http://itsmyidea.com/gamerschoice/ Hi, Im Dave Taylor, I am 35 years old . Let me tell u a bit about myself first. I served in the Marine Corp USMC during the gulf war and got out when my 4 years was up later started work for Timewarner Cable and S&L communications here in North carolina as a...

I have always wondered how the attack would have played out if the Americans had correctly interpreted the reading from the Army radar site on the north tip of Oahu. The attacking Japanese planes were picked up at a range of 132 miles at 7 o'clock Sunday morning. The radar operators phoned the...

My new book "Angels Eight -- Normandy Air War Diary" is now available. The book covers every aerial combat that occurred in the Normandy Campaign of 1944 and describes daily life in the words of the pilots themselves (over 50 combat reports). It is a "Print on Demand" book and is available from...

Good day, good people! I think I already know the answer to this question, but would welcome comment. I have just viewed a video I took of a TV programme about the raid on Amiens prison by Mosquitos in Feb 1944. The presenter stated that the Mosquitos had to drop their bombs at no more than one...

Good day, good people, I wondered if anyone might be able to help with a couple of questions on the Junkers Ju86R-1 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was in service between 1943 and 1944? I have a reference that states that these were operated by a Luftwaffe unit called the...

Greetings all, I was lucky enough to meet an ex-RAF rear gunner last week. Couldn't chat for long, but he shared a few memories with me, so I thought I'd pass them on. I suppose he was either lucky or skilled. He was a rear gunner between 1940 and 1946, first Wellingtons, then Lancs, and...

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...

September 2003 talk on the SR-71 Blackbird by pilot Colonel Richard Graham USAF (Ret.) Everything you wanted to know about the Blackbird and more. Includes a video salute to designer Kelly Johnson. $20.00 (A portion of the proceeds are donated to benefit the B-36 Restoration Project and...

Video covering both past and present operation/restoring of the B-36 Peacemaker. Including flight footage and the restoration. $20.00 (A portion of the proceeds are donated to benefit the B-36 Museum) Archival footage along with current footage of the restoration of a B-36 in Ft. Worth. Over 1...

"Mike Keown" wrote in message ... Question: You are forced to ditch in a a/c with fixed landing gear. The sea is calm and search and rescue are aware of your situation and location. How do you put 'her' down? Mike --

Quoting without comment, I guess they'll come later Cheers Dave Kearton

Hello All (my wife) heard on the radio this morning a local in South Australia has acquired a CAC Boomerang for restoraton and would like a pic of it in wartime colours - including squadron codes. If anyone has a photo or unit details, could they post it on a.b.p.a.

For those of you who don't get AVflash. "NAVY DROPS CORSAIR CLAIM, CRALLEY GOOD TO GO Congressional pressure has forced the U.S. Navy to say "uncle" in a case of David and Goliath. In 1991, vintage plane buff Lex Cralley of Princeton, Minn., went down to Craven County, N.C., and dug up the...

"Oelewapper" wrote in message ... | Dear allies, welcome to the age of digital fascism... : | | Millions of visitors from some of the United States' closest allies soon | will have to be fingerprinted and photographed before entering...

"Aerophotos" wrote in message ... | Dave, | | My other son is off with the Air Force, we dont comment on his | operational issues, due to security nowdays.. im sure you understand. | | Anyone in the military service if smart, doesnt comment on...

From Rec.Humor.Funny, talk about topical Edward Teller, the ultra-hawkish father of the hydrogen bomb, died earlier this week. Defending his work in an interview with Scientific American a few years back, Teller averred that if the U.S. had not developed the H-bomb, we'd all be speaking...

CO DATA PAGE TERMINOLOGY CAT:BTN SUB:DES PGE:TRM As you are all aware, the airlinr industry in which we work has it's own unique set of terminology. The following are some of the most commonly used terms and their definitions. PASSENGER - A herding creature of widely varying intellect, usually...

Shamelessly copied from the Australian War Memorial website http://www.awm.gov.au 1 November 1951 No. 77 Squadron awarded South Korean Presidential citation No. 77 Squadron, RAAF, is awarded a Republic of South Korea Presidential Citation. 77 Squadron was awarded this citation for its early...

....and remember all those presents you got as a kid - where there were no batteries ? Steve took 'em out. ....when your puppy died when you were 7, that was Steve's work. Ever wonder who was sleeping with your mother while Dad was away on business, Steve again.

I put together a video in support of our troops. It was compiled from images and video from television and the internet. Title: "Support Our Troops" http://www.dave911.com/ (The streams and the downloads are on the front page) It looks a LOT better at the higher bit rates. Dave