Bombs away as the sun falls low in the sky. http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/norden.htm Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Anyone see a PBS program on a B-24 RCAF recon operation in the Indian Ocean theater during WWII. If I recall correctly the daughter of one of the crew members arranged to get a flight in a CAF B24 for her father. In an interview he said he stopped going to aircrew reunions as no one ever heard of...

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Japan protests US military helicopter flight http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T269760.htm {EXCERPT} Reuters AlertNet, UK - 16 hours ago TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday protested a US decision to fly military helicopters over its southern prefecture of Okinawa without fully...

Free Scott Speicher http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/news/s_242712.html {EXCERPT} Tarentum Valley News Dispatch, PA - Aug 21, 2004 In 2001, his status was changed to POW after it was reported that an American was being held in Saddam Hussein's prison system... U.S. and friendly...

Kerry Coverage: Conservative Bias? August 23, 2004 George W. Bush spent those same years in a state of dissolution at Yale, and would go on, as we know, to plot how to get out of going to Southeast Asia. On that subject, here's a choice quote. "I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a...

"There are two medals awarded to members of the Texas National Guard basically for showing up: Texas Govt Code 431.134 Para 1 Texas Faithful Service Medal The Texas Faithful Service Medal shall be awarded to a member of the state military forces who has completed five years of honorable service...

"But Thurlow's military records, portions of which were released yesterday to The Washington Post under the Freedom of Information Act, contain several references to 'enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire' directed at 'all units' of the five-boat flotilla. Thurlow won his own Bronze Star that...

Is that plane the 707 prototype or the KC-135A prototype? I understand the 707 is wider than the -135A (in order to match the DC-8) and has other differences in structure. Also, anyone know why Boeing gave it the same model number as the B-367, which was a completely different airframe?

I'm trying to research my fathers WWII service. I have his DD214 and know some things about his service from talking to him. Someone posted about being able to get the unit "log"/history using the Freedom of Info Act. Does anyone know how to go about doing that? Thanks. -- Dale L. Falk

Sunday, 22 Aug 2004 Many flights of F/A-18s heading to NAS Key West; I snagged the ROMANs and TBOLTs, but did not catch the callsigns of several other flights. Heard them on 370.9 Miami Ctr, 251.15 (Jax), and 351.8 (Jax Dep). ROMAN 21: F/A-18 flight, Oceana NAS, VFA-106 "Gladiators" 12:01pm: En...

I snagged comms from NASA 809 (ER-2, U-2 variant) on Thurs 19Aug at 1721z. First heard him on 348.7 (Miami Ctr @ Melbourne, Hi-alt); he announced "Above FL600," and requested "direct Warner Robins AFB." I heard him then on Jax Ctr freqs: 256.875, 290.35 and 346.3. Last heard him announce FL410. AL...

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It has been estimated that about 24% of all active duty military personnel served in Viet Nam between 1964 and 1975. To add further perspective consider the below information on draft dodgers and deserters who fled to...

Does anyone here work with FalconView? I'm trying to figure out how to create models for aircrafts for use in PFPS. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

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Pentagon Reviews Health of Helicopter Industrial Base http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/08164wna.xml {EXCERPT} By Robert Wall 08/15/2004 03:26:37 PM WHERE'S THE INNOVATION? The Pentagon is taking aim at some of its helicopter suppliers, expressing concern that...