From Vietnam to Desert Storm: The Legendary Combat History of the A-4 Skyhawk Dubbed the Tinker Toy because of its small ...

The Vietnam War was a major chapter in the history ... reaching over 300 units well into the 1990s. The A-4 Skyhawk’s service ...

Laos and North Vietnam. Alvarez had been flying combat missions in 1964 from the USS Constellation, when the A-4 Skyhawk that he piloted was shot down. “Unfortunately, I managed to put my ...

Roger Larsen, West Fargo, talks about his time in Vietnam serving in the Air Force. He flew a C-130 there, and later the F-4 ...

Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half ...

Landing on an aircraft carrier is no easy feat. Not only must the pilot navigate to a tiny landing strip out at sea, he or ...

Local legend and former Purdy resident, Retired U.S. Navy Cpt. Edward Estes, “flew west” on Oct. 7, 2024. A Douglas A-4 ...

Jack Hawkins Jr. hopes his story of building ties with Lê Công Cơ will give fellow veterans faith in a better tomorrow.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When World War I ended on the ...

On April 7, 1965, Roark was flying an attack mission from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea against an anti-aircraft battery in North Vietnam when his plane was shot down. Just off the coast, he ...

We must never again elect a president who devalues sacrifice and puts their political career above the lives of the men and women they send to war.

j.g. Alvarez was flying a mission in his A-4 Skyhawk off the USS Constellation ... Alvarez was the first U.S. fighter pilot shot down over North Vietnam in the war. "I said to myself, 'If I ...