Radar scattering paint on the U2? I hope they got their money back because it sure didn't work. "Hobo" wrote in message ... Robert Aren't recently made this claim: "Laugh this off Tex. The US captured the DFS 228...

Bush should be arrested, not reelected. "President Bush failed to carry out a direct order from his superior in the Texas Air National Guard in May 1972 to undertake a medical examination that was necessary for him to remain a qualified pilot, according to documents made public...

On C-130s painted in camoflauge they used to leave a panel bare on each side of the vertical stab. There was a circle in the middle that was painted. What was the purpose of doing this? Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Fat lot of good it does him now...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Central/07/10/bomber.crash.ap/ CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) -- A World War II-era German bomber en route to an air show crashed into a building under construction Thursday, killing the pilot and his passenger, police said. Witnesses said they heard a sputtering sound shortly...

Around 1500 people attended this years ceremony held at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery on Monday and more than 118 associations laid wreaths at the beautiful plot on Madingley Road which was gifted to the US by the grateful people and Colleges of Cambridge. Approx 4000 US servicemen of...

I read through most of those threads and I actually might be learning something from them. ( BTW Art, keep posting your stuff too! I try to read most all threads unless the subject line looks absolutely boring. ) My question is, there were two A bombs dropped, but only one by the Enola Gay. Why...

How accurate is that statement and did weather also account for more losses than combat in previous wars (e.g: WW2, Korea, etc?) My specialty is WWII nightfighting and I can say that, particularly in the first half of the war, as many a/c were lost or abandoned due to weather (or collisions in...

Did the Japanese battleship Yamato ever fire an AA salvo during WW2? A visiting friend of mine in the Navy told me the Japanese had a battery-fired AA weapon that was actually fired in battle. I guess it didn't work as the ship was sunk! Anyone know what this weapon was? I can't find anything...

Strategic Command Missions Rely on Space (EXCERPT) By Maj. John Paradis, USAF Special to American Forces Press Service OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 26, 2003 -- Applying the operational experience gained during the global war on terrorism to flesh out the use of space forces in theater operations is one...

From: (HiC) Regarding the Iraqi prisoner scandal, whether the actions of the soldiers was right or not - and I don't believe nearly enough of the facts have been brought to light to make an informed judgement - does anyone believe that any of this could have possibly...

BTW trying to having a debate with Walt M140 is about as entertaining as talking to a concrete wall :-) Are you -ever- going to apologize for saying that Martin Caidin fabricated the story of the B-17 that survived a head on collision with an FW-190? Should I post the serial number of that...

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:02:08 -0600, "Montblack" wrote in Message-Id: : While the usual inanity contained in articles posted by Montblack are easily dismissed, this caught my eye: "Styled by the laws of...

FACs: Any news about the effect of Hurricane Ivan on Hurlburt and the FAC and Air Commando static displays, etc.? Jack

After having been excoriated for saying that civil designs such as those envisioned for the MC2A and ACS have no business over the battlefield, this article gives me a bit of gratification: USAF Plans Serious Look At Replacing Special Ops Aircraft By Marc Selinger February 6, 2004 The U.S. Air...

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The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a)...

Hi, the following info was forwarded by a reader of "Aviation News" (Sept. 2003), which has an article about the ASCC code name system (sometimes not quite correctly known as "NATO code names"). He said the article mentioned the following recently assigned (or not so recently, but not widely known...

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is projected to cost $5.1 billion, or 17%, more than budgeted, forcing a one-year delay and a cut in the number of planes produced, according to Pentagon documents. And only two years into the program.

ST. LOUIS, June 14, 2004 * The U.S. Navy has awarded the Boeing -led industry team a $3.89 billion contract to build the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). The total program estimated value is approximately $15*billion over a 10-year production run. The Boeing-led team, which includes CFM...