Interview with Lance Halvorson

Interview with Lance Halvorson

Retired Wing Commander Lance Halvorson talks about navigating in the Canberra bomber and the technology of the day in the 1960s, his experiences in the Vietnam War, the operation of the F-4 Phantom, the F-111, and other interesting contributions during his time in the...
RAAF and the Far East Air Force

RAAF and the Far East Air Force

By Lance Halvorson (with acknowledgment of Alan Stephens, Going Solo; and John & Adrienne Whitehead). The RAF Far East Air Force (FEAF) evolved at the end of WW2 to reach its peak in the 1950s – a large force with strategic assets possibly greater than those...
A Bomb Hang-up in Vietnam

A Bomb Hang-up in Vietnam

By Wally Walters The USAF operated the B57 out of Phan Rang. This was the American version of the Canberra Bomber and had a few differences in both performance and cockpit arrangement, particularly the full ‘fighter type’ cockpit and canopy. One of the USAF Navs on...