Otis Willie
July 11th 03, 09:26 PM
North Island completes 5-year Spanish F/A-18 program
(EXCERPT) by Bill Bartkus NAVAIR DEPOT NORTH ISLAND
CORONADO, Calif. - The last two of 22 Spanish Air Force F/A-18s have
left NAVAIR Depot North Island. Depot pilots recently landed safely in
the Spanish-owned Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa
following a rest stop at NAS Oceana, Va.
Cmdr. Daniel Turner and Lt. Cmdr. Jack Waters flew the aircraft
nonstop from North Island to Oceana, where they had a rest. They then
flew nine hours nonstop to the Canary Islands, a one-stop odyssey that
boldly demonstrated the two aviators' belief in the quality of the
product and their trust in the skill and expertise o...
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
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(EXCERPT) by Bill Bartkus NAVAIR DEPOT NORTH ISLAND
CORONADO, Calif. - The last two of 22 Spanish Air Force F/A-18s have
left NAVAIR Depot North Island. Depot pilots recently landed safely in
the Spanish-owned Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa
following a rest stop at NAS Oceana, Va.
Cmdr. Daniel Turner and Lt. Cmdr. Jack Waters flew the aircraft
nonstop from North Island to Oceana, where they had a rest. They then
flew nine hours nonstop to the Canary Islands, a one-stop odyssey that
boldly demonstrated the two aviators' belief in the quality of the
product and their trust in the skill and expertise o...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 11 Jul 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/tester/8_27/national_news/24096-1.html
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com