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F-100 by
Mike Marron
During the recent Misty Forward Air Controller reunion at the Air
Force Academy we put on a leadership seminar for the cadet wing.
We were given six minutes to tell of our war experiences. It was a
moving evening. Here are my six minute remarks :
So, you want war stories -6 minutes to describe the...
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NASA B-57 pair to film shuttle launches by
Paul Hirose
According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.
"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert...
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Langley to decide on F/A-22 squadron by
Otis Willie
Langley to decide on F/A-22 squadron
(EXCERPT) By DENNIS O'BRIEN, The Virginian-Pilot © October 8, 2003
Last updated: 11:04 PM
HAMPTON -- The Air Force is expected to announce soon which of three
F-15C squadrons based at Langley will become the first operational
unit in the nation to fly the...
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DOD Directives and Instructions website restricted? by
Andreas Parsch
Hi,
until very recently, the U.S. DOD's directives and instructions could
be downloaded by the general public from
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives .
Now it says "Only authorized .mil/.gov domains are allowed access to
this site."
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AF unveils force development plan by
Otis Willie
AF unveils force development plan
(EXCERPT) by Tech Sgt. David A. Jablonski Air Force Print News
10/10/2003 - WASHINGTON -- Air Force leaders are launching a
spread-the-word tour in November to explain force development, a new
system that transforms how the service will train, educate and...
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Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days by
Otis Willie
Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days
(EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Ian Kallenbach 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
10/10/2003 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- What do you do
when your grandfather was played by John Wayne in a movie, a general
at age 31 and a bona fide American war...
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Air Force Print News for Oct. 9, 2003 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Oct. 9, 2003
Low rider (Stand-alone photo)
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005770
Final tests begin on C-130J systems
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005769
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top ace in Dr1? by
old hoodoo
Voss and Ricthofen were killed in their Dr1's. Voss got
14? in his triplane the Red Baron 22. Did anyone else score higher in this
plane? Udet maybe?
al
Al
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Questions for Mr. Bush, from Michael Moore by
Dav1936531
From: Mari-Ohm
Answers Please, Mr Bush by Michael Moore
snip
They have donated $2m to your alma mater, Harvard University, snip
Ummm, of course Michael Morre must have meant Yale, the alma mater of several
generations of...
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Bomber's Moon Tonight by
ArtKramr
Lest we forget.
Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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Albatros Questions by
Kenneth Williams
My good friend and I are having a debate over the German Albatros
fighter in WW1 and I need some help. Can anyone answer the following:
1) In 1918 which fighters formed the majority of the Imperial German
Flying Corps- Albatros or Fokkers? My friend says Fokkers, I disagree.
2) Even though the...
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Japan, U.S. aircraft share 'win-win' situation at Misawa by
Otis Willie
Japan, U.S. aircraft share 'win-win' situation at Misawa
(EXCERPT) , By Vince Little and Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003
In place for more than a quarter-century, the agreement allowing
American and Japanese aircraft to share Misawa Air Base’s runway...
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Friendly fire pilot may testify against wingman by
Otis Willie
Friendly fire pilot may testify against wingman
(EXCERPT) CTV.ca News Staff
One of the two pilots involved in the "friendly fire" incident that
killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year may testify
against his wingman at an upcoming court martial, a published report
says.
The...
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Rape allegations no bar to AF career by
Otis Willie
Rape allegations no bar to AF career
(EXCERPT) 13 who were once accused have since been promoted, by M.E.
Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News October 11, 2003
Thirteen people once accused of rapes or sexual assaults at the Air
Force Academy are working their way up the military ranks, the...
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Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary by
ArtKramr
Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary
From: "Dave Clark"
Date: 10/10/03 3:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:
"Angels Eight -- Normandy Air War Diary" by David W Clark
Many are surprised to learn that...
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NW Missouri aircraft spotting by
mah
Just returned from the Kansas City area and picked up some plane
locations and tail numbers for those of you who keep track of such
things. Tried to grab photographs as possible. Email me if you are
interested. I don't have access to a .binaries group.
Knob Noster MO - Whiteman AFB. ...
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October 12th 03 12:03 AM
by mah
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B-1B Reengine? by
Mark Schaeffer
From the online Los Angeles Times, Oct. 8, 2003:
"The Air Force also is considering putting new engines on the B-1 to
double the speed of what is already one of the fastest bombers in the
world."
The link to the whole story follows, but the above sentence is all they
say about the...
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by WaltBJ
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Marine fighter pilots? by
Navin R. Johnson
I rented The Great Santini the other night and was surprised to find out
that the Marines had fighter pilots. I thought the only USAF and Navy had
the fighter pilots.
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The Wright Stuff and The Wright Experience by
John Carrier
Over the past couple days I've watched TV stories about a couple of programs
to celebrate the Wright Centennial (Dec 17th) with reenactments of the
famous flight. The key ingredient to both efforts (are there more?) is a
reproduction Wright Flyer in 1903 trim. This is trickier than it might...
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