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Contributed by Krzysztof Dabrowski
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Jan 30, 2012 at 06:27 PM |
While the shootdown of the U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union is well known, not least because it received much publicity, a similar incident over Cuba is largely forgotten. There are a number of reasons for this, among others the loss of one man and a single aircraft during the Cuban Missile Crisis seemed not to matter that much considering the prospect of a world wide nuclear Armageddon. In addition, as will be presented below, the incident could have escalated the situation at a point in time when both Washington and Moscow wanted to de-escalate it. Yet since restrictions binding superpowers decades ago have little meaning today the story of men who found themselves at the very center of one of the Cold War's hottest moments deserves to be told.
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Last Updated ( Feb 02, 2012 at 03:14 PM )
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Contributed by Krzysztof Dabrowski
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Nov 30, 2011 at 05:25 PM |
When one mentions aerial operations over Cuba, the most famous that spring to mind are those during the Cuban missile crisis from 1962 and the Bay of Pigs invasion attempt a year earlier; but the longest and most intense was the COIN campaign fought by Batista's forces against Castro's insurgency. This civil war is often overlooked - especially the aerial side of the operations - which is what this article proceeds to analyze in detail.
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Last Updated ( Feb 02, 2012 at 03:07 PM )
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Contributed by Dr. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
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Nov 30, 2011 at 04:33 PM |
An illustrated, in-depth report about the Trinidad and Tobago Police and Defence Forces, with an accent on aerial assets, exploring the short history, the present and the likely future of this exotic air arm.
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Last Updated ( Dec 29, 2011 at 07:12 PM )
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