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Edwards Museum Gift Shop update by
Tony
For those interested, the AFFTC Museum at Edwards AFB has just added
some new items at their gift shops web site. For all the details check
out:
http://www.jsfedwards.com/museum.html
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Ungrateful Americans Unworthy of the French by
The Black Monk
The French
by Gary Brecher
The new big thing on the web is all these sites with names like "I
Hate France," with supposed datelines of French military history,
supposedly proving how the French are total cowards. If you want to
see a sample of this dumbass Frog bashing, try...
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October 16th 03 08:05 AM
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Military Aircraft Designations by
David R Townend
The Second Revised Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems"
from AeroFile Publications still has copies available, however, we are
getting close to the end of our printing run. I am sure that if we expected
the kind of response we have had, we would have budgeted for...
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NORAD Monitors U.S. Skies to Protect the Homeland by
Otis Willie
NORAD Monitors U.S. Skies to Protect the Homeland
(EXCERPT) By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2003 - On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the
staff at the North American Aerospace Defense Command was poised to
identify a missile test or space launch anywhere in the...
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B-25 Flap photo's needed... by
Krewdawg
I am asking for anyone with clear photo's of the B-25's flaps in the full
extended position, from the rear of the A/C and from under the wing, showing
what is exposed in the wing when deployed, please contact me. I have gone
through all on the web and through all the books and info I have including...
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Why Are Gasoline-Like Fuels Favored For Aircraft? by
CHANGE username to westes
Since taking up aviation as a hobby, I have wondered why gasoline, and
similar oil-derived liquid fuels, have become the defacto standard for all
forms of general aviation and commercial and military aircraft. Comparing
Jet fuel to something like natural gas, Jet fuel is four times as...
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Legality of owning ex-military intercontinental aircraft. by
Bill Silvey
Hiya group.
I can't recall if I've asked this before, but does anyone know what the
legal status of a privately purchased airframe like, say, a B47 or B36 (or,
heaven forbid, a B52 or Tu-95) would be presuming the owner could refurbish
the aircraft to operational capability?
I think at least the...
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Aircrew casualities by
ArtKramr
The common wisdom in WW II was that tail gunners and bombardiers suffered the
highest casualties among bomber aircrews. Anyone have any actual statistics on
aircrew casualties by position in USAAC bombers?
Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II...
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Air Force Print News for Oct. 14, 2003 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Oct. 14, 2003
Ready to help (Stand-alone photos)
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005790
LASIK available for airmen
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005785
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US Republican corporations to handle election counts by
George Z. Bush
IBM wrote:
T wrote in
:
(Snip)
In short any problems in Florida were the result of incompetent
Democraps creating a flawed ballot and then running the vote
on poorly maintained equipment. They got what...
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on average 17 attacks on US forces a day by
Jim
Instead of relying solely on the media's coverage of Iraq, why not
consult the Iraqi people themselves? Well, that's exactly what several
recent polls have done, and the results have been encouraging, to say the
least.
Two weeks ago, the American Enterprise Institute published the results
of a...
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October 15th 03 08:06 PM
by Jim
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Poland by
Grantland
Alan Minyard wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:34:00 GMT, "Jean" wrote:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/sbo0779l.jpg
That is pathetic. Go crawl back into your hole, you ignorant *******.
Al Minyard
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Sharon's plan-Steal more land by
Grantland
From:
Sharon's Main Plan Is To
Capture More Land
By Patrick Seale
The Nation.com
10-17-3
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his friends in Washington are
in a hurry. They are racing to achieve their objectives before anyone
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"The Lessons of History: The Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army at 75" by
Mike
The Lessons of History: The Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army at 75.
This conference volume contains chapters by 13 PLA specialists who
assess what lessons China's soldiers have drawn from the history of
their own armed forces.
at http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs/2003/pla75/pla75.pdf
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October 15th 03 03:44 PM
by Mike
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Why did Britain win the BoB? by
Grantland
(John Freck) wrote:
Why did Britain win the BoB?
Let us imagine that we are going to be playing a complex wargame
assigned to us some 3rd or 4th year military science course. There
are 20 classmates. Each will have to write a report from either
GErmany's or Britain's...
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Benjamin Schemmer, Former AFJI Publisher & Author, Dead by
Kevin Brooks
I was surprised to see this morning that Benjamin Schemmer died this
past Sunday at the age of 71. Schemmer was a USMA alumnus and US Army
veteran, better known as the longtime publisher of Armed Forces
Journal (later Armed Forces Journal International) until his
retirement in 1992. He was also the...
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What crashed in front of us today? by
Gordon
My son was taking his inaugural flight today, thanks to a "Chuck Yeager - Young
Eagle" program at Gillespie Field (El Cajon, CA). He was standing on the wing
of a sparkling red Grumman Yankee, getting his preflight brief from the owner
while various civil and antique a/c came and went on the...
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October 15th 03 02:09 AM
by Chris
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