During the recent Misty Forward Air Controller reunion at the Air Force Academy we put on a leadership seminar for the cadet wing. We were given six minutes to tell of our war experiences. It was a moving evening. Here are my six minute remarks : So, you want war stories -6 minutes to describe the...

http://mach1.luftarchiv.de/weisse_9.htm "White 9" deserves the credit, not "Glamorous Glennis"! Rob

According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches. "The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert...

Langley to decide on F/A-22 squadron (EXCERPT) By DENNIS O'BRIEN, The Virginian-Pilot © October 8, 2003 Last updated: 11:04 PM HAMPTON -- The Air Force is expected to announce soon which of three F-15C squadrons based at Langley will become the first operational unit in the nation to fly the...

Hi, until very recently, the U.S. DOD's directives and instructions could be downloaded by the general public from http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives . Now it says "Only authorized .mil/.gov domains are allowed access to this site."

AF unveils force development plan (EXCERPT) by Tech Sgt. David A. Jablonski Air Force Print News 10/10/2003 - WASHINGTON -- Air Force leaders are launching a spread-the-word tour in November to explain force development, a new system that transforms how the service will train, educate and...

Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days (EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Ian Kallenbach 50th Space Wing Public Affairs 10/10/2003 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- What do you do when your grandfather was played by John Wayne in a movie, a general at age 31 and a bona fide American war...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 9, 2003 Low rider (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005770 Final tests begin on C-130J systems http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005769

Voss and Ricthofen were killed in their Dr1's. Voss got 14? in his triplane the Red Baron 22. Did anyone else score higher in this plane? Udet maybe? al Al

From: Mari-Ohm Answers Please, Mr Bush by Michael Moore snip They have donated $2m to your alma mater, Harvard University, snip Ummm, of course Michael Morre must have meant Yale, the alma mater of several generations of...

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

My good friend and I are having a debate over the German Albatros fighter in WW1 and I need some help. Can anyone answer the following: 1) In 1918 which fighters formed the majority of the Imperial German Flying Corps- Albatros or Fokkers? My friend says Fokkers, I disagree. 2) Even though the...

Japan, U.S. aircraft share 'win-win' situation at Misawa (EXCERPT) , By Vince Little and Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003 In place for more than a quarter-century, the agreement allowing American and Japanese aircraft to share Misawa Air Base’s runway...

Friendly fire pilot may testify against wingman (EXCERPT) CTV.ca News Staff One of the two pilots involved in the "friendly fire" incident that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year may testify against his wingman at an upcoming court martial, a published report says. The...

Rape allegations no bar to AF career (EXCERPT) 13 who were once accused have since been promoted, by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News October 11, 2003 Thirteen people once accused of rapes or sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy are working their way up the military ranks, the...

Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary From: "Dave Clark" Date: 10/10/03 3:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: "Angels Eight -- Normandy Air War Diary" by David W Clark Many are surprised to learn that...

Just returned from the Kansas City area and picked up some plane locations and tail numbers for those of you who keep track of such things. Tried to grab photographs as possible. Email me if you are interested. I don't have access to a .binaries group. Knob Noster MO - Whiteman AFB. ...

From the online Los Angeles Times, Oct. 8, 2003: "The Air Force also is considering putting new engines on the B-1 to double the speed of what is already one of the fastest bombers in the world." The link to the whole story follows, but the above sentence is all they say about the...

I rented The Great Santini the other night and was surprised to find out that the Marines had fighter pilots. I thought the only USAF and Navy had the fighter pilots.

Over the past couple days I've watched TV stories about a couple of programs to celebrate the Wright Centennial (Dec 17th) with reenactments of the famous flight. The key ingredient to both efforts (are there more?) is a reproduction Wright Flyer in 1903 trim. This is trickier than it might...