Comments on: 6 August 1945 https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/6-august-1945/ Important Dates in Aviation History Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kelly Roser https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/6-august-1945/#comment-31193 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:49:08 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=4678#comment-31193 I’ve ALWAYS hated this particular death, Dick Bong, a hero of my Dad when the old man flew B-24s in the South Pacific.
The close of the war, the best pilot of a notoriously difficult fighter, and then the constant specter of aviation, mechanical failure and too little time.
Just sad….

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By: Warren Kretzmeier https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/6-august-1945/#comment-31133 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:58:42 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=4678#comment-31133 The transition from propeller to jet-propelled aircraft was expensive.

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By: Tom Allee https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/6-august-1945/#comment-23368 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:36:00 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=4678#comment-23368 Thanks for Sharing
The Center for American Values in Pueblo, Colorado has over 160 portraits of Medal of Honor recipients

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