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columbia anyone disciplined? by
old hoodoo
Was anyone disciplined, fired etc. over the Columbia accident?
I apologise if this is considered off topic but I consider NASA
semi-military.
Al
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b-17C interior pics site by
old hoodoo
great b-17C interior pics
http://www.venturapublications.com/images/IPMS_NZ_magazine.pdf
starts about p-19
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Who is "Johnny" in Fighter Pilot by Paul Richey? by
Richard Wright
I have a question about Paul Richey's account of the Battle of
Britain, given in "Fighter Pilot", B T Batsford, 1941
A pilot called "Johnny" has his photo on Plates 3 and 18. Does anybody
know the surname of this pilot?
I think this person was a Group Captain at HQ of 2 Allied Tactical...
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Feather Duster I and II programs by
Zajcevi
Hello
When I have read Clashes some time ago, I found interesting part about
Feather Duster tests. Sadly I wasnt long and focused mostly on
tactics. About a/c involved was writen only that old F-86H have
simulated MiG-17 in Feather Duster 1 (in FD 2 were bigger formations
used) and among the...
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Army staff sergeant digs WWII crash sites by
Otis Willie
Army staff sergeant digs WWII crash sites
(EXCERPT) , By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Monday, September 15, 2003
DARMSTADT, Germany — One evening in mid-July, as dusk bowed to night,
the sudden appearance of an elderly man startled Danny Keay as he
labored alone near a pit...
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Charles A. Gabriel, 75; 4-Star General, Reagan's Air Force Chief of Staff by
Otis Willie
Charles A. Gabriel, 75; 4-Star General, Reagan's Air Force Chief of
Staff
(EXCERPT) From Staff and Wire Reports
Charles A. Gabriel, 75, a four-star general and fighter pilot who
served as Air Force chief of staff under President Reagan, died Sept.
4 at an assisted-living facility in Arlington,...
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Vietnam-era pilots to keep on flying by
Otis Willie
Vietnam-era pilots to keep on flying
(EXCERPT) , By Ivana Avramovic, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Monday, September 15, 2003
EAGLE BASE, Bosnia and Herzegovina — They were some of the youngest
soldiers when they first went to Vietnam, and now they are among the
most experienced as they...
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Pushing the limit by
Dan Shackelford
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:10:40 +0100, Mycroft wrote:
Can anyone think instances when an AC has been push beyond it's limits or
has done things it was never supposed too? The reason I ask is that I
recently read that when Lancasters were carrying Grandslams during WW2 the
engines were...
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by Walt BJ
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Warbird Runway Crash by
Mark and Kim Smith
Hello All,
'Round my part of town, I get to catch a show called Maximum
Exposure. This weeks particular show, usually a piece of the same
footage is shown on the intro, shows an F4U Corsair taxiing down a
runway and clipping another warbird. The F4U lost it's left wing and
disintegrated,...
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"China blamed in '01 air collision" by
Mike Yared
China blamed in '01 air collision
A Navy report says a Chinese F-8 jet pilot was to blame for the midair
collision over the South China Sea that nearly killed the crew of a U.S.
reconnaissance aircraft two years ago.
at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030912-110434-9850r.htm
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Henderson field renamed by
Gernot Hassenpflug
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
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This post will clear a lot of things up by
Jack White
If the whole "Impact of Eurofighters in the Middle East" thread
recently posted here didn't make much sense to you, then this article
will make everything crystal clear.
http://www.analisidifesa.it/numero6/eng/baesaudieng.htm
A NEW MEGA CONTRACT BETWEEN UK AND SAUDI ARABIA
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Me 110 aces by
Jukka O. Kauppinen
Haven't found good info on the net and I'm not willing to spend money to
get books on this matter right now...
So. I wonder if anyone could shed some info on the Messerschmitt 110
aces. I'd be interested in the pilots who were successfull especially in
the 1939-1941 timeline in the west and/or...
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C-5A and the C-17 ? by
Al Dykes
Why did we decide to design and build the C-17 instead of continuing
to make and upgrade the C-5 ?
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Al Dykes
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Air Force Print News for Sept. 12, 2003 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Sept. 12, 2003
No plans to extend Guard, Reserve
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005605
AF offers multilingual thank you
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005602
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UK pilots start Apache training by
Otis Willie
UK pilots start Apache training
(EXCERPT) By Damian Kemp, JDW Staff Reporter, London
The first training conversion course for the British Army's Apache AH
Mk 1 attack helicopter aircrew began at the Army Aviation Centre,
Middle Wallop on 1 September, marking an important step towards
bringing the...
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Russian Fighter Book by
Charles Talleyrand
Can someone suggest a nice book on Russian fighters and maybe bombers?
I'm looking for lots of technical detail. Best would be discussions on
why they made the design decisions they chose.
-Thanks
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September 13th 03 05:16 PM
by Qman
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