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Aircraft of the U.S. Air Force in the Vietnam War
November 8th, 2022
F-105 Thunderchief "Thud" bombing North Vietnam The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975. The U.S. involvement of this war was between 1965 and 1972, and again in 1975. The U.S. Air Force operated quite a few different aircraft in the Vietnam War theater. This post is about the main on...
5 minute readThe Wild Weasels
November 6th, 2022
The Wild Weasels is a group of elite airmen who mission requirements are to be the first aircraft in on a bombing mission and the last ones out of the mission area. They also are tasked to destroy any SAM (Surface to Air Missile) launching sites before any aircraft get shot down. The Wild Weasels we...
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