From: Bob Date: 8/8/2004 2:09 AM Central Daylight Time Message-id: On 08 Aug 2004 03:52:31 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote: Subject: Distribution of armor on a B-52 From: Bob Date: 8/7/2004...

This is to update everyone on the status of the F-104A Starfighter pilot reunion and rededication of the F-104A that was formerly at the US Air Force Academy. The tentative program is as follows: Check in 21 May 2004 at the Best Western Town House Motel. We have been able to obtain a special...

There have been a lot of unkind things said about Russian hardware on this board...but... There are the following facts. 1. In most cases, it's been U.S. frontline (and face it, Israeli AF is equivelant to the U.S. frontline air force) against export models. 2. We've been fighting services with...

Air Force considers permanent 4-month AEF deployments, By Marni McEntee, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Friday, May 28, 2004 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Air Force leaders are considering permanently adding another month to Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotations starting with the next...

Air National Guard band to play free concert http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/story/0627202004_new02_guard.asp {EXCERPT} Parkersburg News, WV - PARKERSBURG - The 38-piece Air National Guard Band of the Great Lakes, known as the "Triple Nickel," will perform a free concert from 7-9 pm July 6 in...

"Just received word that Travis Hoover the pilot of the #2 aircraft Doolittle Raiders passed away. Viewing is today in MO. Funeral and internment will be at Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery San Antonio on Thursday. Tentative time is 10 a.m. but that has not been fixed yet according to his family." RIP,...

1/48 P-38 Lightning Jandina IV - Limited Edition - Armour 98170 Mint in the box (the photographed one is mine. The one up for auction has not been removed from box). Specs: Length 9.5" Wingspan 13" Weight 2.2 pounds (A big and beautiful plane for your collection) This P-38 Lightning is a 1/48...

"Mycroft" wrote in message ... I am going to visit Duxford in about 2 weeks is there anything there people would advise me to see or would like me to photograph to post for them too see? Myc

Hobo wrote in message ... How indicative of maneaverability are the max G numbers of fighter aircraft? Also, most new aircraft have reported max of 9Gs. Why are they all coming out at this same number? Modern aircraft are capable of higher G turns; however, in order to

Kerry has not and will not release either of his records. View Kerry's records he http://awolbush.com/ Walt

Rare 1942 photo of Me-109 atop a DFS 230 further down the page: http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/DFS230-glider/info/info.htm Rob

Academy: Test answers may have been leaked, By DAN ELLIOTT (EXCERPT) ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy is investigating whether students obtained the answers to test questions before a crucial exam, officials said late Friday. Seventy students were...

At 5:14pm EDT (2114z) Range Control announced on 157.1 that the Atlas 2AS will launch in about 40 minutes. The window is from 5:52pm to 8:46pm though. At 5:24pm, Cape Control announded a launch time of 2222z. But is it common for "holds" to delay the count. You can get some of the freqs I'm...

Mil Acft HF Comms, Tuesday 10 August 2004 13927.0 USAF MARS Operator AFA1 0250z USB wkg PITT 13 (C-130H, Pittsburgh 911AW 758AS) re ETA Pittsburgh 0130 Local. (10/Aug/2004) (ALS) 8983.0 USCG CAMSLANT-Chesapeake VA: ????z USB wkg CG 1501 (HC-130H, Elizabeth City NC) re Ops Normal report....

Good stuff,,DEFINEITELY BOOKMARKED THAT ONE,, Does any one know of a Marine equivelent?? Other than navsource http://www.navsource.org/ And the various photo archive sites that have various randon shoots of ships? ~Voigt Robert Lundin wrote in message...

Little Friend takes Big Brother Home We were flying a maximum effort (56 Marauders) heading East into Germany We were in the number two slot in the high flight flying deputy lead. Way in the distance I saw a tiny spot coming toward us. As it came closer I saw it was a single B-17. When it came...

Henderson Field is now renamed to Honiara international airport. But to many, it will always be Henderson Field. -- G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan

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Former head of cadet discipline says she never saw a 'true rape' (EXCERPT), by Robert Gehrke ASSOCIATED PRESS 12:08 p.m. September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON – The Air Force Academy officer formerly in charge of cadet discipline told military investigators that she never saw a "true rape" at the...

Perhaps this is a sermon to the choir, but I dropped by the UH annex last Monday (MLK Day, off from work) and spent a good couple of hours just wandering around on my own, marveling at the place. It's HUGE...realistically speaking, the curators have probably only filled 2/3 of the floor space...