Operation A-Go — Part 3 of 3
Published on June 27, 2013 by Thomas C. Van Hare As the day ended, Vice-Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa left the stricken aircraft carrier Taiho for the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Wakatsuki.
Month: June 2013
Operation A-Go — Part 2 of 3
Published on June 25, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare By dawn on June 19, 1944, the two opposing carrier groups were positioned with the Japanese to the west and
Operation A-Go — Part 1 of 3
Published on June 19, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare Vice Admiral Ozawa Jisaburo had gathered his forces in secret, creating the largest naval fleet Japan had yet assembled in
First Arc Light
Published on June 18, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare By 1965, the Vietnam War was rapidly expanding. US Military and South Vietnamese forces were deeply involved in a mix
Intercepted!
Published on June 16, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare The day had begun normally with a morning preflight of the Martin P4M-1Q Mercator aircraft. The mission was a standard
The Kaleva Shootdown
Published on June 14, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare In the early stages of World War II, before the United States entered the conflict, Nazi Germany was on the
The Great Aeroplane Raid
Published on June 13, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare During daylight hours on June 13, 1917, at the height of the Great War and 96 years ago today in
Black Buck 7
Published on June 12, 2013 by Thomas C. Van Hare Operation Black Buck 7 was the last of the series flown. Each of the flights had been extraordinarily difficult, logistically
Operation CORKSCREW
Published on June 11, 2013 In 1943, at the height of World War II, the Allies embarked on a new offensive plan to pressure the Axis powers of Italy and
Sucked Out!
Published on June 10, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare It was supposed to have been a beautiful day on June 10, 1990 (today in aviation history). Vacationers filed onto
The Little Tub
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Displayed at Harrod’s at the end of the Great War. An early “ultralight”, in a class of its own. No fixed tail —
De la Cierva
Published on June 9, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare Juan de la Cierva was the son of a wealthy Spaniard who, by age 17 in 1912, was already designing
Missile Mail
Published on June 8, 2013 By Thomas C. Van Hare Have you ever heard of “Missile Mail”? Yes, our Government in Washington had the rather harebrained idea of loading US
Fortitude South
Published on June 6, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare In the early morning hours of D-Day, on June 6, 1944, a huge Allied invasion force was moving toward Normandy Beach
The Flying Keys — Part 2 of 2
Published on June 5, 2013 When Al and Fred Key took off in their Curtiss Robin “Ole Miss” on June 4, 1935, they were supported by a committed, if small
The Flying Keys — Part 1 of 2
Published on June 4, 2013 In 1935, after two failed attempts. two brothers took off on a third try, hoping to set a record and save their local airport. Their
The Pommery Cup — Part 2 of 2
Published on June 1, 2013 Pierre Daucourt’s flight from Paris to Berlin, having spanned 895 kilometers in a single day from sunrise to sunset, was the leading candidate for the