Retired Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, a fighter ace in World War II and MiG killer in the Vietnam War, died June 14 at age 84. West Point graduate Robin Olds, the son of Army Air Corps Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, shot down 12 enemy aircraft in World War II, during which he flew the P-38 and P-51. Flying an F-4, Olds shot down two MiG-17s and two MiG-21s in air action over North Vietnam. (Read more about Robin Olds and his leadership of the Wolfpack in “MiG Sweep.”)
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.