The Flying Tiger Association plans to hold a special memorial service May 24th at Arlington Cemetery for James B. McGovern Jr., according to an association release. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command identified remains found in northern Laos as those of McGovern, who was nicknamed “Earthquake McGoon” after a 1940s cartoon character. McGovern, as a first lieutenant served with the Flying Tigers during World War II, and flew a C-119 for the CIA sponsored CAT airlines in Southeast Asia, where his aircraft crashed on May 6, 1954.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.