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Biff_T Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I'm celebrating these warriors this weekend. Gone but not forgotten! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biff_T Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-time-a-kc-135-stratotanker-crew-crossed-vietnam-dmz-and-went-into-a-dive-to-refuel-a-flamed-out-f-105-thunderchief/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeremiahWeed Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I was traveling last Friday and was kind of tuned out. A week late but……19 Jan was the 33rd anniversary of my first combat mission in DS and the kills #3 and I (#4) got that day while escorting the strike package. 1300z, day mission, 2x Mirage F-1s. AIM-7s. It was a good day. 😜 17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff_T Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 https://www.military.com/history/2024/01/26/first-medal-of-honor-recipient-of-vietnam-war-dies-age-89.html?amp= 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 For this upcoming Friday... On 6 Feb 1991, then-Capt Robert Swain Jr. of the Air Force Reserve’s 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron (pictured above as a colonel at his fini flight) made the first air-to-air kill in an A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation DESERT STORM. The event, depicted in art below, began after Swain was attacking Iraqi tanks on the ground and noticed two distant objects flying further afield. After one of his wing-men marked these two Iraqi Bo-105c helicopters with smoke rounds, Swain flew in to try and take them down with missile fire. When he realized the helos were too small to lock onto with his Maverick missiles, he switched to the A-10’s 30mm nose-mounted cannon, the GAU-8/A Avenger, and successfully took one of the helicopters down that way. At retirement—as the 439th Airlift Wing commander—Swain had flown more than 3,500 hours and 51 combat missions. (Photos: USAF; Artwork by 2nd Lt Katie “Kat” L. Justen) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger41 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 One of my favorite parts of that story was their squadron commander calling an Eagle squadron commander up there who's squadron hadn't gotten any kills yet (through no fault of their own) and offered to come by and give some advice on air to air work. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biff_T Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458942/2003-operation-iraqi-freedom/ I flew into Iraq for the first time on March 20, 2003. SrA Biff in a KC-10A refueling some fighters at night in EMCON 4. We (USAF) did a good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff_T Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-restoration-of-b-26-marauder-flak-bait-the-only-us-warplane-to-survive-200-bombing-missions-during-world-war-ii/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff_T Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 21 years ago. https://skytrailer.nl/memorial/capt-eric-b-das/ https://skytrailer.nl/memorial/lt-col-william-r-watkins-iii/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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