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Subject: US (Brit/Japanese/German/USSR) Use of Gun Cameras in Fighters?? From: Stephen Harding Date: 7/15/03 11:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: When precisely did the US begin using gun cameras in their fighters? How about the...

I've been looking through Shlomo Aloni's Osprey book on Israeli F-4 Phantom aces, and I note that around the time of the '73 war when they want to carry AIM-9s, they either 1. don't carry any A/G stores on that pylon (when carrying two AIM-9D/Gs on the shoulder mounts), or 2. only carry a single...

Does anybody know exactly which units are going to the Solomon Islands? The Defence media releases haven't contained much detail, other than the Australian infantry contingent will be from the 3rd Brigade. The Solomons government did ask for the SAS, but I take it they're not doing. I know HMAS...

I think it will lose any fight against a French Mirage, because the French planes are much superior.

For all the talk about Meteors shooting down V-1s, I was amused to see that there was no Meteor V-1 "ace". (One pilot did manage to account for four.) Most of the V-1 aces flew Griffon-engined Spitfire XIIs, Spitfire XIVs, and Tempest Vs. The other successful aircraft were Mosquitoes (at night)...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/07/25/nuns.missilesilo.ap/index.html President "Bush has said weapons of mass destruction are horrible and I agree," she said. "We haven't found any in Iraq, but we sure have lot of them here."

There has been a major flood at Boscastle, near Tintagel in Cornwall. Her Majesty's forces' SAR crews have taken a major part in rescuing people. A BBC report starts thus: 'Miracle' no fatalities in flood It is a miracle no-one appears to have been killed when a

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The Maverick's warhead is between five and 12 times the size of JCM's and it's range is higher. That and Raytheon is talking about extending it to nearly 40 miles with LOAL. Seems like they'd want to keep it around.

Cain appeared on Schieffer's "Face the Nation" program Sunday, and a discussion about the buzz-generating video soon shifted to a lecture by the host about the perils of making smoking look "cool." Here's the transcript of the exchange: Schieffer: Mr. Cain, I just have to ask you, what is the point...

Does anybody know what it was (I'm asking strictly about planes that saw combat, not the "blueprint superfighters")?

Anyone here that collects military aviation patches. I have USAF/USMC/USN/Army aviation. Trade/sell. Contact direct Thanks Tom

just found this portrait on the web http://www.super-mystere.net/aaw/planche/pages/44.htm it shows what looks like a me-323 being pestered by a RAF B-26 Marauder. So now to bring in question the authenticity of the painting does anyone here agree that the Marauder in the picture cannot possibly...

Can someone suggest a nice book on Russian fighters and maybe bombers? I'm looking for lots of technical detail. Best would be discussions on why they made the design decisions they chose. -Thanks

Navy guns for warplane A rare WWII Corsair recovered by a Minnesotan from its 1944 crash site is the object of a legal dispute. BY DAVID HAWLEY Pioneer Press

From: DaarkSyde A Deafening Silence As Democracy Expires The Perfect World Of Electronic Voting By Brian Barry CounterPunch.org 3-5-4

During WW2 the Nazis were so impressed by the B-17 they designed their own version. I think they only built 2. If memory serves it was called the Ou812. The only known picture of it flying has for some reason shown up on a military humour...

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What does everyone make of this? http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/05244wna.xml Specifically, the following passage? The tone of the conversations was sharpened by a still-unreleased report about the series of air combat training engagements earlier this year...