Dec. 8, 2023 | By
John L. Frisbee Retired Lt. Col. Bob Pardo, a decorated Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran, died Dec. 5, 2023, in College Station, Texas. He was 89. In his memory, Air & Space Forces Magazine is republishing this October 1996 article recounting the story of “Pardo’s Push,” ...
Sept. 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Blinded by enemy fire, Forrest Vosler guided rescuers to his crew, downed in the North Sea.
Aug. 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Over the Gulf of Tonkin, Capt. Steve Bennett made a fateful decision to save the life of his back-seater.
July 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Maj. Bernard Fisher won a rare distinction in the bloody battle to defend an outpost at A Shau.
June 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Battered by high waves and without a life raft, Linebacker II veteran navigator Capt. Myles McTernan refused to give up. At last, fortune smiled on him.
April 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Capt. Jack Weatherby knew the risk as few did when he volunteered to fly a photoreconnaissance mission against a new kind of target.
March 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Three attempts to save the men who had crash-landed on Greenland's ice cap had failed. It was up to Lt. Col. Emil Beaudry to get them out.
Jan. 1, 1998 | By
John L. Frisbee Chaplains of all services performed many acts of valor in combat during World War II.
Dec. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee Lt. Damon J. Gause was the central figure in one of the most dramatic events of World War II.
Nov. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee When China entered the Korean War in November 1950, several thousand US troops were entrapped near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. Their rescue was imperative.
Oct. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee The 44th Bomb Group mission to Foggia was expected to be a breather after Ploesti. It turned out to be a day of surprises.
Sept. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee During the winter of 1944-45, 6,000 Air Force noncoms took part in an event of mass heroism that has been neglected by history.
July 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee After a shaky start, he became one of the greatest fighter pilots this country has produced.
June 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee A tanker crew broke the rules to save two "Thuds" about to flame out over the jungle.
May 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee A direct hit in the bomb bay could spoil a crew's entire day.
May 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee A direct hit in the bomb bay could spoil a crew's entire day.
April 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee Could a young lieutenant survive his winter bailout in a remote area of Alaska?
March 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee William Cameron's distinguished combat career was unique in its combination of personal and providential intercession.
Feb. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee Superace Bud Mahurin faced a greater challenge in Korea than in the skies of Europe and the Pacific during World War II.
Jan. 1, 1997 | By
John L. Frisbee Brown's B-17 was perhaps the most heavily damaged bomber to return from combat. It survived because of an enemy's act of chivalry.