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Expect to see and hear the team’s CF-188 Hornet, commonly called the CF-18, as it flies at an altitude no lower than 300 metres above the highest obstacle on its route. At the controls will be Capt. Dan Deluce, an instructor at 410 Tactical Fighter Squadron, stationed at Cold Lake, Alta. After taking off from Boundary Bay Airport in Delta at 1 p.m., he will perform flypasts over Nanaimo, Parksville and Tofino before travelling down along the west coast of Vancouver Island to Victoria. He should be over Greater Victoria at around 2 p.m., landing at Victoria International Airport about 2:30 p.m.
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Mourned by nieces who never knew him, long-missing WWII soldier buried at Fort Snelling They only knew Uncle Billy from letters and stories. After 77 years, his family welcomed him home. July 16, 2021 8:58pm Text size Copy shortlink:
As a kid, Kathy Salisbury Massie would visit her grandmother s house just south of Lake Harriett, go to the attic and spend time with the uncle she d never met.
In the attic were Uncle Billy s Army trunk, and Uncle Billy s Purple Heart, and nearly 50 letters Uncle Billy had sent home from World War II.
Second Lt. William H. Melville of the U.S. Army Air Forces, a 1941 graduate of Roosevelt High School, had died at age 20 in a plane crash over the island of New Guinea in 1943. His remains were never found. As the little girl read through those letters, though, Uncle Billy came alive: his love of flying, his desire to get married, and his excitement to meet his new niece. I … wonder
Jul 16, 2021
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The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the 21st Fighter Squadron out of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to conduct dissimilar air combat training (DACT) from July 15-30.
The 21st Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Vipers will fly in collaborative exercises with the 142nd Wing’s F-15 Eagles during the two-weeks of DACT. This specified training provides realistic combat scenarios for pilots to hone advanced aerial tactics that may be used against potential adversaries. The exercise is an essential and required component to ensure military readiness in support of the base’s national and state missions.