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51st Fighter Wing betters rating to ‘excellent’ with inspection by Otis Willie
51st Fighter Wing betters rating to ‘excellent’ with inspection (EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, February 20, 2004 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Taking a closer look at what they do well and what they need to improve will be the focus of an Air...
February 21st 04 12:29 AM
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Veteran revists site of tragic crash by Otis Willie
Veteran revists site of tragic crash (EXCERPT) JOSEPH B. NADEAU , Staff Writer 02/20/2004 WOONSOCKET -- Raymond A. Noury, 80, has plenty of memories of his days fighting in the skies over Europe during World War II but most aren’t the type to dwell upon.
February 21st 04 12:14 AM
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Military aviation mishaps by Mike
from Navy Times of February 23, 2004 p.32 "Cockpit errors, op tempo cited as air-mishaps cause" Aviation mishaps, 1980-2003. the number of Class A aircraft mishaps - those involving loss of life or more than $1 million in damage - dropped from 1980 to 2001 but spiked over the past two years of the...
February 20th 04 11:22 PM
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Russian missile test failure and government denial... by Thomas J. Paladino Jr.
Apparently, that much anticipated Russian military exercise culminated in the disintegration of one of their showpiece weapons, the SS-N-23 ICBM. Two were supposed to be launched from a nuclear sub, but one exploded shortly after launch, and the other one was called off. This was of course...
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February 20th 04 11:22 PM
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traitorous SOB by Tarver Engineering
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com/
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February 20th 04 10:37 PM
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Nukes in Iran (WAS: Israel to Destroy Iran's Nuke Capacity) by Dav1936531
UN inspectors have found uranium enrichment equipment, of the variety sold by Pakistani "lone wolf operator" cough....yeah sure Dr. Khan, in Iran. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040219_1177.html Just had a thread about Israel's supposed plans to attack Iran's nuke building capacity. The...
February 20th 04 10:02 PM
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Military rot spreads to Russia's nuclear forces by noname
Moscow's latest bid to flaunt its military might backfired dramatically when three failed ballistic missile tests revealed that even Russia's final line of defense -- a fearsome nuclear arsenal -- was not immune from the rot eroding the post-Soviet military. Russia this week staged its biggest war...
February 20th 04 06:46 PM
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Hey, Germany Invented It... Face It by Erich Adler
I see that no civil discussion can take place here despite the fact that you "adults" claim to cherish military aviation. So why all the fuss about German aircraft, jets or otherwise? I live in America now but don't like the blatant arrogance I see whenever history is talked about in regards to...
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February 20th 04 06:39 PM
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Two MiG-29s on eBay by noname
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079149024&category=4672 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079144881&category=4672
February 20th 04 05:57 PM
by Ed Majden Go to last post
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vietnam war statement by Aerophotos
The war was lost in 1954 when the French were removed from Indochina before it was renamed Vietnam. That was the beingging of a very sad and sorry end which was completed in 1975. After spending $163bn in 17yrs what did the US achieve one asks? Anything of benefit? Id be hard pressed to name one...
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February 20th 04 06:41 AM
by John Keeney Go to last post
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Presidents What Has Been Shot At by Bob McKellar
Compiling the list just for fun. Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No Ike No ( strange but true ) JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed ) LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
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February 20th 04 03:02 AM
by Fred J. McCall Go to last post
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Russian missile failure then government denial.... by Thomas J. Paladino Jr.
Apparently, that much anticipated Russian military exercise culminated in the disintegration of one of their showpiece weapons, the SS-N-23 ICBM. Two were supposed to be launched from a nuclear sub, but one exploded shortly after launch, and the other one was called off. This was of course...
February 20th 04 02:48 AM
by Steve R. Go to last post
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First Man on Mars by Julious Cesar
*** First Artificial Satellite: http://www.nauts.com/vehicles/50s/sputnik.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/4/newsid_2685000/2685115.stm http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/ *** First Man in...
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February 20th 04 12:40 AM
by Tarver Engineering Go to last post
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Douglas Bader-Colditz by RON
In the book Colditz, by Henry Chancellor-2001, he states that Bader, while a POW at Colditz,kept his orderly, Alec Ross, who was about to be repatriated, two extra years at Colditz so that Ross would remain his orderly for the duration of Baders' imprisonment. "he came here as my lackey and he'll...
February 19th 04 10:58 PM
by Jim Doyle Go to last post
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Air Force Print News for Feb. 18, 2004 by Otis Willie
`Air Force Print News for Feb. 18, 2004 Goodwill project fosters relations http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007003 Sexual assault review panel visiting Sheppard http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007006
February 19th 04 09:51 PM
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B00$hhhh LAME DUCK! by Grantland
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
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February 19th 04 09:49 PM
by B2431 Go to last post
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Soviet Spy Planes over the West during the Cold War by Rusty B
I've noticed that by doing a Google search, you can come up with all kinds of data about U.S. and western countries flying recon flights over Soviet and other Communist territory during the Cold War along with a list of shootdowns. I'm sure there were also Soviet recon flights over and...
February 19th 04 05:53 PM
by David Lednicer Go to last post
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Caribous still flying by Pits
Just wondering if US or Canada are still using Caribous for any purpose. Cheers
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February 19th 04 04:25 PM
by Ed Majden Go to last post
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2 Questions: P-38L Rear Radar/"Phantom P-38" by Stephen Harding
Couple questions on P-38 lo Came across a reference to installation of a tail radar on the P-38L from http://p-38online.com/p38l.html. quote One interesting improvement was the installation of a new tail-warning radar system. It would signal the pilot through flashing lights and bell sounds...
February 19th 04 02:21 PM
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F-102... German Origin by robert arndt
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an51.htm .... more "borrowed" German-tech courtesy of Dr. Alexander Lippisch. From the Lippisch DM-1/P.13 we got the XF-92, F-102, F-106, and B-58. Rob
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February 19th 04 11:54 AM
by andi Go to last post
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