SMN and RAM regulars in England: I'll be playing tourist in London for about a week from March 30 to April 5. I'm hoping to find a chance to meet more of you than I did on my last trip, which was so rudely rearranged by the events of 9/11. Any suggestions on times and places gladly accepted (but...

"Michael Petukhov" wrote in message ... http://www1.iraqwar.ru/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=31168&lang=en US external debt up to $6.494 tln at end of Sept 01.01.2004 Yes, but what is it relative to the GNP,...

why does it seem that most modern jet aircraft unstick at around 160kts? Fighters, bombers, transports all of them frequently seem to takeoff at 160kts, is it a tire speed limit kind of thing?

LIBERTY SURVIVORS POST $10,000 REWARD!!! On June 8, 1967, the Israeli air force and navy attacked the lightly armed USS Liberty, an intelligence gathering ship, sitting off the Sinai coast, killing 34 US sailors and wounding 171. Beginning with Sec of State Robert MacNamara's (the "hero" of the...

Subj: Patrick AFB, NASA-KSC Area Log - Mon. 9 Feb 2004 COIL 01: F-15C, FL-ANG Jacksonville IAP 125FW 159FS "Jaguars" 9:25am: En route Homestead JARB. NASA 963: T-38N #59-1603, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston. 9:49am: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, Rnwy 33.

On August 2002 I wrote about the unfair measures the Americans are enacting in order to get contracts for their military industry. I wrote about the American tactic of participating in the funding of military projects in order to choke them later. A quote of mine from the Aug 2002 discussion: "the...

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

Mexican military plane crash kills six (EXCERPT) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 20 — A Mexican air force transport plane has crashed in central Mexico killing all six crew members, authorities said on Saturday. The Hercules C-130 crashed 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Zacatecas on Friday after dropping...

From: Bob Date: 8/8/2004 2:09 AM Central Daylight Time Message-id: On 08 Aug 2004 03:52:31 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote: Subject: Distribution of armor on a B-52 From: Bob Date: 8/7/2004...

I have a question about Paul Richey's account of the Battle of Britain, given in "Fighter Pilot", B T Batsford, 1941 A pilot called "Johnny" has his photo on Plates 3 and 18. Does anybody know the surname of this pilot? I think this person was a Group Captain at HQ of 2 Allied Tactical...

MEMPHIS BELLE apparently is no longer on Mud Island in Memphis. according to an article , she has been moved to a hanger at Millington Tennessee, undergoing restoration. after city officals decided that she had out lived her usefulness.. http://www.landings.com/_landings/stories/memphisbelle.html

Air Force getting Fit to Fight (EXCERPT) , By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, January 10, 2004 KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Kadena’s 18th Wing airmen — and the wing’s commander — sweated through push-ups, crunches and a 1.5-mile run Thursday as they completed their...

"Tarver Engineering" wrote in : "JL Grasso" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:22:30 -0700, "Tarver Engineering" wrote in alt.disasters.aviation:

Air Force Print News for July 18, 2003 Initial SARS test results are negative http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005281 Investigation leads to indictments http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005286

Damn I thought SPECTRE did every thing!!! Aerophotos wrote: Is ths true or what? They were active at this time in 1996 as we all know ... so what stopping them?

The Wright brothers first flight is correctly being celebrated as a milestone achievement in aviation. I wonder if the anniversary of Sputnik will receive the same attention in a few years! This is just as an important anniversary. No, I'm not a communist; this was asked on another news group so...

Yes, I know it's bad to START a thread off-topic, but I have no idea how else to ask. OK, in my quest to look for bibliographies so I can do research for school, I figured I'd look on USENET. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to begin looking. Side-factor is that I only know English; Not even...

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From: "Jay T. Beatty" Date: 6/25/2004 12:28 PM Central Daylight Time Message-id: "= Vox Populi ©" wrote in message ... Jay T. Beatty wrote: "Mike P"...