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  • A C-141 aircraft, known as the Hanoi Taxi, flies over the city of Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft will be the last C-141 in the Air Force inventory to retire. The aircraft will be placed in the National Museum of the United States Air Force on May 6, 2006. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    And then there was one . . .

    After February 2006, there will be only one C-141 left from a fleet just over 270. The last aircraft remaining is a special one. Known as the “Hanoi Taxi,” it played a major role in Operation Homecoming during the repatriation of Americas held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam during the war. On February 12, 1973, the world’s attention was
  • Air Force Reserve C-5 pilot Maj. Steve Temple from the 445th Airlift Wing prepares for a pylon race in his sports aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Charlie Miller)

    Wing C-5 pilot races in Formula One Air Race Demonstration

    Props were spinning and engines were revving as six International. Formula One Air Racers anxiously waited on the flight line for the green flag to drop so the race could begin. Maj. Steve Temple, a C-5 pilot with the 445th Airlift Wing, was among the line up flying Number 57, the “Aggressor.” This race was part of about 20 other flying
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