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Airman flying high with elite team by Otis Willie
Airman flying high with elite team (EXCERPT) , By Lisa Horn, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, September 16, 2003 Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Moose is still in shock. Last month, the airman, stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, discovered that he had earned a spot on the elite...
September 17th 03 03:24 AM
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WTS: WW2 A11 Pilots Helmet (head gear) by IHC53
Have a very nice condition original A11 Pilots Helmet for sale. Leather in nice shape with no cracks and is still very supple. Inside is in great shape also. All stitching is intact as is the chin strap. Picture available upon request. Asking $300 shipped.
September 16th 03 08:26 PM
by M. J. Powell Go to last post
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New B-24 Double Feature Now Showuing at Zeno's Warbird VideoDrive-In! by Zeno
A New B-24 Double Feature -- Two great flicks never shown before online! Stop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In (http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com) and catch two awesome World War II aviation flicks. As part of our continuing 6th anniversary celebration we're showing two features never seen before...
September 16th 03 03:59 PM
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Flexible Wing Flight by patrick timony
Can anyone tell me how far back military experiments with Flapping Flight go? I am interested in why Soaring flight is so rare in nature but so popular with us? I've heard that the Wright Brothers patented Wing Warping (Flapping) and never let anyone develop planes using Wing Warping flight. Is...
September 16th 03 03:28 PM
by Mike Marron Go to last post
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Enemies Of Everyone by Grantland
US-Israel Police State Shakedown Menaces The Entire World Enemies Of Everyone By John Kaminski 9-14-3 "And the first one now will later be last ..." --Bob Dylan
September 16th 03 12:55 PM
by Alexandre Le-Kouby Go to last post
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Griffon Engined Target Towing Launches by George Bell
Many years ago I was looking after the Radar on Shackletons in the Far East, - Singapore and Gan in the Maldives. We had a Search and Rescue facility which included wooden launches of about 50 ft. long, with 2 marinised Griffon (Rolls Royce) Aircraft Engines inside. Boy, did these things GO. They...
September 16th 03 09:20 AM
by George Bell Go to last post
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red flag 2003-4 photos by miso
http://www.lazygranch.com/red_flag_0304.htm An exercise in bad lighting and camera-shy airplanes. ;-)
September 16th 03 07:27 AM
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Thunderbird crash today by John Doe
Looks like one of the thunderbirds crashed today....pilot ejected.....
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September 16th 03 05:56 AM
by Tarver Engineering Go to last post
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RIP Edward Teller by Dave Kearton
From Rec.Humor.Funny, talk about topical Edward Teller, the ultra-hawkish father of the hydrogen bomb, died earlier this week. Defending his work in an interview with Scientific American a few years back, Teller averred that if the U.S. had not developed the H-bomb, we'd all be speaking...
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September 16th 03 05:19 AM
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Thunderbird crashes at Idaho Airshow by Rudy Lacis
Please see: http://www.f-16.net
September 15th 03 11:27 PM
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Thunderbird crashes at Idaho Air Show by Rudy Lacis
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September 15th 03 11:25 PM
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Air Force Thunderbird Crashes At Idaho Air Show by Otis Willie
Air Force Thunderbird Crashes At Idaho Air Show (EXCERPT) By Editorial Staff and Associated Press Most of video cameras were focused on the first four Thunderbirds at the "Gunfighter Skies" air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base. But it was the last one that people here will never forget....
September 15th 03 10:52 PM
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100 years of human flight celebrated at LAFB by Otis Willie
100 years of human flight celebrated at LAFB (EXCERPT) By Bill Sontag The News-Herald Published September 15, 2003 Generals, diplomats, mayors and musicians joined 450 celebrants Saturday night to commemorate the “Centennial of Flight,” a national celebration of the brief, but historic, flight...
September 15th 03 10:45 PM
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USAF Colonel Paul C. Oscanyan - information wanted by Lasse Hillerøe Petersen
Forgive me for posting something possibly a bit off topic, but I am sure there are people here who can help me, if anyone can. I have an old book on US "Shoulder Sleeve Insignia * Insignia of Rank, service ribbons, decorations and insignia of the U.S. armed forces." It is copyright 1945...
September 15th 03 09:44 PM
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Detling Military Odyssey WW2 aircraft by Leia
Was anyone in Kent this weekend who recognised the fighter doing the low passes over the World War 2 display?
September 15th 03 06:28 PM
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WW2 Story by Mike Marron
My five (victories) in the late afternoon and evening of April 6, 1945, was a piece of cake - thanks to good training, equipment, maintenance, wingman and fighter direction ( plus plenty of bogies in the immediate area.) Reiteration of the details would be boring to any of you who have pulled the...
September 15th 03 05:45 PM
by Mike Marron Go to last post
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F105 ACM Characteristics by Dudley Henriques
When my wife and I got back from our vacation this week I noticed in a thread of some weeks ago that some of you were interested in the ACM performance of the Thud. Ed had commented briefly on it to Pechs, and indeed Ed would be my choice for authoritative information on the 105. Written material...
September 15th 03 03:19 PM
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Police State by Grantland
US attorney general's Patriot tour: the specter of a police state By Bill Vann 13 September 2003 The Bush administration has seized upon the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks as an opportunity to push for a further expansion of the police-state powers it has assumed in the name of...
September 15th 03 12:53 PM
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Surgical hardware's impact on a USAF recruit? by Raptor
My gf has a kid who's an airplane nut. He just enrolled in JROTC in his high school and is suddenly motivated about school. He had a broken arm (skater d00d) that was repaired with the usual metal plates, which he still has. Should this impact his flight eligibility? She's got great...
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September 15th 03 10:58 AM
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How capable are Saudi F-15s? by Matt Wiser
Hobo wrote: When the first batch of F-15s were sold to Saudi Arabia the Israelis made a big issue of their defense needs and so the the aircraft were technologically compromised due to this pressure. The one change I remember most clearly is that this first batch was...
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September 15th 03 09:24 AM
by Tom Cooper Go to last post
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