Jul 13, 2003 - During a press briefing on Friday, investigators ruled out the age of the space shuttle Columbia as a contributing cause to its destruction. With the most recent foam test, which knocked a large hole in sample shuttle wing panel, the force of the impact would have broken through,...

WWII glider pilots meet in Sicily (EXCERPT) , By Kendra Helmer, Stars and Stripes European edition, Monday, July 14, 2003 SYRACUSE, Sicily — Howard Johnson sat in the co-pilot seat of the fabric-covered wood and metal glider, scanning the night sky for Sicily’s beaches. It was July 9, 1943, the...

Misawa squadron wins top service award (EXCERPT) By Wayne Specht, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday, July 15, 2003 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Just three days after assuming command of the 35th Services Squadron here, Maj. Kari “Kamo” Mostert got stunning news. The squadron was notified...

Air Force Print News for July 14, 2003 Today's stories include: Fill 'er up (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005249 AF sends tanker report to Congress

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I ran into quite a few guys who flew P-39's. The all said the same thing. It had dangerous flat spin characteristics. . Benig bombardier I asked, "what the hell is .that?" They explained. I don't remember what they said so I can't explain it here. But I am sure guys like Ed and Dudley...

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AFA cadets head to hills for test of survival skills (EXCERPT) By Dick Foster, Rocky Mountain News July 15, 2003 COLORADO SPRINGS - The early morning sun was already hot Monday when 1,255 freshman cadets marched out of the Air Force Academy and into the nearby foothills on their second big step...

Just looking at a copy of "Into the Sunset", a history of Convair/GD operations in San Diego. They have a story about one of their test pilots, an ex-Navy man, doing some kind of B-24 test off the coast when he spots a carrier. He lowers the flaps and gear and turns downwind into the...

WHAT IT TOOK TO GET WINGS IN WW II (part one) 1. First apply. You would be given a physical and a written test. You could pass the written test if you were a good high school student with good skills in math, physics and the general sciences. The physical exam was a lot tougher. The vast majority...

We have an interesting debate going on about the performance of the Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter in an simulator. The debate has gone on for some months while the research has been done in aviation museums and the guys have pondered on the differences between American factore numbers, French numbers...

In article , Cub Driver writes It's a great PR coup for Boeing! Some people consider it a subsidy because it allows Boeing to keep the 767 line running, and that without the deal they might have to close it. -- John

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Navy pilot's fate now looks grim (EXCERPT) , By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES A secret Pentagon report states that once-promising leads in the hunt for Capt. Michael Scott Speicher in Iraq have turned up no evidence of his whereabouts, contradicting public official comments that...

Helicopter Crashes in Sicily (EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS030716-11 Release Date: 7/16/2003 1:35:00 PM From Naval Air Station Sigonella Public Affairs NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- A helicopter from Helicopter Support Squadron (HC) 4 crashed approximately 10 miles on land, west...

Air Force Print News for July 15, 2003 Airmen support operations in Liberia http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005264 Airmen can carry over more leave http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005260