The “Mud Shark” is the naval variant of the Ka-52 “Alligator” reconnaissance and combat helicopter, which in turn is a variant of the Kamov Ka-50 “Black Shark” (Chyorn ...

Richard was one of only six pilots to fly the Cheyenne, a state-of-the-art helicopter gunship developed by Lockheed. Richard donated his flight helmet from his time flying the Cheyenne to the museum.

Syria’s conflict started as one of the popular uprisings against Arab dictators known as the 2011 Arab Spring, before Assad ...

“Now the program was an Army contract,” he explained. “They wanted a state-of-the-art helicopter gunship, and Lockheed built one using a completely new different rotor system called the ...