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...

(ArtKramr) wrote: Honor to those who came forward... GB wrote: ...and were lucky enough to get a slot as aircrew in a B-26? Mind you if they were conscripted and assigned to a grunt unit and were unlucky enough in their last few seconds of life to watch the surf roll their...

Israel deploys nuclear arms in submarines Peter Beaumont in London and Conal Urquhart in Jerusalem Sunday October 12, 2003 The Observer Israeli and American officials have admitted collaborating to deploy US-supplied Harpoon cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads in Israel's fleet of...

As Christmas approaches and we prepare to celebrate the holidays with our friends and family, it is time to break out with this old poem and remember our sons and daughters and comrades in arms who go in harms way to preserve our freedoms. Their job is a thankless one in most cases. Even those of...

Air Force announces winner in Small Diameter Bomb competition (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 0828039 Aug 28, 2003 Air Force announces winner in Small Diameter Bomb competition Washington, D.C. - Dr. Marvin Sambur, the assistant...

Well, here we go. These talks will either end in the dismantling of Kim Jong IL's nuke program by US agreement to a non-agression treaty and NK's agreement to the installation of a verifiable inspection and dismantlement program (wherein the N. Koreans will attempt to deceive the inspectors to...

Michael Petukhov.exe failed a turing test with the following: Good place with data and analysis is he http://www.thepowerhour.com/pentagon-911.htm Michael Hilarious!

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

You can,t believe what these mens had to face up there. A nice site and a must see..... http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/contents.htm

Fighter Tactics Academy is back on-line at: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~fta/ after a computer and ADSL connection update that took almost four months (what a pain). Before we went into hibernation we published a 'Global Swarming' page at: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~fta/swarming.htm about historical...

a few other interesting tidbits in here as well. notably, the implication that china's recent forays are having a motivating influence on congress. (finally:)) http://www.spacedaily.com/news/beyondleo-03a.html Washington - Oct 29, 2003 A report by Space Lift Washington and published by NASA Watch...

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...

Greetings all, I was lucky enough to meet an ex-RAF rear gunner last week. Couldn't chat for long, but he shared a few memories with me, so I thought I'd pass them on. I suppose he was either lucky or skilled. He was a rear gunner between 1940 and 1946, first Wellingtons, then Lancs, and...

Blue Angels star in air show (EXCERPT) , By Arlo Wagner THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thousands of air-show fans returned to a sun-drenched Andrews Air Force Base this weekend to see the latest in U.S. military planes, helicopters and airborne armaments. A flyover by the Blue Angels precision flying team...

Sometimes I forget that this is a rec.aviation group and not for pros like AvSig on CompuServe used to be when it was sponsored by ASI and John G. ran it. Still there are some here who have been there and done that and care to share with each other and others. But there are also those who think...

Osan’s 51st Fighter Wing to get its own coin (EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, April 5, 2004 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — For the first time in its history, the 51st Fighter Wing will have its own official coin. Until now, individual wing commanders have...

35th's Life Support Section named best in the Air Force http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23309 {EXCERPT}, by Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, July 17, 2004 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — When Capt. Kris Padilla pulls G-forces over the frigid Sea of...

If so it shioyld be changed to rec.politics. This is suppose to be about aviation, not politics. If it's to survive it needs a monitor to scan out tyhe non-aviation subjects. If I want to read about politics I'll go to another newsdroup or watch the news or read the paper. Walt -----= Posted...

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)...

The U.S. Army chief of staff this month questioned the effectiveness of a new armed scout helicopter being developed by BOEING CO. and UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.'s Sikorsky Aircraft, an Army official said on Monday. Analysts said the questions about the RAH-66 Comanche reinforced their view that the...