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  2. Operation Starlite - Wikipedia

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    Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi , the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.

  3. Flight tracking - Wikipedia

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    Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.

  4. Van Tuong Nguyen - Wikipedia

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    Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, listen ⓘ; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005), baptised Caleb, [1] was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore.

  5. Flight traffic mapping - Wikipedia

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    Flight Traffic Mapping uses animation to depict flight traffic. The mapping of flights [ 1 ] in real-time is based on a sophisticated air traffic control system that was developed for North America. The air traffic control system is a complex combination of electronics and people that helps guide planes from departure to destination.

  6. Flightradar24 - Wikipedia

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    Flightradar24 is a Swedish Internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It includes flight tracking information, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds.

  7. Tracking China's 'grey zone' balloon flights over Taiwan - AOL

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    About a month before Taiwan's January presidential election, China began sending intruders over the Taiwan Strait: more than 100 balloons, some of which passed through the island's airspace or ...

  8. 1971 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Army U-21 #67-18041 with six Americans onboard disappeared on a flight between Phu Bai and Da Nang, the wreckage was later found in Da Nang Bay. [334] [29] 16 December. A USAF F-4 was hit by antiaircraft fire while bombing Phnom Baset and attempted to make an emergency landing at Pochentong Airport, but the crew was forced to eject on ...

  9. Colonel Tomb - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Tomb, also Nguyen Toon (Nguyễn Tuân) or Colonel Toon was a mythical North Vietnam Air Force fighter ace loosely based on a North Vietnamese pilot from the 921st Fighter Regiment named Nguyen Van Coc. [1] Tomb allegedly shot down 13 American aircraft during the Vietnam War.