On going discussion we are having....only one black and white picture shows landing and it is suspect. Did this late WWII German fighter fly or was it even built? TIA,

The war was lost in 1954 when the French were removed from Indochina before it was renamed Vietnam. That was the beingging of a very sad and sorry end which was completed in 1975. After spending $163bn in 17yrs what did the US achieve one asks? Anything of benefit? Id be hard pressed to name one...

A nice link for those unfamiliar with a single-seat, single-engine aircraft and some folks who qualified to fly them: http://www.marchfield.org/f102a.htm Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press

I'm Hit!, I'm Hit! Bob slammed back his copilots seat and threw his hands over his face."I'm hit! I'm hit!" he shouted. I whirled around to see Bob over my right shoulder from my position in the nose. Bob was writhing in pain holding his head. Then Paul came on the intercom, "There's no blood,...

Someone tried to insult me by saying I was in the same class as Henriques. I am proud to be in his class. It is a very small class of a select chosen few. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

In article , (C.J.W.) wrote: I.e. because America stands by Jews America will be hated It's not because America stands by Jews, it's because America supports Israel's tactics. A big difference.

see http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/03224wna.xml cheers John Cook Any spelling mistakes/grammatic errors are there purely to annoy. All opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007285 Lockheed Martin originally contracted with the U.S. Marine Corps to build the STOVL variant of the F-35 to replace the aging AV-8B Harrier. The Air Force will take over the program in June, as part of the service’s commitment to improving...

Can anyone tell me how I can find out where the nearest DC-3 to me is located? I live near Eglin AFB, in Florida (about 40 miles east of Pensacola). I need to gather some information on its structure. TIA. Ed "If an enemy power is bent on conquering you, and proposed to turn all of his resources to...

I found this earlier today, it may not be new to yourselves - but the thought of some pigeon tapping away frantically inside a speeding missile had me in stiches! http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m3161/24_47/57843983/p1/article.jhtml Hope it tickles something, Jim Doyle

Who needs "high tech" when a bag of LARD will do the trick! *** JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A prominent Israeli rabbi has proposed hanging bags of pig fat in buses to deter Muslim suicide bombers who may want to avoid contact with an "unclean" animal, an Israeli official said on Thursday.

Capt Al Haynes of United Flight 233 has a daughter who needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life. She must raise 250,000 dollars to cover the costs. See http://www.friendsoflaurie.com for details. Capt Haynes was chief pilot of the DC10 that lost all its hydraulics and thus the flight...

Ok, here goes... About 2 years ago I had a chance to buy some small radial engines at a car show, there were perhaps 25-36 inches accross, I cant remeber, I had a chance to buy em at $40 each and there were 10 or so in various states of disrepair, but since I had spent all my money alloted by...

Russia is actually much closer to developing an effective anti-ballistic missile defense system than the United States. Russia's latest S-400 surface-to-air missile system is currently in its final stage of testing and is due to enter service in 2001-2002. The S-400 is the only SAM system in the...

http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/info-su30mki.html Please note photos of rear-firing missile and the statement about "near-zero airspeed" at high AOA. Rob

Just when did various nations adopt the various cross and cockade or roundel insignia? Was it after WW1 started and the need for recognition became apparent or did some nations adopt an insignia before WW1? When did the US adopt the Star with a dot insignia? I know that they used a roundel style...

In article , Abe wrote: In article , *@*.* says... Unconfirmed news reports say last evening USAF a C-141 "Hercules" (sic) made a safe landing at Christchurch (NZ) after...

I worked the B-52Gs and Hs from 86-94 and the B-1B until 1998. I served with the Buff out of Fairchild AFB in SAC and then in ACC, and the BONES at Dyess AFB. I pulled many Alert tours and Deployed with the Buff to Diego Garcia for Desert Shield and Storm. Just want to hook up with people with a...

Sorry Tarver, Art and other. I assisted yesterday to the TLP at Florennes AFB (Belgium) where a couple of F-15E of the 492nd FS Madhatters was escort during the wenesday mission by 2 Mirage 2000C of the squadron 01-012 'Picardie'. here b4 the take off...

Anyone know? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer