The news media are reporting that the recently deceased actor Charles Bronsen was a B29 tailgunner during WW2. I can't ever recall reading anything about him on various sites dealing with celebrities who served during WW2. Anybody know if this is true or just Hollywood hype? John

Here is a good "what if" question. If the B-70 had gone into widespread SAC use in the 60s and beyond, what is the best guess as to how it would have been painted for operational use? Black like the SR, white like the two XB models, gray, etc? I doubt it would have had the SAC cammo scheme,...

Air Force identifies operational shortfalls (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 1217032 Dec 17, 2003 Air Force identifies operational shortfalls WASHINGTON, D.C. - Air Force officials in September completed a

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Perspective Projection by Descriptive Geometry: A Manual for the Artist. 73pp. 47 illustrations. Details he http://wademeyersart.tripod.com/wademeyersaviationart/id55.html Cheers, Wade Meyers

i think they should change the name of this newsgroup to war in IRAQ or something similar cos its all this **** about Bush, Blair, Saddam, Iraq all the time, there arent many posters about the kind of normal topics i used to find here, so i think its time to say TA TA,to this newsgroup.

Hi.. I have just a few questions about the Navy I was hoping someone here could help me with. Now for starters, my ultimate goal is to become a Naval aviator, that's why I posted this message here. I will settle for just being an officer in some other department of the navy, since the aviation is...

Vietnam Veterans Working To Restore Helicopter Used In War (EXCERPT) Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY - 12 hours ago... It had been shot at "countless times," according to the men. Sure enough, on the far side of the helicopter, several patches were indeed visible, Vietnam... U.S. and friendly nation...

Two Enterprise F-14 Tomcats collide; crews survive, By JACK DORSEY, The Virginian-Pilot (EXCERPT) © February 2, 2004 | Last updated 9:04 PM Feb. 2 Two F-14 Tomcat crews survived a mid-air collision over the Red Sea on Monday, managing to return to the Norfolk-based carrier Enterprise with...

The Lessons of History: The Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army at 75. This conference volume contains chapters by 13 PLA specialists who assess what lessons China's soldiers have drawn from the history of their own armed forces. at http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs/2003/pla75/pla75.pdf

Local veteran was part of final WW II bombing (EXCERPT) Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 4 hours ago A Council Bluffs man was involved in an important mission during World War II that many people may not be aware of. "We were the... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully...

In the name the One Peace, Every Muslims in every nation June 1, 2004 Here is some news to wake you up!

NCO earns American Legion Spirit of Service Award http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008041 {EXCERPT} by Senior Airman Mike Meares 50th Space Wing Public Affairs 6/25/2004 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- Her father picked up a soldier carrying his life in a duffel bag on his...

Woman to take over Air Force Academy dean post http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040717-0213-academy-dean.html {EXCERPT} ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:13 a.m. July 17, 2004 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A woman has been nominated to replace a dean at the Air Force Academy who was criticized for...

Is there a plan to replace the Venerable C-130 or upgrade it to a new level of performance? I did at one time see a print that showed a "tilt-Wing" variant, for Extreme short field take offs, but nothing else. Could the Fuselage be widened to accommodate the Stryker Wheeled APV with its add-on...

Two Richardsons are Air Force’s only father-and-son chaplain team (EXCERPT) , By Ron Jensen, Stars and Stripes European edition, Monday, February 16, 2004 RAF ALCONBURY, England — Sons often follow their fathers into the family business, whether it is practicing law, building buildings, selling...

What ac has spent the greatest % of it's life in the air- excluding the ac that crashed on it's first flight. Thanks Pat

Military pilots complain gadgets added to helmets causing neck http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/09/08/620638-cp.html {EXCERPT} Canoe.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago By DEAN BEEBY. OTTAWA (CP) - The high-tech gadgets the military keeps sticking onto the helmets of its pilots are starting to be a...

From: "golds" Date: 9/12/2004 5:17 AM Central Daylight Time Message-id: "_Breaking News_" wrote in message ... Can anyone remember serving with Bush?

Military jet crashes at Nellis Air Force Base; pilot safely . http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/06/19/military/21_52_586_18_04.txt {EXCERPT} North County Times, CA - 1 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An Air Force pilot safely ejected Friday from a military jet that crashed during a training...