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...

Just wanted to say thanks for writing a great book- a week ago I picked it up in a bookstore on my way to Arizona. My mom was operated on for lung cancer- took three hours. I was reading WTR the whole time and was totally engrossed, with no time to worry. I'd call that some pretty good...

Judging from the film footage of blimp ops during WW2 at New Jersey, I was wondering if there were any midairs between airships/zepps? Don't seem to have run across any on the web or in print...Pat

A BOMB PATTERN IS LIKE A FOOTBALL: BOMB PATTERN ANALYSIS One thing I never see in any WW II literature is bomb pattern analysis in tactical bombing. There is a lot to it that we had to live with, and I thought I would share it with those on this NG before it gets lost to history. Think of a...

For no particularly justifiable reason, I am posting this whole story to the group.. It is also on the web, http://www.coastcomp.com/teabags/Cigarbox.html where it is better formatted. It is also illustrated there, which actually makes a difference in this case.

1) When were dorsal fins (fillets?) introduced in production P-47D's? I know they've been installed in P-47's as Field Modification Kits but, though I've gone through some books and websites, I can't get to a conclusion about when they started to be fitted to P-47's in the production line. 2)...

told me that his uncle flew or was on a crew that flew the B17's into Oahu three hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then went on to tell me that his uncle went on to fly B29's in the Pacific, his particular bomber was call the Cock Wagon. The nose art depicted a rooster pulling a wagon. ...

I don't post much around here any more, but I thought I'd drop by just long enough to share these thoughts with those of you who might appreciate them. Departing from the aviation scene for just a moment, I would like to again share with you a reflection about D Day that I posted last year about...

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After 58 years, this still burns my ass We were coming home from a mission. After bombs away Griego in the tail reported we had one bomb hung up in the bomb bay. It was hanging by the front shackle, the arming wire had been pulled out and the impeller was spinning. We had a live bomb in out bomb...

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Do any of you guys know of a good aircraft museum I could take my family to here in California? I live up north and the closest thing I've ever been to is the local AB Museum which is sadly moving since the base was closed years ago. My young son Billy wants to see almost any military aircraft...

News Release -------------- -------------- Alastair Scott Just the other day I came across this great guy, Alastair Scott who trained as a photographer before hitching around the world in a kilt for 5 years. Since then he's cycled 5,000 miles behind the iron curtain toured Japan, Russia and Baffin...

Desert Voices - a site for the troops Returning home from a war can often be just as difficult as being in the war. Soldiers have so much more to say than they care to share with family or friends. I speak from experience, being a veteran of the first Gulf War. Soldiers need an outlet, a means of...

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This letter came this morning. It makes having a website worthwhile. Dear Art, My name is Cheryl (Monson) Guthrie, Bob's niece. Firstly, I can barely contain myself as I am overwhelmed with emotion finding and reading your website. After he passed away, the War pictures and treasures were found,...

Keeping 'em flying. http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om1203war.xml

Last US election there was the Notice of Revocation of Independence after the event; this time round the satirists are ready in advance :) Enjoy, take in the spirit of satire and may your chads never be pregnant or hang ! http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/folder404/firstamendment404.htm (also...

A lovely day over Germany http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/flak.htm Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

A new military chat website has opened located at: http://www.militarychat.net The Military Chat Network is a group of IRC server owners and operators dedicated to providing a place to chat for military members, their dependants, and those interested in the military. We would encourage all who...