Over a few beers today with a former Marine and sailor from the Fifties, "NAS Oakland" was mentioned. The Marine recalled it was in the old section of what is now Oakland Internatinal Airport. One of the surviving buildings may still have Navy wings on it. Has anyone else heard of NAS OAKLAND?

Hello All -- You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In (www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com) and catch our ETO Triple Feature of World War II aviation films for free online video viewing. * This month "At the Matinee," we're showing "The Fight for the Sky," an action packed Drive-In...

Mike Kanze: See this reference for info on the Northern Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/southdakota/ IIRC "Greasy Grass" is what the Sioux called the Little Bighorn basin. HTH George

In watching JAG over the last few years, these lawyer types address Petty Officers as Petty Officer "So and So". I had a "Crow" on my sleeve for 2 years and was never addressed as Petty Officer, nor did I ever hear anyone else called a Petty Officer. Of course this was back in the late 50's when...

When did the turm "Winchester" come into being to mean that you were out of ammo. I was trying to explain the term to my daughter and got to thinking that maybe it has a long history. During my time from 76-94 it was used by the attack guys as well to signify they were out of all ordnance. Sparky

The Vanishing Honorable Discharge Once upon a time in America a veteran's "Character of Discharge" was considered the final word in determining whether or not a vet was fully employable by any company or eligible for all Veteran Administration benefits. But, recently, special codes placed on...

doug- Classic low altitude loop mistake... He waits too long inverted not realizing that even though his nose is above the horizon, he's descending. Not enough room to pull out of the back side. BRBR I had a USMC O-4 in VX-4 with me that went on to work for this pilot. There was a report...

This was clipped from a friend who is a docent at NPA. Sparky I was at the NMNA yesterday - the first day it was open. We had a little damage to the building but lots of damage to the airplanes ouside. I think seven were damaged almost beyond repair. Notice I said "almost" -- They will be...

John- Point of all this? Even those with profession experience/knowledge have differing opinions. And, your career can survive a mishap .... maybe. BRBR I put a strut thru the wing of an F-4S druing blue water ops on Midway, at night. big CDTL, plus pitching deck altho I was 'slammed' by...

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Memorial sought for Osprey crash victims QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The widows and parents of eight Marines killed during two test flights of V-22 Osprey military aircraft in 2000 want to build a memorial to the men they consider to be aviation pioneers. They hope to erect the monument at Quantico Marine...

Please the link, can't seem to find it. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Veterans Day Poetry, Free Archive Available Veterans and Memorial Day Poetry is available for FREE download from The American War Library. All poems are in the public domain. The Veterans and Memorial Day Poetry file is continually updated. Two platforms are available to download the free...

John Carrier wrote: Talked to someone knowledgeable about the mishap ... knew the pilot and is an F-18 LSO. His opinion ... a sharp LSO "right for lineup" was uneccessary and made the LSO culpable as well. I still disagree, I think the pilot should have had sufficient awareness of his...

WDAllen- LSO, "Looked good when he went by me!" Pilot, "Any landing's a good landing if you can walk way from it! Right CAG?" BRBR Or " a peek is worth a thousand scans" "never pass up perfectly good wires"

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