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  • Legendary American Hero Steve “Spiro” Pisanos Passes Away at 96

    06/13/2016 3:55:39 AM PDT · by Purdue77 · 6 replies
    San Diego Air & Space Museum ^ | June 2016 | unknown
    Retired Col. Steve Pisanos, a World War II ace who was decorated by four nations, has died, his family confirmed through the San Diego Air and Space Museum on June 9. Pisanos was 96. Born in Athens, Greece, Pisanos [sometimes spelled Pissanos] came to the United States in 1938. He joined the British Royal Air Force in 1941 and served with an Eagle Squadron until American members were absorbed by the US Army Air Forces 4th Fighter Group. Pisanos was then commissioned a USAAF lieutenant. On May 3, 1942, Pisanos became an American citizen during a ceremony in London, England,...
  • First US Commercial Flight To Vietnam Since Fall Of Saigon Takes Off (MAJOR BARF ALERT)

    12/10/2004 6:21:54 AM PST · by O.C. - Old Cracker · 32 replies · 768+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | December 9, 2004 | Agence France Presse
    The facade of the reservations office for United Airlines at Ho Chi Minh City. SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A United Airlines jumbo jet took off from San Francisco at the start of the historic first US commercial flight to Vietnam since the fall of Saigon nearly 30 years ago. Flight UA869, a 347-seater Boeing 747-400 airliner, lifted off from San Francisco International Airport bound for Ho Chi Minh City, the southern Vietnamese hub formerly known as Saigon, via Hong Kong. The jet will on Friday become the first American commercial carrier to touch down in Vietnam since the end of...