'Culture' is no excuse Savage executions in the Arab world must be condemned as wrong by anyone's standards David Aaronovitch, columnist of the year Sunday May 16, 2004 The Observer A man from Maidstone had this letter published in the Independent last

Are there any sites on the web where one could find a map or maps of all of the areas that were defended by Nike SAMs in CONUS in the 1950s-1974 timeframe? TIA. Posted via www.My-Newsgroups.com - web to news gateway for usenet access!

Can anyone give me a web address for info on the coming airshow at Moffett Field? I don't know what to expect - went to a show there in late summer a couple of years ago and was disappointed, comparing it to some others I've seen in the past.

The Pentagon is protected by a computerized system. When a plane enters the pentagon protected space the computer automatically sends a message to the plane demanding the pilot punch in a code allowing it to enter the space. If that is not done within seconds, the plane is automatically shot...

From the CAF mail server: ------------------------------------------------------------------ All, Following is the obituary from the Asheville Citizen-Times for Col. Robert Morgan, pilot of the B-17 “Memphis Belle.” The news in Memphis said that his family made the difficult decision to remove...

Lighter-than-air vehicles may prove useful in terror war (EXCERPT) Then & Now : A new role? Web Posted: 05/16/2004 12:00 AM CDT Scott Huddleston Express-News Staff Writer During World War II, the Navy built hundreds of blimps and used them as convoy escorts to help protect ships from enemy...

Col. Robert Morgan, commander of the B-17 Memphis Bell, died late Saturday. He was 85. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040516/D82JF0500.html

The buck stops at his desk, as Harry Truman said once and forever. He may scapegoat others, he may duck and weave, but either he knew what was going on or should have known. Those Americans who will vote to re-elect him will support the man responsible for Abu Ghraib. These *******...

Why do we have over 700 dead Americans in Iraq? Who stands to benefit? The houses of Bush and Saud. Walt

In the name of the Compassionate *The Shine of Ali* Peace, Realize what America has done today by attacking *The Shine of Ali*. We will suffer much sorrow for what we have done today. Fear God... for His judgments are upon this fifthly government and its sleeping peoples.

Cub Driver wrote: Gilmore, alone, also entered the fray but was quickly latched onto by a Zero he shook off with a series of Dutch rolls What is a Dutch roll in this context? It's usually applied to oscillations that can't be damped out, as in the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing bomber. I can't...

"= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" Do you lick airplanes? VL

http://globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/ac-130u.htm The newest addition to the command fleet, this heavily armed aircraft incorporates side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensor, navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower or area saturation...

I've just posted a major expansion of the F9F section on Cybermodeler with more F9F-4 photos, as well as new F9F-8, F9F-8R and F9F-8T walkarounds. I've also posted Fotios Rouch's new first look and the CollectAire 1/48 TF-9J "Twogar" kit. Check it out at Cybermodeler.com. -- Respectively, Michael...

May 2004 Afterburner goes on line (EXCERPT) May 2004 Afterburner goes on line The text and .pdf versions of the May 2004 Afterburner, News for USAF Retired Personnel have been posted on the Retiree Services Home Page. The printed version is also in the mail to more than 750,000 Air...

"= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" Do you like airplanes? VL

"= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" Do you like airplanes? VL

"Boomer" wrote... the first chart is an F-16 (it SAYS F-15 but a look at the stats tells you otherwise) Notice that it's Max altitude comes BEFORE Mach1. the second chart is for an SU-30, it also reaches max alt BEFORE Mach1. the third chart should be a F-4 vs...

"---= Ö§âmâ ßíñ Këñ0ßí =---" Welcome back. You've been gone a while. Do you like airplanes? VL

A interesting news story surfaced today .... it seems some Australian Army personnel who think getting drunk and torturing things.... is fun.. It shows how reckless theses people are. Makes one wonder what would they do if deployed overseas.......and were drunk???? Alcohol is NO EXCUSE for bad...