Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher Haley | AFN Misawa | 07.08.2024
MISAWA AIR BASE (July 2, 2024) -- Facts about Miss Veedol, the first plane to complete a nonstop transpacific flight. Looking for a worthwhile aviation record to set, they decided to modify Miss Veedol to make the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight, for which the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun had offered a $25,000 prize. Loaded well beyond the manufacturer's maximum operating weight, on......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher Haley | AFN Misawa | 07.02.2024
MISAWA AIR BASE (July 2, 2024) -- Facts about Miss Veedol, the first plane to complete a nonstop transpacific flight. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon modified Miss Veedol, while being held in Japan, to be able to carry more fuel, and to be able to jettison the landing gear....
Video by Sgt. Warren Smith | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 09.26.2017
Sgt. Alex Smith tells us about the return trans-Pacific flight from Australia to Hawaii, and the first ever hot-load of air-to-air missiles in the F-35B Lightning II....
Video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 09.17.2017
Force Multiplier: U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed their deployment with Marine Rotational Force Darwin on Sept. 17, 2017. This marked several mile stones for the aircraft, which included the first trans-Pacific Flight from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Darwin, Australia and the aircrafts first deployment to the area. (U.S. Marine......
Video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 05.04.2017
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Darwin – Four MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Rotational Force Darwin 17.2, land in Australia, April 28, 2017. This was the first trans-Pacific flight for the Osprey in history. (Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos) Interviewee: Capt. Aaron Brugman, MV-22B Osprey pilot, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268...
Video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 04.28.2017
Four U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Rotational Force Darwin 17.2, land at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, April 28, 2017. This was the first-ever trans-Pacific flight for the Osprey. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos)...
