Just my thought-- is it that Hirosshima wsa so bad, (and it wasn't worse than Tokyo), or are we simply projecting the emotional and moral baggage that nuclear weapons have come to be associated with on it?

To have had the ability to end the war and not having done so, would have been the greatest war crime of all. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were about 10 kilotons and a B-17 had a normal bomb load of about 3 tons and I have heard of a formation of 1300 B-17's on a bomb run that would equal around 4 kilotons (3 x 1300 = 3900) would the devastation be the same as a small A-bomb? or is there...

Hispanic Hero Recalls Experiences (EXCERPT) By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service "For a brief moment, you could see the body of the plane sticking out from the side of the building. Then a ball of fire came from behind it." -- Sept. 11 hero Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt....

Historical Center Historian Writes Book On Vietnam Air War (EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS040506-07 Release Date: 5/7/2004 1:14:00 AM, by Audrey Leble', Naval Historical Center Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Naval Historical Center (NHC) historian's new book on the Vietnam War, released in May,...

Whatever happened to the F-20 (Tigershark)? I think it was a single engined upgraded version of Northrop's F5 Freedom Fighter. Actually - should mention this in the SOVERIGNTY PROTECTION FIGHTER thread! cheers rb

So, Germans can't match Italian shotguns? Wrong. HK CAWS was the world's most advanced back in its day: http://www.gurpsmaster.de/caws.jpg But don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing with you about the excellent arms of Beretta, Franchi, or Benelli. I just wanted to show you that HK DID try the...

So the pair went to a secluded area and enjoyed wild, stark naked sex against a wall and on top of a subway grate, he claimed -- making no mention of the prosecution photos showing Tatiana's multiple bruises, which included stripe-like abrasions from the grating. "Yes! A public display of...

On this 4th of July let us honor all who fought. But let us especialy never forget the special few who came forward volunteering and said, "Take me. I'll go" It was these men who formed American elite units; Marines, Airborne, Seals, Submarine Service, Air Corps and Air Forces. We owe them all...

#Yes, I saw a Mirage 3 close by. Unlike other planes I saw close #by (A4, F4, F15), it did not have a hook.) Fred J. McCall wrote in message ... Many people mistake the 'short field hook' on some USAF tactical aircraft...

Wow... too good to be true. Sign me up for a flight! http://www.news-press.com/news/business/031219hooters.html Ashton Archer III

F-18 lost power during takeoff at Raleigh NC's RDU airport, and ended up in a burning pile beside runway 2L - pilot ejected OK, apparently unhurt. Hornet is still burning like hell, despite a huge amout of foam, no injuries on the ground, and a few airliners have taken off since the accident.

Ran across some interesting pics of this strange aircraft: http://www.geocities.com/unicraftmodels/germ/ho38/ho38.htm Rob

These things happened a few weeks ago, but I didn't get around to writing about them until this Memorial Day weekend, which I guess turned out OK. If you don't know the characters, catch up...

The things I'd be most interested in a 1. Was the YF-22/YF-23 a fair flyoff or was it a case of Northop designing what the air force asked for and Lockheed giving them what they really wanted? How much of the decision was based on the capabilities of the aircraft and how much on the track...

Go to my website to the section titled, "MISSIONS AND RESULTS". Click on "The Bridge at Verberie" then" Wurzburg" to see how effective we were. Then peruse the other 10 strike photos to get a good idea of precision bombing at its best. The Bridge at Verberie is an example of putting a bomb in a...

I received this today:- There are still people in this company who think we weigh aircraft to find out how much they weigh, not to calculate stresses. Of course we need to know how much the thing weighs. How are we ever going to know how many Thrust Pixies we need to get the thing off the ground...

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/8297433.htm But the e-mail and other documents show just how intent the Air Force was on steering the deal to Boeing, even though Airbus' tankers were more capable and cost less. -HJC

How come military aviation is so exciting and this NG is so god awful boring...? How come?

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