Y., where he graduated

14/12/2023

☲✪☲ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞̣̂𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ➣ Wednesday, 14 December 1966

1966: Col Albert R. Howarth demonstrated exemplary courage and airmanship under the most hazardous conditions of darkness and intense enemy fire while participating in a SEA combat mission. He received the Mackay Trophy for his intrepidity.
The A-26 Invader had become well established as a major truck killer on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and its call sign Ni**od was well known in the skies over Laos. Its long endurance, heavy ordnance load and slow speed were useful characteristics for the patient stalking of traffic on the myriad of roads and trails that wound their way through Laos towards South Vietnam. However, the Invader was vulnerable to ground fire. Lt Col Howarth’s aircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire during a dusk mission near Ban Kapay. One of the aircraft’s engines caught fire but Lt Col Howarth kept the aircraft in the air and managed to fly some 20 miles to the west before the crew were forced to abandon the Invader. All the crew were picked up safely around midnight by one of Udorn’s HH-3Es. Lt Col Howarth was awarded the Mackay Trophy for his outstanding airmanship and courage displayed during this mission.