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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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"Fighters deploy to SW Asia" by
Mike
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060112-113400-5198r.htm
Fighters deploy
Coinciding with increased tensions with Iran over the resumption of
illicit uranium enrichment, the U.S. Air Force has dispatched
additional warplanes to the region in a not-so-subtle sign, military
sources say. An...
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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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by Chuck
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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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March 7th 05 10:46 PM
by FatKat
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Relief Effort H-60 Crash by
Jim Carriere
Hello folks, I just saw this link on yahoo news, I didn't see
anything about it on www.news.navy.mil yet, probably soon.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050110/ap_on_re_as/tsunami_helicopter_crash
All the story says is an SH-60 with 10 onboard crashed in Indonesia,
near Banda...
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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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Blue Angle #3 by
Elmshoot
I understand that one of the Blues has resigned from the team. Any ideas and
what will be the plan for the rest of the season?
Sparky
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A6 Intruder----Question? by
Kurt {:{
Hi,
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I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I
caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of
mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly
wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what
the...
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November 1st 03 08:02 AM
by user
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Memorable victories by
Pechs1
elmshoot- I know the Traning command put some more restrictions on us like
no Flaps
during the fight, so it was far game to throw them out in the fleet? BRBR
Also I remember that NATOPS prohibited aero braking after landing but when I
got to VC-12 OMARS it was considered normal to Aero...
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December 24th 04 04:00 PM
by Pechs1
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U.S. & ISRAEL SELECTING TARGETS FOR CRUISE MISSILE FIRST-STRIKE ATTACK by
dontcowerfromthetruth
I don't know how credible the following is, but it is concerning if it
is (it would be right in accordance with the 'A Clean Break'/war for
Israel agenda that James Bamford discusses on pages 261-269 of his 'A
Pretext for War' book - scroll down to such...
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