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Vietnam2 min read
Ra-5c Vigilante Reconnaissance Aircraft
On Dec. 28, 1972, a low-flying North Vietnamese MiG-21 turned to intercept an RA-5C Vigilante piloted by Lt. Cdr. Alfred H. Agnew of the U.S. Navy. He was flying a low-level post-strike reconnaissance mission to avoid anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) an
Vietnam6 min read
Firefighting At Tay Ninh
All South Vietnam Army logistical units in III Corps were based in Saigon, except for a sub-depot in Tay Ninh, a provincial capital near the border of Cambodia. MACV Advisory Team 9 provided guidance to the Third Area Logistics Command and its assign
Vietnam13 min read
Operation Thunderhead
At around noon on May 2, 1972, two SR-71 Blackbirds dropped to 75,000 feet and flew separate Mach 2.5 passes over Hanoi, delivering two sonic booms within 15 seconds of each other. Their mission was vital and their timing critical. A third SR-71 had

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