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sc-1: u.s. military’s first powered aircraft
midway
massacre
of marine
vMF-221
SPOOKY
HAUNTS THE vIET CONG
when an AC-47 unleashed its
miniguns, the enemy ran for cover
no sanctuary:
the secret b-52
bombing campaign in cambodia
how a british designer helped
create
the iconic curtiss jn-4
HistoryNet.com
JULY 2017
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AMERICAN HISTORY
TURBINE PILOT
Manufacture caliber. Turbine Technology.
48 mm stainless steel case. Screw-down crown at 3 o’clock.
Bidirectional inner dial ring, circular aviation slide rule.
Black 12-blades revolving Turbine. Black calfskin strap.
Ref. A1085/1A
APRIL
2017
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july 2017
DEPARTMENTS
5 MAILBAG
6 BRIEFING
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12 AVIATORS
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features
stratofortress
Boeing B-52s unload
on a target near Bien
Hoa Air Base in 1966.
French pilot Jacqueline
Auriol “lived to fly,”
overcoming terrible
injuries to set five world
speed records.
By Philip Handleman
14 RESTORED
The Vintage Flying
Museum’s
Special Kay
is
the world’s only airworthy
Douglas B-26K.
By Stephan Wilkinson
28
NIXON’S SECRET
AIR WAR
North Vietnamese forces staging in Cambodia thought
they were safe from allied attack, but they underestimated
the U.S. president’s resolve.
By Robert O. Harder
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LOG OF THE LEPER
An Australian journalist in Vietnam witnessed firsthand
the devastating firepower of a Douglas AC-47 “Spooky’s”
miniguns.
By Steve Birdsall
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16 EXTREMES
The first aircraft accepted
by the U.S. military was a
dirigible with a top speed
of 20 mph.
By W.M. Tarrant
18 STYLE
Showcasing products
of interest to aviation
enthusiasts and pilots.
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‘A SHATTERED COMMAND’
At Midway Atoll 75 years ago, the Marine Corps pilots of
VMF-221 rose to challenge the oncoming Japanese—and
many paid with their lives.
By Richard Camp
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GENESIS OF THE JENNY
Glenn Curtiss’ most famous airplane, the iconic JN-4
“Jenny,” owes much to British designer Benjamin
Douglas Thomas.
By Mark C. Wilkins
26 LETTER FROM
AVIATION HISTORY
66 REVIEWS
71 FLIGHT TEST
72 AERO ARTIFACT
ON THE COVER:
A Douglas AC-47 belonging to the American Flight Museum in Topeka, Kan., takes part in the 2013 Gathering of Warbirds and Legends at Forbes Field.
The museum’s AC-47 is painted in the markings of Medal of Honor recipient Airman 1st Class John L. Levitow’s “Spooky.” Cover: Tyson Rininger/TVR Photography.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOQUEST/GETTY IMAGES;
GAMMA-KEYSTONE VIA GETTY IMAGES; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; ZANE ADAMS
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NAILS ON THE TRAIL
When the enemy began traveling primarily at night on
the Ho Chi Minh Trail, forward air controllers teamed
up with navigators to seek out targets.
By Jessica
Wambach Brown
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