This modest liaison aircraft thus carried one of the most consequential passengers of the Korean War era
notable for being one of the first production aircraft constructed primarily from fiberglass composite materials rather than traditional aluminum
but also maintained helicopter assets for short-range executive transport and liaison duties — providing the final link in the chain that moved senior officials from airfields to their ultimate destinations
protecting Portland's citizens from a very different kind of enemy
The 1st Air Commando Squadron — originally the 1st Air Commando Group — was one of the most storied and unconventional units in American aviation history
Windecker YE-5A Eagle 73-1653 United States Air Force This modest liaison aircraft thusThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Windecker YE 5A Eagle, serial 73 1653, assigned to the 96th Test Wing, United States Air Force one of the most fascinating and least known aircraft in the history of American stealth technology, a civilian composite aircraft secretly evaluated by the USAF as an early low observable research platform. The Windecker Eagle began life as a civilian light aircraft designed by Dr. Leo Windecker, notable for being one of