Six years after the White House called for a more advanced fleet
of presidential transport helicopters, the program tasked with that
mission is facing increased questions, and an uncertain future.
For 64 years, Horst Rippert has carried a burden on his
conscience... at least, that's what he claims in an upcoming book.
The 88-year old former Luftwaffe pilot fears he may have been the
one responsible for the disapperance of Antoine de
Saint-Exupery.
It was a bad weekend for military aviation as a Navy T-34C (file
photo, below) went down (in addition to an AZ F-16), with the loss
of all abord. The Friday afternoon training accident has claimed
the lives of two Navy pilots. Described as a "routine" training
flight, the T-34C reportedly went down in mountainous terrain at
approximately 1500 feet, MSL.
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