“Of All the Aircraft Used in Vietnam, the F-111 Was the Only Aircraft That Could Effectively Perform on Its Own. The F-111 Did Not Require Top Cover Escorts, Tankers or Wild Weasel ECM aircraft. The 111 Was in Retrospect the Most Cost Efficient Attack Aircraft Used Against North Vietnam.” When Bill Wilson was captured by
May 11, 1976, a British Airways Boeing 747 with 104 passengers and a crew of 18 aboard makes contact with the tree tops of a rubber plantation while on final approach to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The following accident investigation transcripts, by courtesy of the Accidents Investigation Branch of the British Dept of Trade, reveal
Commercial Concorde Rumours Rife: Recent press reports have claimed that Air France will shortly be grounding its fleet of Concorde SSTs owing to their high per-seat mile fuel costs. Other press articles have stated that British Airways is also considering withdrawing the aircraft on economic grounds. Both claims have been confirmed by the two carriers
This paper presents a statement of current views on national defence by the Victorian Branch of the Australia Defence Association. Defence means the protection of the community and external defence means the protection of the community against attack from overseas. ADA supports the view of the Swedish Government as expressed in its official publication, “The