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Fuel Exhaustion

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Caryn

Vnukovo Airport was experiencing heavy fog on November 5, 1946. Due to the resulting low visibility conditions and a high number of aircraft bound for Moscow, including an Aeroflot LI-2 (registration CCCP-L4181) that was being ferried from Voronezh to Moscow. The LI-2, along with a Continue reading →

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Disobeying Orders

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Caryn

Through the years, there have been a few men who made a conscious decision not to engage in an act of war. One such officer was submarine officer Vasili Arkhipov, who avoided nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Continue reading →

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Stilt-Walk

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Caryn

In a time when so much in our world is chaotic and serious, today seems like a good time to explore the lighter side of life. We have all seen the different feats performed for the Guinness Book of World Records. There are many people who attempt and fail to break the world record, and that is sad, Continue reading →

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Militarily Embarrassing

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Caryn

Every security detail prides itself in being able to stop any attack that might come toward the person or persons they are assigned to protect. Allowing a threat, any threat…be it a serious threat, Continue reading →

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Soviet Spies

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Caryn

Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess were senior officials in the British Foreign Office and in 1951. They were trusted diplomats, but they had a dark side. They were well known to have left-leaning ideas, and eventually their ideas moved them … Continue reading →

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