This is the flight track of mission GRC 128, flown by Hsichun Mike Hua (華錫鈞) on December 6, 1962. This mission is unique in many ways. It is not only the first…
Category: Aircraft
Communist China, Now and Then
Here are selected U-2 imagery from 1964, when Johnny Wang (王錫爵) and Jack Chang (張立義), among others, were active U-2 pilots. I also provide current Google Earth shots of the coverted targets….
In God We Trust. All Others We Monitor.
Here are selected U-2 imagery of Chinese military bases. Google Earth users may want to download the associated kmz file to see what these bases look like now. Please save the file…
David Lee’s Ground Looping Incident
You probably have seen the U-2 ground-loop video in my last post. Here are the photos taken after David Lee (李伯偉) ground looped U-2R 057 on November 13 (I wonder if it…
U-2 Landings Video
I was privileged to see U-2 landing twice but neither came close to those in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY
Spike Chuang’s Close Encounter with SAMs
A personal message I received the other day prompted me to look into the U-2 missions flown by Spike Jen-Liang Chuang (莊人亮). Although it is widely known that he had been shot…
ROCAF F-5A/B Program in CINCPAC History Series (Part 2)
The 10 aircraft, as reported in the 1966 CINCPAC History, should be those funded in FY65. The number is consistent with that given by US Military Assistance Program Master File. But I…
BV234 Modification
Jason Tu sent me this photo in which he noticed a new addition to the upper side of the fuselage, just behind the forward transmission fairing. Can anyone identify this gray object?
ROCAF F-5A/B Program in CINCPAC History Series (Part 1)
Almost three years ago, I wrote about ROCAF F-5A/B, based on US Military Assistance Program Master File. The number of acquired aircraft given by the source was inconsistent with the number provided…
On ROCAF F-104A/B
I would like to share with you the information on ROCAF F-104A/B that I founded in the declassified series of Commander in Chief Pacific Command History. The 1960 History covers ROCAF’s first…