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51st Fighter Wing betters rating to ‘excellent’ with inspection by
Otis Willie
51st Fighter Wing betters rating to ‘excellent’ with inspection
(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Friday, February 20, 2004
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Taking a closer look at what they do well
and what they need to improve will be the focus of an Air...
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Veteran revists site of tragic crash by
Otis Willie
Veteran revists site of tragic crash
(EXCERPT)
JOSEPH B. NADEAU , Staff Writer 02/20/2004
WOONSOCKET -- Raymond A. Noury, 80, has plenty of memories of his days
fighting in the skies over Europe during World War II but most aren’t
the type to dwell upon.
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Military aviation mishaps by
Mike
from Navy Times of February 23, 2004 p.32
"Cockpit errors, op tempo cited as air-mishaps cause"
Aviation mishaps, 1980-2003.
the number of Class A aircraft mishaps - those involving loss of life
or more than $1 million in damage - dropped from 1980 to 2001 but
spiked over the past two years of the...
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Russian missile test failure and government denial... by
Thomas J. Paladino Jr.
Apparently, that much anticipated Russian military exercise culminated in
the disintegration of one of their showpiece weapons, the SS-N-23 ICBM. Two
were supposed to be launched from a nuclear sub, but one exploded shortly
after launch, and the other one was called off. This was of course...
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Nukes in Iran (WAS: Israel to Destroy Iran's Nuke Capacity) by
Dav1936531
UN inspectors have found uranium enrichment equipment, of the variety sold by
Pakistani "lone wolf operator" cough....yeah sure Dr. Khan, in Iran.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040219_1177.html
Just had a thread about Israel's supposed plans to attack Iran's nuke building
capacity. The...
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February 20th 04 09:02 PM
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Military rot spreads to Russia's nuclear forces by
noname
Moscow's latest bid to flaunt its military might backfired
dramatically when three failed ballistic missile tests revealed that
even Russia's final line of defense -- a fearsome nuclear arsenal -- was
not immune from the rot eroding the post-Soviet military.
Russia this week staged its biggest war...
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February 20th 04 05:46 PM
by B2431
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Hey, Germany Invented It... Face It by
Erich Adler
I see that no civil discussion can take place here despite the fact
that you "adults" claim to cherish military aviation. So why all the
fuss about German aircraft, jets or otherwise?
I live in America now but don't like the blatant arrogance I see
whenever history is talked about in regards to...
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Two MiG-29s on eBay by
noname
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079149024&category=4672
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079144881&category=4672
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vietnam war statement by
Aerophotos
The war was lost in 1954 when the French were removed from Indochina
before it was renamed Vietnam. That was the beingging of a very sad and
sorry end which was completed in 1975.
After spending $163bn in 17yrs what did the US achieve one asks?
Anything of benefit? Id be hard pressed to name one...
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Presidents What Has Been Shot At by
Bob McKellar
Compiling the list just for fun.
Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations
FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
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Russian missile failure then government denial.... by
Thomas J. Paladino Jr.
Apparently, that much anticipated Russian military exercise culminated in
the disintegration of one of their showpiece weapons, the SS-N-23 ICBM. Two
were supposed to be launched from a nuclear sub, but one exploded shortly
after launch, and the other one was called off. This was of course...
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First Man on Mars by
Julious Cesar
*** First Artificial Satellite:
http://www.nauts.com/vehicles/50s/sputnik.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/4/newsid_2685000/2685115.stm
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/
*** First Man in...
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Douglas Bader-Colditz by
RON
In the book Colditz, by Henry Chancellor-2001, he states that Bader,
while a POW at Colditz,kept his orderly, Alec Ross, who was about to be
repatriated, two extra years at Colditz so that Ross would remain his
orderly for the duration of Baders' imprisonment.
"he came here as my lackey and he'll...
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Air Force Print News for Feb. 18, 2004 by
Otis Willie
`Air Force Print News for Feb. 18, 2004
Goodwill project fosters relations
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007003
Sexual assault review panel visiting Sheppard
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007006
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B00$hhhh LAME DUCK! by
Grantland
Could he be the 1st 1-term LAME DUCK President in history? Or did
Carter hold that honor? The 1st 1-term LAME DUCK War President?
B00000000000000$hhhh!
Grantland
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February 19th 04 08:49 PM
by B2431
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Soviet Spy Planes over the West during the Cold War by
Rusty B
I've noticed that by doing a Google search, you can come up with all
kinds of data about U.S. and western countries flying recon flights
over Soviet and other Communist territory during the Cold War
along with a list of shootdowns.
I'm sure there were also Soviet recon flights over and...
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Caribous still flying by
Pits
Just wondering if US or Canada are still using Caribous for any purpose.
Cheers
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2 Questions: P-38L Rear Radar/"Phantom P-38" by
Stephen Harding
Couple questions on P-38 lo
Came across a reference to installation of a tail radar
on the P-38L from http://p-38online.com/p38l.html.
quote
One interesting improvement was the installation of a new
tail-warning radar system. It would signal the pilot through
flashing lights and bell sounds...
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F-102... German Origin by
robert arndt
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an51.htm
.... more "borrowed" German-tech courtesy of Dr. Alexander Lippisch.
From the Lippisch DM-1/P.13 we got the XF-92, F-102, F-106, and B-58.
Rob
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February 19th 04 10:54 AM
by andi
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