i read this in a book one night, an extract by Spike Milligan; "flying in itself is not inherently dangerous; crashing IS"!! just a little quip, but so true, hadnt thought of it that way!!

Air Force considers permanent 4-month AEF deployments, By Marni McEntee, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Friday, May 28, 2004 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Air Force leaders are considering permanently adding another month to Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotations starting with the next...

"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: SHUT UP !!! YOU'LL JINX THE MISSION !!!! From: "Mike" Date: 8/8/2004 11:57 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id:...

Friendly Fire Notebook An effort has begun to collect and preserve the details of every friendly fire incident that took or changed the lives of American soldiers. Since the Revolutionary War thousands upon thousands of military personnel have been injured or killed due to mistaken or...

http://tinyurl.com/2ejag 96 tons of water!!!!!

There have been a lot of unkind things said about Russian hardware on this board...but... There are the following facts. 1. In most cases, it's been U.S. frontline (and face it, Israeli AF is equivelant to the U.S. frontline air force) against export models. 2. We've been fighting services with...

Does this mean the Iranian "Atoms for Peace" "electricity production program" also actually produces byproducts that can be enriched by running them through centerfuges produced by Dr. Khan's proliferation network based on the centerfuge design he stole from the Dutch company that briefly employed...

I have been doing some research and was amazed at the B-24's accident rate. From April 10, 1944 to August 31,1944, the Replacement Training Unit at Chatham AAF, Savannah, Georgia had 23 accidents. In those accidents, nine of the B-24s were destroyed and there were 54 deaths. The Navy had...

Air Force Print News for July 14, 2003 Today's stories include: Fill 'er up (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005249 AF sends tanker report to Congress

This is to update everyone on the status of the F-104A Starfighter pilot reunion and rededication of the F-104A that was formerly at the US Air Force Academy. The tentative program is as follows: Check in 21 May 2004 at the Best Western Town House Motel. We have been able to obtain a special...

I've been a "lurker" in this group for at least a couple of years and though I haven't the expertise to add to a single thread, I have learned a "boatload" (pun intended)of information. For that, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas(or holiday of your choice) and a happy and prosperous...

Rare 1942 photo of Me-109 atop a DFS 230 further down the page: http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/DFS230-glider/info/info.htm Rob

Henderson Field is now renamed to Honiara international airport. But to many, it will always be Henderson Field. -- G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan

Mil Acft HF Comms, Tuesday 10 August 2004 13927.0 USAF MARS Operator AFA1 0250z USB wkg PITT 13 (C-130H, Pittsburgh 911AW 758AS) re ETA Pittsburgh 0130 Local. (10/Aug/2004) (ALS) 8983.0 USCG CAMSLANT-Chesapeake VA: ????z USB wkg CG 1501 (HC-130H, Elizabeth City NC) re Ops Normal report....

"Mycroft" wrote in message ... I am going to visit Duxford in about 2 weeks is there anything there people would advise me to see or would like me to photograph to post for them too see? Myc

I am hoping someone in this group will recognize a logo on a watch I've just received. The logo seems to be a red, combat type, military jet inside a red circle. At the top of the circle is a diamond shaped pattern with 9 diamonds inside (these are all actually squares, on their side). I have...

Air Force getting Fit to Fight (EXCERPT) , By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, January 10, 2004 KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Kadena’s 18th Wing airmen — and the wing’s commander — sweated through push-ups, crunches and a 1.5-mile run Thursday as they completed their...

Air National Guard band to play free concert http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/story/0627202004_new02_guard.asp {EXCERPT} Parkersburg News, WV - PARKERSBURG - The 38-piece Air National Guard Band of the Great Lakes, known as the "Triple Nickel," will perform a free concert from 7-9 pm July 6 in...

Little Friend takes Big Brother Home We were flying a maximum effort (56 Marauders) heading East into Germany We were in the number two slot in the high flight flying deputy lead. Way in the distance I saw a tiny spot coming toward us. As it came closer I saw it was a single B-17. When it came...

Work is being done on a Gamma Ray Bomb. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1018361,00.html How would a weapon like this compare to the current generation of nukes? Just curious.