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Downed in enemy territory, this Vietnam pilot refused to be captured
Gen. John Vogt Jr., commander of Air Forces in Vietnam/Thailand, canceled the day’s 150-plane strike mission to Hanoi and ...
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Air Force purges photos, websites on pioneering female pilots
Multiple webpages and media relating to retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, are no longer online amid the Trump administration's purge of diversity ...
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Downed in enemy territory, this American pilot refused to be captured
Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force) Maj. Robert Alfred ...
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Air Force purges photos, websites on pioneering female pilots
Some Air Force webpages on pioneering female pilots — from World War II to the modern era — have been taken offline, as the Trump administration continues its drive to eliminate diversity ...
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Downed in enemy territory, this American pilot refused to be captured
In March 1966 Lodge qualified as a pilot at Moody Air Force Base ... Upon his second tour in Vietnam in January 1971, he was chief of the Fighter Tactics Branch for the 432nd Tactical ...