First a Growler downs an F-22 during combat exercises. Now this: "Cartwright, appearing before the panel for a confirmation hearing as part of his nomination for a second stint as vice chairman, said the Joint Staff and Air Force had just concluded a study on sizing the F-22 fleet. He said the...

According to several scources the Grumman Avenger was used as an improvised nightfighter on the USS Enterprise since radars at that time were too big to fit onto Hellcats or Corsairs . Now does this seem pointless or what? Surely the Curtiss Helldiver would have been a far better nightfighting...

You'all realize that when the EA-6B is retired in favor of the new EA-18G Growler, the only Grumman-built aircraft still in service in the navy will be the E-2 hawkeye and the C-2 Greyhound, right? So, Include here, a few pictures as sort of my tribute to seventy years of great contributions to...

I just listened to the EC121 recordings of Israeli helicopter pilots approaching the Liberty after the attack. (All in Hebrew of course). The pilot is asking whether the ship is dangerous and is been answered that its not known whether the ship is dangerous or not and that he should try to...

As the air war over NVN heated up in 1966-67, why didn't the Navy adopt the SUU-23 gun pod on its Phantoms? The AF's 366th TFW certainly did, and got several MiG kills as a result of the pods' usage. What was the reason? NAVAIR not approve or what? Navy F-4 crews were screaming for a gun all...

Navy Phantoms were capable of carrying a 20mm gunpod, but there is an abundance of references stating this weapon was worse than useless for air to air use, and thus not carried. However, I can't really find any reference on the use of the gun in air to ground work. I know Air Force Phantoms used...

All...I was wondering: have there been any guns-only air to air kills by US aircraft since SE Asia? As an aside, what are the thoughts of those who have been in combat? Are guns on board nostalga, or, are they a practical weapon? Thanks in advance. Stefan Humble Cessna Driver

http://www.drudgereport.com/rcmu.htm Excerpt: On the way to his infamous landing on an aircraft carrier, Bush toyed with his Secret Service agent by intentionally shaking the plane from side to side and then nosing downward so sharply they lifted out of their seats. ~~~!

Hi Pals... I was surfin around and came upon this. I had never heard of this before. PRetty Unusal. http://www.combinedfleet.com/fura****a/habbak_f.htm

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REMEMBER JANE REMEMBER JANE KEEP THIS MOVING; ACROSS AMERICA HONORING A TRAITOR This is for all the kids born in the 70's that do not remember this, and didn't have to bear the burden, that our fathers, mothers, and older brothers and sisters had to

RAMN has now existed 13 years. Quite a stretch of time. Sadly though we've seen what was a vibrant forum for naval aviation fade away. Can we get back on track with some relevant articles? I'd like read comments of our drivers about their experiences coming aboard with various aircraft. ...

Happy Birthday to our Marine brothers today. Both Airdale and Mud Marines. :-)

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Happy Holidays, no matter the persuasion, to all! (Even Marines) :-) Jake

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11831207 I do so hope we don't have a repeat of the events that followed the previous Ark's decommissioning... -- Alex

Since The Air Force detests the thing so much, why not give to some CAS pros in Marine air. It seems like their kinda hardware.

The USS Nimitz and her Battle Group / Strike Group left California around the beginning of April. generally it takes about a month or to reach the Persian Gulf. So if the Nimitz group is not already there yet, it should be shortly. within maybe, 1 more week or so, yeah? Then the United States...

Check out http://www.dappa.nl/crash.htm This video is about a (then) highly classified project to land a C-130 at a soccer field, and get it back airborne from the same field with even more load than during landing. The landing test caused the Herc to virtually hover over the site, and the video...

Posted just in case you've not heard of the recent VA stolen data. More related info was posted on alt.military.retired the story: Accountability Sought in Theft of VA Data http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,100343,00.html?ESRC=eb.nl WASHINGTON - Lawmakers from both parties said...