OK. I have seen the debate over GWB as an F-102 pilot, so I was wondering about a couple of things. First, was the F-102 taken out of service in the early 1970s? I have to ask because as a kid I remember the Guard around here flying F-106s up to around 1990 or 1991 or so, and they were closely...

------ Forwarded Message Interesting sale on E-Bay today. F-100D #552888 in Thunderbird colors is up for sale out of Seattle for a starting bid of $3,000,000. It states this is the only flying F-100D in the country and this aircraft actually flew with the Thunderbirds. ------ End of Forwarded...

COLLECT BOOKS? Over 65,000 books and pieces of memorabilia for collectors and historians. MILITARY HISTORY http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/military.htm BOOKS ON: AUSTRALIAN HISTORY http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/aust.htm CRICKET

Chuck Yeager is in love. (EXCERPT) Three of his kids doubt his new wife, who's half his age, is made of the right stuff. They're suing. Marianne Costantinou Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Penn Valley, Nevada County -- (Real Stories are the ones that make up

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/18/1077072710724.html A US World War II bomber shot down over Palau in the central Pacific has been found with the remains of eight missing American servicemen. The coral-encrusted but mostly intact wreck of the B-24, which came down nearly 60 years ago, was...

Will be visiting New Zealand and would like to know what aviation/transportation museums are available and recommended. We will be on the South Island near Queenstown. Thanks for any info. Jack

Air Force Crosses Into the Blue With New Bus Design Scheme (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 0218049 Feb 18, 2004 Air Force Crosses Into the Blue With New Bus Design Scheme Washington, D.C. - Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G....

Today's U.S. Air Force Print News. Fuels flight powers Tallil http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123006996 Malmstrom helicopter crew rescues father, son http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123006995

AFMC pilot initiative aids test, operational worlds (EXCERPT) 2/17/2004 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- An Air Force Materiel Command initiative to trade more than 20 unfilled military pilot positions for civilian personnel funding may bring more experience to the test world...

The sound of survival: Huey's distinctive 'whop-whop' will be heard again locally, By Ian Thompson/McNaughton Newspapers (EXCERPT) VACAVILLE -- Army Spc. 4th Class Reid Rose thought he'd had it as he saw the spurts of Viet Cong machine gun fire march their way toward the Huey helicopter in which...

Vietnam War chopper to touch down in Livermore (EXCERPT) Huey 091 is on a final journey to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, by Lea Blevins, STAFF WRITER LIVERMORE -- A Vietnam War helicopter will land at the Livermore Municipal Airport on Thursday as part of its final...

This year strategic exercise will be on smaller scale than that of 1982, but the biggest one since that time. What, *three* bombers?

Hello all, After a long period of silence we are able to show you or new designed website www.afterburner.nl We are starting off with 4 new articles (with over 250 pictures): - Inside report from OEF operations out of Manas/Kyrgyzstan www.afterburner.nl/manas.htm - A one week trip report to...

Perspective Projection by Descriptive Geometry: A Manual for the Artist. 73pp. 47 illustrations. Details he http://wademeyersart.tripod.com/wademeyersaviationart/id55.html Cheers, Wade Meyers

I am trying to figure out several things about the ifamous incident resulting in destruction of the bomb shelter in Baghdad on 2.16.91 and death of several hundreds of non-combatants. 1st - what were the weapons used? I've read that they might have been missiles or guided bombs or mix of the...

Subject: Our worst president? Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently claimed Bush was the worst president in U.S. history. Let's clear up one point: America didn't start the war on terror. Try to...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079057375&category=4 672 It'd be interesting to figure out how it got into civilian hands... -Marc -- Marc Reeve actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m

Anyone with common sense can gather, which is not many on this forum alas, the US govt has for years withheld information regarding the extact nature of what was caputed in germany in ww2 to the vested interest of the public and world over. It becomes cleaer as the time rolled on, that was found...

"Anonymous" wrote in message ... I noticed in last Wednesdays Washington Post, in the Metro section they had a picture of the New Executive Office Building and showed a permanent installation of anti-aircraft...

Just think... they can anticipate: 1 - Making a model kit of the Navy Destroyer Kerry served on for a while. 2 - Making a model kit of Kerry's patrol boat. 3 - Making F-102 Delta Dagger kits in Texas ANG colors, or with Texas ANG decals. 4 - Reissuing the TBM avenger kits marked like George...