The first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A
Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air
Force Base, CA, on February 16th, further expanding the
program’s flight test envelope.
NY Veterans Hall Of Fame Member Flew 95 WWII Missions
Another of the Tuskegee Airmen has gone west. Captain Clarence
Dart, who flew 95 missions with the Red Tail Squadron and was shot
down twice flying Curtiss P-40s during WWII, passed away Friday at
Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dart, 91, never
regained consciousness following a stroke on February 4, according
to the Albany Times Union.
Lt. J.G. Timothy Dorsey Intentionally Shot Down Friendly RF-4C
in 1987
The world of military aviation is an environment intolerant of
screw-ups. You might think the career of a US Navy junior
lieutenant who intentionally shot a live missile at an Air Force
F-4 during a training exercise, nearly killing two airmen, would
have been over. Instead, the Obama administration has nominated him
for promotion to Admiral.
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