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NZ plane lands safely with help from USAF by Jughead
Mainlander *@*.* wrote in : http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,199182-1-7,00.html US military to the rescue Jun 19, 2003 The crew of an American military plane is being credited with rescuing
July 6th 03 10:23 PM
by Jughead Go to last post
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About the Hiroshima justification threads by Jughead
I haven't wasted even a second bothering to read any of the messages in those threads, but I just have a couple of questions: 1. Who gives a **** whether or not it was truly justified? What person living today can say they really had jack **** to do with an executive decision made nearly 60 years...
December 25th 03 04:01 AM
by Steve Hix Go to last post
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BUFDRVR - about new squadron structure by Jughead
I didn't want to hijack the "Joining the USAF" thread with somthing unrelated, so I'll start a new thread to respond to something you wrote over there. As of 1 OCT 2002 you are correct, kind of.. There are now Ops Squadrons and Maintenance Squadrons. I'll pleade ignorance on how they've got...
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November 22nd 03 04:28 PM
by Smartace11 Go to last post
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Rogue State by jukita
The Bush administration has outlined the following criteria for a "dangerous state": 1. It has or plans to acquire, weapons of mass destruction. 2. It ignores United Nations directives. 3. It unilaterally abrogates international treaties.
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July 13th 03 02:22 PM
by ZZBunker Go to last post
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Fetching the Hurricanes - new articles by Jukka O. Kauppinen
When Winter War started, with Soviet Union's attack against the tiny Finland, Finnish government started seeking for equipment and aircraft from any plane and country that would sell. "Calle: Let's review the general situation at first. Finland was a poor country, so we couldn't buy proper flight...
July 19th 03 01:23 PM
by JDupre5762 Go to last post
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60 years from Battle of Tali-Ihantala June-July 1944 - which decidedthe fate of Finland by Jukka O. Kauppinen
60 years from Battle of Tali-Ihantala June-July 1944 - which decided the fate of Finland By the beginning of 1944 the first contacts were being made about a separate peace agreement between the Soviets and the Finns. The Soviet terms were considered unacceptable in Finland. A build-up of troops to...
June 29th 04 03:00 PM
by Bernardz Go to last post
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Night of the bombers - the most daring special mission of Finnishbombers in WW2 by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Night of the bombers - the most daring special mission of Finnish bombers in WW2 I thougth this might be of interest, as it is quite precisely 60 years from these missions, so I hastily wrote a little article combining material from a few sources. - Grendel In February 1944 the long range Soviet...
March 23rd 04 12:19 AM
by Jukka O. Kauppinen Go to last post
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Looking for helicopter audio – MI-4 engine by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Looking for helicopter audio – MI-4 engine A Finnish team of aviation historicians and enthusiasts is putting up a display of the Soviet built MI-4 helicopter for an aviation museum display. They have a short movie, shot in the 1970s by a MI-4 pilot, which will be used. The black/white film...
February 12th 04 06:30 PM
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Interview of Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75 pilot Jarl Arnkil by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Interview of Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75 pilot Jarl Arnkil Curtiss And Other Nice Planes Jarl "Kille" Arnkil joined Finnish Air Force in 1939. After the war Kille transferred to Aero, later Finnair in 1948 and continued there until his retirement in 1972. After that he worked as a senior inspector of...
January 31st 04 06:42 PM
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Modern aces by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Associate asked interesting question. Is there any kind of listing of "modern" jet aces? And are any of those in service today? I'd guess best bet are the Israelis. Elsewhere some are from Vietnam (US, Vietnam, Russian?) and what else? There was air to air fighting at Eritrean-Etiopian war but...
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January 13th 04 12:06 AM
by JDupre5762 Go to last post
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Development of British cannon ammuniation during WW2 by Jukka O. Kauppinen
What was the timetable for British development for their 20 mm cannon ammuniation during WW2? I'm aware that RAF tried to install first cannons to Spit Is but this was initially a failure. Early Spit V models were introduced with 60 round supply to the Hispanos, later with 120 rounds per gun. Some...
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December 29th 03 10:25 AM
by Tony Williams Go to last post
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Has there ever been an off-center gun? by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Wouldn't a gun pointed at a downward angle make ground attack easier? Many ground attack aircraft have had such configuration, including IL-2. Not all of them, but in remarkable numbers anyway. jok
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January 14th 04 02:27 AM
by Alan Dicey Go to last post
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CUrtiss Hawk 75 performance debate by Jukka O. Kauppinen
We have an interesting debate going on about the performance of the Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter in an simulator. The debate has gone on for some months while the research has been done in aviation museums and the guys have pondered on the differences between American factore numbers, French numbers...
July 16th 03 10:45 AM
by Cub Driver Go to last post
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Me 110 aces by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Haven't found good info on the net and I'm not willing to spend money to get books on this matter right now... So. I wonder if anyone could shed some info on the Messerschmitt 110 aces. I'd be interested in the pilots who were successfull especially in the 1939-1941 timeline in the west and/or...
September 14th 03 03:12 AM
by JDupre5762 Go to last post
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P-38 Glacier Girl and the Texas Me 262 videos by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Hi all! I'm looking for HIGH QUALITY video clips of the P-38 Glacier Girl and the Texas Me 262 to be shown in the local aviation guild's meeting. Anything on the web, somewhere, anyone? Please? jok
September 11th 03 09:04 PM
by Gordon Go to last post
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Victory scores of the Finnish Brewsters by Jukka O. Kauppinen
Was travelling in train and reading the Finnish book about Brewsters. Thought to make a short list of the most successful Brewsters in Finnish service - might give some good food for though: Brewster (Finnish serial) - number of aerial victories - total hours flown - pilots and their personal...
July 26th 03 10:49 PM
by JDupre5762 Go to last post
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New aviation history interview: Fokker/Curtiss/Messerschmitt ace Mauno Fräntilä by Jukka O. Kauppinen
New aviation history interview: Fokker/Curtiss/Messerschmitt ace Mauno Fräntilä Chief Warrant Officer Mauno Fräntilä Chief Warrant Officer Mauno Fräntilä "began the flight business in 1936", as he puts it. He was one of the few who piloted the Fokker D.XXI fighter in the Winter War sorties....
September 22nd 04 11:18 PM
by Jukka O. Kauppinen 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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IMPERIVM EVROPA by Julious Cesar
http://www.imperium-europa.org
March 31st 04 06:32 PM
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F-4 vs S-3..."sea story" or 17 Nov 83 TAF Losses by Juvat
Yesterday I was flying with a former S-3 "Hoover" guy...he told a "sea story" where a pair of Allied F-4s and an S-3 were hassling over the Med. He thought they were Greek. Anyway...the story basically has the S-3 heading toward the water in a steep dive (evasive maneuver) with both F-4s in...
September 1st 03 04:26 AM
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