"You Only Live Twice" by Ian Fleming JONATHAN CAPE 1964 fp 1964 Page 68 'If you insist, Mr Tanaka.' 'I am afraid I must, Commander.' 'So be it.' Bond drew the sheet of paper towards him. The text was in

I'm curious how Air Force/Navy pilots get their wings? Do they go to some place like Emory-Riddle and fly Cessna 172s. Do they get instrument ratings in these 172s? What's the transition to 'real iron'? Basically, what's a newly minted Air Force/Navy pilot's logbook look like and where did he...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 7, 2003 Today's stories include: Gather round (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005755 Employee designs air traffic program

Air Force Academy Introduces Sweeping Changes, Looks to Future (EXCERPT) By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 7, 2003 — When the Class of 2007 cadets reported for in-processing at the U.S. Air Force Academy http://www.usafa.af.mil/ in late June, they found...

I finally finished my Oshkosh scrapbook for this year. Lots of pictures, lots of info, and lots of links to even more info. No ads, no cookies, no clutter. Corrections appreciated. David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com

(robert arndt) wrote: http://mensnewsdaily.com/archive/newswire/nw03/talonnews/1003/100603-syria.htm Way to go IAF! Undetected, on target, and unscathed. Who (besides Tom Cooper) actually believes Israel doesn't have the will, ability, and guts to attack any target in the...

An interesting passage in General Yeagers book "Press ON". " Just a ten inch steel shaft, once silvery, but now, after forty years in various Yeager closets and attics, a kind of dull gray It jumped out at me as something special. It was the pitot tube off the Bell X-1 I picked it up and plopped...

http://www.alfredlilienthal.com/greaterisrael.htm Greater Israel -- What Does It Really Mean? It is the only answer to what has been published by the responsible persons of Israel about the necessity that Israel should expand to comprise the beds of the Tigris and Euphrates, the Sinai Peninsula...

THE STRATFOR WEEKLY 09 September 2003 by Dr. George Friedman Two Years of War Summary Two years into the war that began on Sept. 11, 2001, the primary

anybody recognize this page from a Mil tech manual? Somebody froma really way-out UFO-type site claims this is a some sort of time-travel doohicker. Looks to be like a bad xerox out of a military tech manual. Maybe a toxic gas analyzer?? It sure would puncture their bubble if someone could...

I read a bit about Kurt Tank first going to Argentina after ww2, then India. Was he also involved with an indiginous Egyptian jet? How bout the rest of the expertese. I know of the men that were gathered in operation paperclip and the russian equivelant. Any other counties become "importers" of...

Legendary fighter ace inspires young troops during Kunsan visit (EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, September 29, 2003 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — An American fighter ace who downed 17 enemy planes in two wars was in Korea last week to spend time with...

Greetings All, I wondered if anyone could provide some comment on the use of the defensive circle in WWII? (Apologies if this was ever covered in detail in the past - if so, I missed it.) It occurs to me that the use of the defensive circle (or Lufbery) might have been somewhat limited as it...

The following story is from: http://www.dc3history.org/chapters/chapter_10.htm Fred Davies, a navigator on a Dakota, reported, "'Darkey,' a fellow Welshman, was a good pilot and an old friend. One day he walked into the OPS tent with his crew. I shall never forget his face. It was ashen, and when...

"David Loewe, Jr." wrote in : On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:27:56 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "David Loewe, Jr." wrote in...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 8, 2003 Today's stories include: Airmen help fliers breathe easier http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005761 Warfighters reach back to Langley

Air Force announces small diameter bomb contract award (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 1009035 Oct 9, 2003 Air Force announces small diameter bomb contract award WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force announced today McDonnell Douglas, a

Errons Mother wrote: Erron's dad wrote: (snipage occurs, fore and aft) RTO, you may wish to address this one. Regardless of Nosehairs status, your bunches last little tiff about the A-7 showed that you will almost always take the opposite no matter what the truths are. And...

At long last - my photos are back from the developers !! I have put 85 of them onto a web page at :- http://mysite.freeserve.com/visits_pages/maks2003.html I haven't done anything fancy with thumbnails etc - so appologies to those with slow modems ! I'll do a full report - including pics of a...

Just finished a good read on the most recent Iraq war, "Embedded," by--drat! brain function failure again!--anyway, the online booksellers will have the details. It's a series of vignettes of various embedded reporters' adventures. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it really is a...