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Air-to-Air Combat Over North Vietnam

F-4Cs and F-4Ds did not have an internal gun. Some were equipped with an external gun pod. Here, armorers load 20mm cannon rounds into an F-4 gun pod. In the upper right corner are several complete gun pods. (U.S. Air Force photo
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Air-to-Air Combat Over North Vietnam

Though used primarily as a bomber, the F-105 had some success against the MiGs -- its pilots shot down nearly 30 MiGs using the aircraft’s internal cannon. The firing port is in the upper left corner of the photo. (U.S. Air Force photo
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Air-to-Air Combat Over North Vietnam

Gun camera image of the MiG-17 victory by F-105 pilot Maj. Ralph Kuster Jr. on June 5, 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Model 299

Remains of the XB-17 (Model 299) following its crash due to an attempted takeoff with locked elevator controls. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Model 299

The Boeing 299 on fire after its crash at Wright Field on Oct. 30, 1935. The crash site was less than one mile east from the location of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Boeing B-17 Model 299

Boeing Airplane Co. unveiled its Model 299, which was eventually designated the B-17 Flying Fortress, in the summer of 1935. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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De Havilland DH-4

Planes of the 135th Aero Squadron line up on Aug. 7, 1918, for the first mission flown over the Front by U.S.-built DH-4s. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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De Havilland DH-4

The first DH-4 flew in France on May 17, 1918, and by the Armistice, 3,431 had been delivered, of which 1,213 had been received in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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First Shot Fired from Airplane

Lt. Fickel demonstrates how he fired the first shot from an airplane. The man at the controls for this historic photograph was Charles F. Willard, a Curtiss pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Ballooning

Ballooning. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-66 Jammers

This mosaic reconnaissance photograph was used by the 3rd Aerospace Rescue Recovery Group to plan Lt. Col. Iceal “Gene” Hambleton’s rescue in 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-66 Jammers

Wet from the traditional last-mission hose down, Maj. Dick Williams (left) and Maj. Thomas Stack celebrate completing their tour. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-66 Jammers

Personnel of the 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron at Takhli in 1970. Aircrew are on the ground and maintenance personnel are on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Douglas EB-66

Unarmed EB-66s were vulnerable to enemy MiGs, who specifically targeted them. Pictured here are B-66 pilot Maj. Kibby Taylor (right) and navigator Capt. Jack McGinn. Their aircraft was attacked by two MiGs on a mission in November 1966. They narrowly escaped, and their fighter escort shot down both of the MiGs. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Douglas RB-66C

RB-66C crew at Takhli in early 1966 (the RB-66C was later designated the EB-66C). The typical RB-66C crew consisted of the pilot/aircraft commander, navigator, flight engineer, and four electronic warfare officers (EWOs). (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Douglas EB-66

Some EB-66s flew “buddy bombing” or “pathfinder” missions during bad weather. They aimed with their radar bombsight and signaled to the F-105s when to bomb (F-105s could not aim through clouds). (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Douglas EB-66

EB-66 being refueled in mid-air. The short probe on the EB-66’s nose fit into the KC-135’s hose basket. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Combat Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia

Grumman HU-16B Albatross patrolling along the coast of South Vietnam in 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Combat Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia

HH-43 Pedro hoisting a pilot in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Combat Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia

HH-53 being refueled by an HC-130 King Bird. Aerial refueling enabled the helicopters to rescue downed aircrew from any location in the Southeast Asia theater. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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