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Air Force Print News for Sept. 23, 2004 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Sept. 23, 2004
Top prop (Stand-alone photo)
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008744
Some Airmen can carry over 'use or lose' leave
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008748
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MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS by
Robert Hansen
COLLECT BOOKS?
Over 65,000 books and pieces of memorabilia for collectors
and historians.
MILITARY HISTORY
http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/military.htm
BOOKS ON: AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/aust.htm
CRICKET
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NO MORE WAR FOR ISRAEL by
MORRIS434
FBI agent confirms Clarke's charges:
http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14334
Israel Connection Cover-up:
http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14269
Subj: Head of Sept. 11 Commission Said Iraq War for Israel
Date: 4/3/04 10:38:59 AM Pacific Standard Time
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RF-4 vs RA-5C by
[email protected]
Another interesting tidbit about the Vigilante is that the AF
considered putting it back into production for use as an interceptor.
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JSF is too heavy for the Royal Navy by
Mike
London Times
May 17, 2004
Overweight Carrier Fighters Give MoD £10bn Headache
By Michael Evans, Defence Editor
THE Ministry of Defence is facing another procurement disaster after a
minister disclosed that the fighter jet planned for two new large
aircraft carriers is far too heavy. Adam Ingram,...
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The prisoners of Rabaul (Was: P-39's, zeros, etc.) by
Chris Mark
From: Cub Driver lo
ed flying to Australia in one of them. I can
look this up in Bloody Shambles if you like.
I just bought this two-volume set (and damned pricey at 29.95 pounds per
volume) with high hopes. Haven't begun on it yet, but noting your comment
above I turned to the description of...
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YF-23 re-emerges for surprise bid by
noname
Northrop Grumman's "forgotten" advanced tactical fighter leaves museum
and could be heading for bomber contest
Northrop Grumman's long-abandoned YF-23A advanced tactical fighter (ATF)
is emerging as the possible basis for a surprise contender for the US
Air Force's interim bomber requirement.
The...
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LUNCH WITH SS STURMGRUPENNFUHRER OTTO SKORZENY by
ArtKramr
LUNCH WITH SS STURMGRUPENNFUHRER OTTO SKORZENY
I was in Madrid in 1970 on business shooting TV commercials for the Eastman
Kodak Company. This was a sunny lazy Sunday at the Ritz hotel. I was nursing
the last of my excellent room service coffee when the phone rang. "Ola Artur.
Have lunch with us...
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Israel Bombs Syrian Camp by
Grantland
(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...
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New Film: The Need For Speed - Going to war on drugs by
Phil Carpenter
The Need For Speed: Going To War On Drugs
ARD/acftv/Studio Hamburg
Germany: ARD
More information at http://www.acftv.com
Film trailer at http://www.acftv.com/streaming/real.asp?stream_id=1
When Tom Cruise uttered those famous words in the Hollywood
blockbuster, ‘Top Gun': "I feel a need, a need...
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tricycle undercarriage by
G. Stewart
From late WW2 onwards, many aircraft designs started using the
tricycle undercarriage scheme. Prior to this, most used the other one
(you know, two large wheels up in front, with the plane tilted back
onto a small support wheel).
Why the change? Well, good visibility (while...
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December 3rd 03 02:10 AM
by Ron
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May 12th 04 04:02 PM
by Yeff
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633 Squadron Mosquitos by
SSNBuff
Just saw the movie 633 Squadron and was wondering: Were those all genuine
Mosquitos? Or were some actually models? Some of the attack schemes seemed to
be models since they flew a little strangely.
How many Mosquitos are still flying?
Dean
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Greatest Altitude without pressure cabin/suit by
W. D. Allen Sr.
44,000 ft altitude means only about 1/7 of the atmospheric
pressure at sea level. So it's hard to believe a person
could maintain consciousness without oxygen pressure
equipment to get to 49,500 feet.
With half the atmosphere below 18,000 feet the U. S.
military requires oxygen masks above 15,000...
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?? Wasps flew Hurricanes and Spits?? by
vincent p. norris
While at the Wright Memorial earlier this week, I picked up a NASA
pamphlet entitled _Celebrating a Century of Flight_.
On page 13 there's a picture of Jackie Cochran with a caption quoting
her as saying, about the WASPS, "We landed planes like the Hurricane
and the Spitfire in fields where I...
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FA: WWII B-3jacket, B-1 pants, Class A uniform by
N329DF
I AM SELLING A COMPLETE WWII USAAF OFFICERS DRESS UNIFORM, AND LEATHER FLIGHT
GEAR FROM MY COLLECTION. ITEMS A CLASS A: JACKET IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE,
REPRODUCTION WINGS, NO SIZE LABEL, SHIRT IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND IS A LONG SLEEVE,
DARK OLIVE, LABEL READSā€¯ REGULATION OFFICERS SHIRT, FORM...
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by Larry
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What belly tank is this in this P-47??? by
Dingo
"Vicente Vazquez" wrote in message
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I've only seen pics of P-47's with the 75 , 108 or 150 gallon drop-tank,
but never seen this one ...
http://www.aviacaomilitar.com.br/webkits/hc001.jpg
Just a guess ... is...
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F-8 avionics by
Zajcevi
Hello
Today I have read in one polish mag an article about F-8 Crusader.
Quite interesting, but info about radar and avionics equipment seems
to me bit confused.
F-8A (F8U-1) – daylight only fighter equipped with AN/APG-30A
ranging radar (same as F-100), no other details about...
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#1 piston fighter? by
Peter Stickney
In article ,
"The Enlightenment" writes:
"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Yeah. we got hit by a 262 one day. It didn't seem very well flown and did
no
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