Hello All: I am currently wrting an article about all the USN and USAAF interned in Spain during WWII, but in the case of one Avenger from the USS Santee (CVE 29)I am in a dead track. I found a reference about its landing in the Spanish Archives as well as in the "Dictionary of American Naval...

Anybody heard anything yet? My best guess (and ONLY a guess) is bird ingestion.... Anything would be appreciated... Regards,

Why did Britain win the BoB? Let us imagine that we are going to be playing a complex wargame assigned to us some 3rd or 4th year military science course. There are 20 classmates. Each will have to write a report from either GErmany's or Britain's perspective, and the grade will determine...

And this incident resulted in all our master arm switches being safety wired down. "break the safety wire, arm, shoot". Really dummm P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

I have got some questions concerning F/A-18A/C/D ordnance load, and maybe somebody could help with that: 1. In an article about F-16 I have found some data about the maximum load for each weapon station (even with differences for different G-forces - 5G and 9G as far as I remember). All sources...

About 129-134 is common. 8.1 degrees AOA. For carrier landings, it's 800 feet per minute all the way to touchdown (3.5 degree glide slope). For field landings, it's about the same 700-800 FPM and a 3.0 degree glide slope. Most senior guys flare to land to save center barrel life and...

VQ-2 Scheduled for Homeport Change From Commander, Naval Forces Europe/Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs ITALY (NNS) -- Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 will relocate from Rota, Spain, to Whidbey Island, Wash., effective Sept. 1. The relocation of VQ-2's six aircraft and 450...

Pro-Israel lobby pushing US to attack Iran next http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=49800

Friendly Fire Notebook An effort has begun to collect and preserve the details of every friendly fire incident that took or changed the lives of American soldiers. Since the Revolutionary War thousands upon thousands of military personnel have been injured or killed due to mistaken or...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGS8dwQSWzI -- -Jeff B. "Excuse me. I don't mean to impose, but I am the Ocean."

Iraq Veterans Against the War http://ivaw.org Michael Scott Applegate Branch: United States Navy (USN) Rank: E-5 Home: Illinois I served in the United States Navy from 1998-2006 as a

Military Funeral Honors "Honoring Those Who Served" http://www.cem.va.gov/mhg.htm The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for providing military funeral honors. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the DOD program for providing dignified military funeral honors to veterans who have...

On May 28, 9:56*am, "a425couple" wrote: "Skie" wrote in message ... Perhaps in a p-51, or combated the Me-262 (Schwalbe) or Me 163s (komets). . . *or know any thing...

SEA STORY - A true one experienced by Frenchy Corbeille USN(Ret) It was Sunday afternoon, early in the month of August, 1968 when USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was making her way through the Western Mediterranean during the first days of a 7-month cruise. I was Officer of the Deck (OOD) on the 1200 -...

Reading 'Over the Beach', Questions- -How many pilots did they deploy with? They had a det in Cubi and 10 jets... -Seems like a pretty unhappy group. Dept heads that were either labeled as effeminate or cowards, JOs that got short and yelled at the CO, a JO that turned his wings in cuz he didn't...

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/9366221/detail.html "This ain't your grandpa's V-22," said Maj. David Lane, of the U.S. Marine Corps. "This aircraft is phenomenally safe. I've got a family. I wouldn't strap myself in if I wasn't comfortable with where it stands and where it was at." Has it really...

Blair was told US 'fixed' case for war http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=31665 MISSING CASEY: http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=31646

hi gentelmen.I am a plank owner in VQ-1 from 1953 to 1956.I am newly registered on aviation banter&cant seem to do it right to get in the site that communicates with former members Can u give any pointers? My location is MA. Any help would be appreaciated .Richard C

Navy Announces Continuation Pay for Full-Time Support Aviators (EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS040430-05 Release Date: 4/30/2004 2:30:00 PM From Navy Personnel Command Communication Office MILLINGTON, Tenn (NNS) -- Aviation Career Continuation Pay (ACCP) was approved in April for Full-Time Support...