http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/mosquito1.html -- jim morris

Should Memorial Day and America's War Dead be commercialized? http://home.pacbell.net/veterans/xmemday.htm Topic: Every year the single day established by Congress to Honor the sacrificial contributions of our military dead, Memorial Day, becomes increasingly commercial. Once upon a time retailers...

Does China have long range bombers at this time that can reach the continental United States? Although they have nuclear bombs, what about the planes to deliver them? I know China had some TU-16 planes years ago, but did they ever develop long range bombers or get any from the former Soviet...

In Pete Knight's obituary in AvWeek, it mentioned that the record setting Mach 6+ flight in the X-15A2 resulted in structural damage to the aircraft that resulted in it being withdrawn from use. Was the damage a result of the thermal environment or was it the dynamic pressure envirnoment?

http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2.jpg http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2gg.jpg Any clues about what these objects are between the hanger doors at Groom Lake. They look like "planes on a stick". As a side note, this...

Hello to all. I know that a lot of us have run into various aircraft over the years and I think its likely that some of you have photographs of DH-98 Mosquitos from some time in your past. I am in the process of gathering Mossie photos for YAMB (Yet Another Mosquito Book) and have collected some...

That whole story about Jessica Lynch being well treated by the Iraqi's is completely false. What really happened is that Jessica Lynch was brutally raped, sodomized, beaten and tortured by her Iraqi captors. Her injuries were not the result of a truck wreck, unlike what the Army has claimed....

Y2K (MK304) Spitfire restoration project invites you to Open House at the Comox B.C. airbase on Sunday, May 23. Too late for many on this list but you can read about the project at: www.y2kspitfire.com This Spitfire participated at Normandy Beach Head flying with R.C.A.F. 442 Squadron. 442 is...

Anybody have any information on the RAF's ECDU, Electronic Countermeasures Development (Demonstration) Unit? It appears as part of Bomber Command 92 group from late 1942 or early 1943 to mid/late 1944, flying Wellingtons and eventually some Lancasters as well. Based at RAF Oakley. What I am...

UNCOMMON VALOR, COMMON VIRTUE World War II Memorial: Special Commemorative Section When a mighty struggle rocked the earth A message from Wesley Pruden, editor in chief of The Times at http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040521-061127-5806r.htm SACRIFICE IS HONORED: Memorial a lasting tribute...

Subj: Hollings Speaks for Many in Congress Date: 5/20/04 1:06:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time SENATOR SPOKE FOR MANY ON HILL WHEN HE BLAMED ISRAEL FOR WAR Special to WorldTribune.com -- Thursday, May 20, 2004 http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html

Why was it okay for William Jefferson Clinton to get blow jobs in the Oval office, but not okay for soldiers to have sex in Iraq? Tetherhorne P. Flutterblast

From: neptune3 Date: 5/22/2004 1:13 PM Central Daylight Time Message-id: On Sat, 22 May 2004 15:38:12 GMT, R. David Steele /OMEGA wrote: It was not her captors, but rather civilian doctors who...

Ok, from the previous thread, it sounds like the sniper rifle on the Predator idea won't work. Too inaccurate from long range, and to dangerous to pull the Predator in range for a more accurate shot. Also, someone mentioned that a laser might work due to its accuracy, however, blinding and maiming...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4970837/ Exciting stuff! Rutan's SpaceShipOne hit 200,000 feet today over their Mojave test site. Won't be long now I guess.

http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/05/21/rtr1380632.html A copy of the previously undisclosed proposal was obtained by Reuters from a source outside the company who declined to be named. Perhaps they downloaded it from globalsecurity.org anytime after Nov 7th,...

http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,NL_AFTank_042804,00.html Will the Air Force fulfill the Navy requirement for simultaneous refueling capability and, if so, when? -HJC

Google is inaugurating http-based discussion groups. A bit rough around the edges, still. Here's a new group just for the Oshkosh-bound. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Airventure/ -- Scott Almost summer! http://snipurl.com/trebuchet

A new military chat website has opened located at: http://www.militarychat.net The Military Chat Network is a group of IRC server owners and operators dedicated to providing a place to chat for military members, their dependants, and those interested in the military. We would encourage all who...

100 Miserable Failures of the Bush Administration: 1. Failing to build a real international coalition prior to the Iraq invasion, forcing the US to shoulder the full cost and consequences of the war. 2. Approving the demobilization of the Iraqi Army in May, 2003 – bypassing the Joint Chiefs of...