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US Army AH-64 Apaches in anti-seaborne infiltration mission by
KDR
US Army AH-64 Apaches based in South Korea have an unusual mission -
dealing with North Korean seaborne infiltration forces. The Apaches
practiced anti-ship tactics with Navy P-3s and destroyers in Exercise
Foal Eagle this year. Their potential targets would be Gongbang class
hovercraft, Nampo...
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by KDR
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Hi All by
S. Sampson
"jim pritchard" wrote
Greetings all,
Just found this new group, and this my first post.
I am fascinated by the "mythical" Auroua Spyplane.
I personally believe it DOES exist, what do my fellow enthusiasts think?
I think it exists too. I also think the B-2...
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How low can you go? (old but true) by
Ron
I posted this a couple years ago but will post it again.
When I was high school age (1986 or so), I was browsing thru a Safety Magazine
while in an Aviation explorers post located at the 80thFTW, Sheppard AFB.
I always remembered this story about an F-4 coming back with a dent in a wing
tank, and...
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July 30th 03 05:56 AM
by Dale
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Air Force seeks female MTIs by
davidG35
Yep, and they are drafting them from all the career fields, I have a ****
hot TSgt running a squadron life support shop and now she gets to holler at
kids for 3 years, if the MTI ain't a volunteer don't draft'em!
"Otis Willie" wrote in...
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Looking for pictures of an RB-47: 53-4305 by
Matt Wiser
I'm building the Hobbycraft Canada 1/144 scale RB-47H and am doing custom
decals on my computer, and would like to know where I could write to get
pictures of a specific aircraft: RB-47H 53-4305. I have a friend from college
whose grandfather flew this aircraft, and I'm building the plane for...
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Thanks For The Memories by
ian maclure
Strictly speaking this is, I suppose, off topic, but they also serve who
only stand and deliver one liners.
Bob Hope died last night.
He had a good run and could fairly be said to have served his
country long and well.
IBM
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The prisoners of Rabaul (Was: P-39's, zeros, etc.) by
Chris Mark
From: Cub Driver lo
ed flying to Australia in one of them. I can
look this up in Bloody Shambles if you like.
I just bought this two-volume set (and damned pricey at 29.95 pounds per
volume) with high hopes. Haven't begun on it yet, but noting your comment
above I turned to the description of...
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"Blairforce One" by
robert arndt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm
Rpb
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Cobra Weapons by
Mike Keown
What was the model number of the
electric machine gun (mini gun) used
by the early Cobra Heliocopters in
Vietnam. Where can I go to get a
blow up picture of one and a explanation
of how it worked, espeically the
feed system?
Mike
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Museum honoring Americans who worked at airfield is planned in England by
Otis Willie
Museum honoring Americans who worked at airfield is planned in England
(EXCERPT) , By Ron Jensen, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
The family that purchased the abandoned airfield in England where
thousands of Americans once lived and worked plans to open a...
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Air Force Academy to make rape allegations public by
Otis Willie
Air Force Academy to make rape allegations public
(EXCERPT), by Robert Weller ASSOCIATED PRESS
2:31 p.m., July 29, 2003
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Amid fresh sexual assault claims against
their cadets, Air Force Academy commanders announced Tuesday they will
now make all allegations public and...
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Flying visit by veteran by
Otis Willie
Flying visit by veteran
(EXCERPT) by Noel Donaldson
TWO aviation workhorses of the Second World War had Wick folk scanning
the skies as the planes came in to land at the airport on Monday. The
Douglas C-47 Dakotas, crewed by a group of American aero-enthusiasts,
are on their way from Israel to...
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Nellis? Hpw come....? by
ArtKramr
How come, as some claim, the CO at Nellis has no idea of the base closing but
guys on this NG are "in the loop" and know stuff the base CO doesn't. How
come?
Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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Fast jets in Scotland by
Keith Willshaw
"John Mullen" wrote in message
...
I was driving down the A9 from Inverness to Edinburgh today and got a
really
good look at a Tornado GR as it passed at low level over the road. Later I
saw what looked like F-15's (2, maybe 3 -...
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Dogfights in Vietnam by
Mike
Did United States air and naval air forces actually engage in that
many Dogfights with North Vietamese aircraft during the Vietnam war ?
Where did these planes take off from ? Bases in China ?
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War books from Germany FYI Only by
ArtKramr
Sehr verehrte Kunden,
Sonderaktion/Bargain/Restposten/Second Hand/Platz machen
vom 27.07.2003 bis 15.09.2003
Waffen Arsenal
3,Nashorn,Hummel,Brummbär 10,- EU
15,Junkers Ju 88 Heft 1 10,- EU
18,Panzer I ...
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Time Magazine article B-1B by
Jim Baker
Interesting article. Hope the link works, haven't tried this before ;-)
JB
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,470932,00.html
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Hawk 200 questions by
Kerry Ferrand
In article ,
says...
I'm looking for some general information about Hawk 200
vulnerabilities: I've heard it is a fairly expensive for what it can
provide
(especially when used in a training role), can anyone confirm...
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SR- 71/ Blackbird lore by
Larry Dighera
In his book," Sled Driver," SR-71/ Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes:
I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as
Walt (my backseater) and I were screaming across Southern California
13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from
other aircraft as we...
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Air Force Battlelabs working to keep service ahead of the curve by
Otis Willie
Air Force Battlelabs working to keep service ahead of the curve
(EXCERPT) , By Marni McEntee, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Thursday, July 31, 2003
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — This is the world of Lite Catchers,
Combat Silent Rain and Little Weasels.
It’s a future world where high-tech...
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