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19 Nov 2005 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News by
Otis Willie
19 Nov 2005 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security
News
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March 7th 05 10:46 PM
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Blue Angels' practice draws eyes to skies by
Otis Willie
Blue Angels' practice draws eyes to skies
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050923/LOCAL/209230320/1078/news
{EXCERPT} Gainesville Sun, FL - 9 hours ago Other performers include
two World War II-era bombers, a B-25 sponsored by the Disabled
American Veterans, and the Memphis...
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Phantom-II development story by
Tony Volk
Here's an interesting tidbit that I got while reading Airtime's book
about the Phantom (looks great so far). Apparantly, during the preliminary
design stage, McDonnell and an aide went around talking to naval aviators to
see what they wanted. Then, they talked to the aviators' wives about...
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C-121 HEEELPPP! by
Jeff Franks
I am attempting to have a C-121 Constellation model made for my father for
Christmas. He was an ECM operator "backender" in the mid-60's in VQ-2. He
has sent me several pictures of the Connie in the past, but only one in the
VQ-2 paint scheme as he flew them. His description and the black &...
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September 8th 03 12:42 PM
by Chuck
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CSA Redux? by
sid
Looks like the need for more than single seat fighters is becoming an
issue again. From the April Seapower:
http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/apr_04_16.php
"Boeing's Ted Herman, business development manager for the F-18
program, told Sea Power the Super Hornet tanker helps "extend the
legs" of...
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USS LIBERTY: WE HAVE THE SMOKING GUN! by
XDangerousDNA
USS LIBERTY: WE HAVE THE SMOKING GUN!
Liberty deniers continue to insist that, despite all the evidence, the attack
on our ship must have been a mistake. "Israel would not do such a thing to its
best friend," they insist. They persist in presenting silly arguments such as
"poor memory," "fog of...
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Vought F7U Cutlass by
Jim
For those who might be interested the current edition, volume 15, of
International Air Power Review has an indepth analysis of the type.
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VFA-82 - and F/A-18 vs. F-15 by
[email protected]
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=17006
The only sad thing in this story is the fact that another squadron with
a great history is gonna be shelved. But it reminds me about VA-55
Warhorses, disestablished while its crews fought in Desert Storm under
the flags of other...
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AP reporting JFK's skipper will be relieved by
Mike Weeks
From the AP (via SDiego UT paper):
start
Aircraft carrier captain relieved of command after crash in Gulf
By John J. Lumpkin
ASSOCIATED PRESS
2:47 p.m. August 26, 2004
WASHINGTON –– The Navy is relieving the captain of the aircraft carrier USS
John F. Kennedy in connection with a collision...
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Small arms locker questions by
Red
"Leadfoot" wrote in message
news:FjRUa.18170$u51.10387@fed1read05...
Type of ship, size of crew? Interested in Subs and Aircraft Carriers as
well
as FFG's and DD's
Size and location of locker?
What type and how many weapons? The more detail the better
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July 30th 03 02:10 PM
by Pechs1
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PILOTS by
Mike[_7_]
The FAA at work
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PILOTS
Though it may sound like one hand clapping, an unmanned aircraft must
have a pilot -- just not on the plane. And someone has to worry what
may happen if the pilot becomes incapacitated. "Although the term
'unmanned...
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bushies file illegal flight plan by
JamesF1110
And if this occurred while Clinton was President, he would have been overjoyed
that the press had not discovered his girlfriend(s) on Air Force One.
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Round Engines by
Voxpopuli
DEDICATED TO ALL WHO FLEW BEHIND ROUND ENGINES
We gotta get rid of those turbines, they're ruining aviation and our
hearing...
A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through
it in a straight line and doesn't pick up any of the pungent fragrance of
engine oil or pilot...
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1957: Naval Type Specification 146 by
Marco P.J. Borst
Hello,
Back in 1957 USN's Naval Type Specification 146 was issued to find a
replacement aircraft for the P2V Neptune and P5M Marlin. As you might know
Lockheed's Model 185 (later called P3V-1 Orion and again later P-3A Orion)
was the USN's choice.
Nothing much is known about the other aircraft...
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Callin USS Neversail.. by
Erik \Falcon\ Glascoe
Hey, wheres the special coke machine at?G HI GUYS! Its me Falcon. Looks
like the quarterdeck at Delphi sunk. So Chief Jim pointed me to this place.
I'm been good. Still flying combat simulations. What I say, I'm a addict to
them.EBG
Lately I'm flying the daughter of "Falcon's Kitty" in a sim....
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A-1D by
M. B.
Anybody know what the max trap of a Spad was? Don't know much about this
bird but I walk past one every day. Seems like it would've been a good
airplane.
-MB
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NSA releases EC-121 Liberty tapes: no smoking gun by
Mike Weeks
Released material located:
http://www.nsa.gov/docs/efoia/released/liberty.html
NSA states the only transmissions recorded were from 1429 to 1528.
MW
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"As soon as movement begins, so does the fog of war" - Edward N. Luttwak
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