Anyone have info on this insignia from 1963?

....as those applied to the Backfire and Fencer? I know of anti-radiation white applied to the underside of nuclear bombers, but the reason of white leading edges on the Su-24 escaps me - seems 'anti'camouflage. Perhaps it helps in disguising the shape of the 'incoming' from visible/IR sensors on...

With the appropriate upgrades, the C-5 can last for another 25 years or so. See: http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/glxy07164.xml Is it worthwhile to upgrade the C-5's, or should we just build more C-17's?

I hope that's the correct designation!! Any one see the discovery program about it yesterday!?? What a size!!

Just received message that Pete Knight has passed away. Most will remember Pete for flying the X-15 A2 to a speed of Mach 6.7

Hi Art I know you flew or were in B26's; did you fly with or know/meet any of the Tokyo raiders,such as Ski York, Col' Frank Keppeler? Later in the war they were transferred to England and the ETO and flew B26's out of England,France and Belgium,just wondered whether you knew any of them. Mark.

Got a couple nifty photos in today - both sourced from a 456 RAAF Beaufighter crewman. One is of great interest to me as it shows four members of the unit - a 2-man flight crew, an erk, and a jovial sort that is making a show of wearing a wireless set connecting him to the flightcrew. These people...

Thanks, Steve R.

"Aerophotos" wrote in message firstly the us bitches whines etc etc as usual with iraq saying they some kind a threat .. ( beat the drum as loud as want til the people get idea ) next north korea says it can strike anywhere on the usa west coast with long range...

Hi! I scanned these pics from 'Fighting Jets of WW2' by Jeffrey Ethell and Albert Price (which I thoroughly recommend btw) http://www.johnmullen.org.uk/temp/262.jpg The picture caption mentions that German helicopters were carried aboard HMS Reaper and the photo credits the Smithsonian, whose...

"David Loewe, Jr." wrote in : On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:27:56 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "David Loewe, Jr." wrote in...

If anyone has any 90th Bomb Group info they'd like to share please contact me. As 90th Space Wing historian I am trying to reconnect our unit with its predecessor the 90th Bomb Group, also known as "The Jolly Rogers". I'm compiling a file of stories, documents and other items of historical...

Zond-2: http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/notzond2.jpg Zond-3: http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/notzond3.jpg Rob

http://www.soldat-und-technik.de/11-2003/ruestung.htm Rob

Hi, Does anyone out there have a contact address or phone number for the 92 Squadron RAF Association? TIA Duncan

http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=1593397

I warned ya a coupla weeks ago, you didn't pay attention so here ya go! Hope you have a sense of humor, I have lots of these, when you tell them to your co-workers in the head, (you must know what a "head' is, you seem to know everything else about Navy terminology, including calling ships...

I am interested human powered flight, and I have a design for flexible spiral wings shaped like a cornucopia or the coils in an old telephone cord (See "Spring Wings" at http://patricktimony.tvheaven.com/catalog.html ). If anyone in the Washington DC area would be interested in collaborating...

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

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...