18th FG comes to mind, but I may be mistaken. What was the unit in Korea that bugged out to leave it's maintenance personel to the mercy, or lack thereof, of the advancing North Koreans? They were supposedly from thereon to wear a squadron patch featuring a chicken on it? Thanx, Mick

This time in jpg format, plus a lot of pics from 2nd volume. Source: Wonders of Land & Sea (2 volume encyclopedia compiled 1913) -- Sarah H http://www.messybeast.com http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/folder404/firstamendment404.htm USA Patriot Act - First Amendment Not Found

I just read that the Shenadoah towed a target for the USS Texas anti-aircraft guns with success. The target was 50' long 10' in diameter and was peppered by the Texas at 3000 feet. An interesting use for the lighter-than air ship. AL

1944 Aerial War Comes to Life in Radio Play (EXCERPT) By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 * World War II was a "radio war." In these days of 24-hour immediate news coverage on television and increasingly on the Internet, it's hard to believe that just 60...

I have posted a lot of old pictures of Singapore - taken when I was at RAF Changi in 1960. I can't remember what the subjects were, or where they were located, in a lot of cases. Anyone who was there at the time and who has a better memory could maybe help? www.maribelecosystems.com look in...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.planecrash/index.html Within 4 minutes of each other. Both took off from Domodedovo Coincidence, or...? Pete ----------------------------------------------- (CNN) -- Two passenger planes have crashed in Russia Tuesday night, Russian officials and...

Couple questions on P-38 lo Came across a reference to installation of a tail radar on the P-38L from http://p-38online.com/p38l.html. quote One interesting improvement was the installation of a new tail-warning radar system. It would signal the pilot through flashing lights and bell sounds...

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In addition to bona fide aviation postings, let's limit our OT stuff to Olympics results instead of continuing to jiggle the gag reflex with the repetitious political garbage that continually reappears here. It won't last forever and will give us a welcome reprieve from the seemingly endless crap...

Hi, My name is Jeff Young and I am organizing a box (a-72 front row) this year. I am still looking to fill 3 more seats to make ten, but can go as high as 15 per box. Please email me if you are interested. Thanks,

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On one mission a 20mm shell came into the cockpit of Willie, ricochet around a bit and andas it lost speed it bounced off our coplot's. nose. The nose swlled up like a grapfruit but the skin was not brokem No Purple Heart. Read, "I'm Hit, I'm Hit on my website for the entire story. Arthur...

22 Aug 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go to this URL for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/war-correspondents/ Marine on trial...

24 Sep 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go to this URL for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/war-correspondents/ Chaplain's...

The hungarian state radio reported this morning that overall 25 (twenty five) iraqi and afghani prisoners were tortured to death by US personnel since late 2001 and there is irrefutable proof of torture in at least...

27 Nov 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go here for more info: http://members.aol.com/militarypeople/e-wcor.htm Boer POW group to complain...

After only six attempts I finally got Global Security to fix the B vs C confusion on their Joint Strike Fighter page. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-35.htm But the pic they picked to show the three variants raises a question. Will the F-35A and F-35C have 2D thrust...

3 Misawa pilots get Distinguished Flying Cross (EXCERPT) , By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, December 6, 2003 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — A medical condition once dashed Capt. Melissa May’s dream of becoming an Air Force pilot. Undeterred, May sought and received a...