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National Security Journal on MSN7d
USS Forrestal: The Navy Aircraft Carrier Set on Fire By Its Own Rockets
The 1967 fire on the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier was one of the most devastating naval disasters in U.S. history. It ...
The National Interest on MSN13d
How the USS Maddox Started the Vietnam War
The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...
AeroTime5d
50 years after Operation Babylift, the USAF and RAAF’s special airlift mission
It’s been 50 years since the USAF and RAAF airlifted almost 3,000 orphaned babies out of Saigon. AeroTime takes a closer look ...
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The final voyage of the USS Kitty Hawk: America's flagship and key aircraft carrier in Vietnam was sold for less than a dollar
used in battles during the Vietnam War to the Persian Gulf and survived a collision with a Soviet submarine. But those glory days are in the past. Now the aircraft carrier is in the middle of its ...
SlashGear1mon
5 Fighter Jets Used In The Vietnam War
remains one of the most iconic jets to have flown during the Vietnam War. The F-8 Crusader was a supersonic carrier-based aircraft manufactured by Chance Vought. Developed in 1952 at the Navy's ...
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Weapons of War
The M113 armored personnel carrier served valuable transport ... publications on the Army's involvement in the Vietnam War. Examine the aircraft used in Vietnam on this site maintained by the ...