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Radio - foul language by
M. J. Powell
Another newsgroup has got on to the subject of foul language in war
films, usually Army.
I mentioned that the radio language during the Battle of Britain was so
bad that High Command wanted to remove WAAFS from all rooms where the
radio transmissions could be heard.
This is not depicted in films...
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February 12th 04 11:33 PM
by BUFDRVR
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The Most Exploited Generation by
John Galt
The Most Exploited Generation
Posted by Chris Dominguez
The way the mandarins of Warfare State never tire of their odes to
World War II, you'd almost think they were sorry it ever ended. Their
love of the "Good War" makes perfect sense, though; the period of the
war was a Statist's dream come...
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"France downplays jet swap with Russia" by
Mike
France downplays jet swap with Russia
France says recent joint maneuvers in which Russian and French pilots
flew each other's aircraft were not an effort to help Russia join NATO
or the European Union, but simply "in the interest of world peace...
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p3/95 by
[email protected]
Subject: P-3C Ditches with Four Engines Out, All Survive!
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:07:54 +0930
From:
"Scet"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military
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September 27th 04 12:27 AM
by Larry
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GET SOME! Bush is Toast by
WalterM140
NEW YORK — If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times from
discouraged Democrats and liberals as the Republican convention here
wrapped up this week. Their shoulders hunched, their eyes at a droop,
they lower their voice to a whisper hoping that if they don't say it
too loud it may not...
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September 23rd 04 01:28 AM
by BUFDRVR
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News: Czech Republic select European Fighterjets over F-16 by
Karl
The Czech cabinet decided Wednesday to select new SAAB/BAe JAS 39C
Gripen 4th Generation Multirole jetfighters as replacement over
their MIG-21 fleet.
The Swedish offer outbid 4 other contenders, with the US offer of
used F-16's ending in last place, the Belgian F-16 offer came...
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S.A. Military Aviation Pioneer Dies by
Otis Willie
S.A. Military Aviation Pioneer Dies
(EXCERPT) Burwell One Of First To Use Cockpit Instruments
Posted: 3:00 p.m. CDT June 30, 2003
SAN ANTONIO -- Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. James Burwell, one of the
first military aviators to fly using cockpit instruments, died
recently at age 100.
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Presidents What Has Been Shot At by
Bob McKellar
Compiling the list just for fun.
Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations
FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
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German WWII RamJet V4 PICS by
airrocket
Any leads to what this V4 missle might have been? Any pics etc...From what I gather it used a Pabst style ramjet similar to the Ta 283.
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04 Oct 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News by
Otis Willie
04 Oct 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security
News
You can also receive this resource listing that is published
daily via
email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go here
for more info:
http://members.aol.com/militarypeople/e-wcor.htm
Group to present POW/MIA...
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Joint Russian-French 5th generation fighter? by
lihakirves
Joint Fifth Generation Fighter Project Proposed
The government chairman, Mikhail Kas’yanov, announced the other day that
he had reached agreements with the French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
Raffaren regarding a joint project for creation of the fifth generation
fighter. However, he has been quiet...
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July 5th 03 01:36 AM
by Gordon
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Allison B-17 by
Stephen Harding
Saw a photo yesterday of a WWII B-17 test aircraft powered
with four Allison inline engines as opposed to the usual
Wright Cyclones.
Understand the modification added about 800 hp to the
aircraft.
Anyone know why the modification didn't go anywhere?
The usual suspects? Too much disruption to...
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Rolls Royce Meteor V 2 engine from a Centurion tank by
The Raven
Can anyone tell me how similar these engines were to the Merlin? I know they
were a derivative but being intended for ground use may be so totally
different as to be useless for any aviation application.
Why do I ask? An acquaintance has just acquired a complete Meteor engine and
is looking to...
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Antigua, U.S. Extend Air Force Base Lease by
Otis Willie
Antigua, U.S. Extend Air Force Base Lease
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ANTIGUA_US_MILITARY_BASE?SITE=OHLON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
{EXCERPT} ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) -- Antigua and Barbuda's prime
minister and American officials signed an agreement Monday extending
the lease of...
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October 20th 03 08:54 AM
by B2431
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Seems like "Enola Gay" was caught in a revisionist storm... AGAIN!! by
Vicente Vazquez
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=63b39e56-def3-48d5-8543-b0e0b1ac6c51
Quoting what was posted in another forum:
"History is not a commodity to be modified and repackaged to suit the
particular political agenda of a certain organization... "
Other thoughts about the subject are...
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2 civilian airliners down south of Moscow by
Pete
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.planecrash/index.html
Within 4 minutes of each other. Both took off from Domodedovo
Coincidence, or...?
Pete
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(CNN) -- Two passenger planes have crashed in Russia Tuesday night, Russian
officials and...
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