Hi, At this URL... http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/southfly/hampden.htm I have posted several pictures of 489 NZ Sqn Hampdens. I am trying to gather information on why one Hampden (XA-Y) appears to be painted in an 'ocean' grey and sky scheme, yet images of both earlier and later Hampdens from...

I have recently red that instantenious rate of turn of Vietnam vintage supersonic fighters is less than 15 deg/sec. What are the excat figures for F-4, F-105 and F-8? Please include speed and altitude. Nemanja Vukicevic student of aircreft engineering

know_buddee wrote: They can't face the obvious fact that the thousands Iraqis and Americans who've been killed and crippled would have been healthy and happy people today - if it weren't for dubya's dumb (flat out evil) insistance on invading Iraq. There are mass graves in Iraq that prove...

Dear Group, Has anybody some experiences with flight tests carrying heavy asymmetric loads in preparation for separation tests? I would be interested in: - test profiles (What individual tests were conducted during the mission?) - required / desired / useful parameter - number of flights -...

The Longest War: Gray Ghost Squadron From the Webmaster: EXCERPT: "This is the Homepage of the Gray Ghost Squadron. A group of MARINES, and associates, who served in the United States Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 531(Grey Ghosts). The squadron was designated VMF(N)-531, VMF(AW)-531 and VMFA-531...

Andrew Chaplin wrote: BUFDRVR wrote: ArtKramr wrote: Knowing nothing about the weapons in use then,what did they throw up at you at 300' Were they shoulder fired?

Utah National Guard Consolidates Army and Air http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=113150 {EXCERPT} KSL-TV, UT - 25 minutes ago SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- As part of a nationwide reorganization of the military, the Utah National Guard has combined its Army and Air Guard leadership...

"= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" wrote:= World's Most Wanted Terrorist attacks Florida as punishment for 2000 Vote Fraud !! Vox, did you yourself come up with this title? If you have ever been through a natural disaster, the last thing on your mind is political...

Oops, the first thing I should have mentioned is the webmaster email address on your site. It's unprotected from spambots. Maybe you should remove it temporarily until countermeasures are installed. In the meantime, people can communicate with you via the guestbook. This article presents the...

From: (B2431) And what is the link to military aviation? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Well, the Marines have been killing Sadr's guys in that "Valley of Peace" graveyard with helicopter gunships (military aviation). According to...

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 22:24:01 -0500, Stop SPAM wrote: April 13, 1945: Today I saw one of those hated B-52s for the first time. Probably came from the same pen as the jet fuel spilled on the WWII carrier decks in "Flyboys". The Japanese called the B-29 the bee nee koo...

Air Force Print News for Aug. 13, 2004 Air Force base near Tampa ready for Hurricane Charley http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008402 Air Force agent killed in Iraq http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008405

Navy releases names of 4 killed in island crash http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040814-9999-7m14aviators.html {EXCERPT} Families say flying was their passion, by James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 14, 2004

US military helicopter crashes in Japan http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/14/1092340502568.html {EXCERPT} Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 21 hours ago A US military helicopter crashed and caught fire in a university campus in southern Japan, and three crew members were hospitalised,...

"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... The War Was Over: Death On The North Sea Gunnery Range It was on the 31st of May, 1945. The USAAC had established a gunnery range in the North Sea, It was known as the...

Will McGuire be having an open house/airshow this year? I've seen a listing for one for the weekend of September 11-12, 2004. But I can't find a website and I only get a voicemail at the base PR office that hasn't returned my call. Any help appreciated! Looks like Willow Grove JRB will NOT be...

Will we ever get Iraq under control the way we did Germany and Japan.? Rumsfeld must go. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Just dropped by RAM to inform those of you who might be interested; that Charlie Mott of the AVG is gone. Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired For personal email, please replace the at with what goes there and take out the Z's please!

I hope I have the acronym written correctly. Does anyone know of a book written about the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, SouthEast Asia? This was a unit that tested captured Japanese aircraft in that region. I just saw a reference that indicates they were using Japanese pilots to test...

"What starts as the personal memoir of an F-105 pilot turns out to be a solid work of aerial combat history"--Darrel Whitcomb, in the October 2004 issue of Vietnam magazine. Better late than never! Happily the Smithsonian Institution Press keeps its good sellers around forever. (If it had been...