John Slade wrote: "American Chick" wrote in message ... In article VEwCb.1581$z74.966@okepread03, "jb" wrote:

As Christmas approaches and we prepare to celebrate the holidays with our friends and family, it is time to break out with this old poem and remember our sons and daughters and comrades in arms who go in harms way to preserve our freedoms. Their job is a thankless one in most cases. Even those of...

I think today even the French would beat them...

Date line: ROME Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will pit his speed against a supersonic jet fighter screaming down the runway at an Italian airbase next month, Italian Air Force officials told AFP. Schumacher, at the wheel of the Ferrari 2003-GA in which he won the world championship...

Air Force celebrates Centennial of Flight (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 1212039 Dec 12, 2003 Air Force celebrates Centennial of Flight KITTY HAWK, N.C. - The U.S. Air Force brings aviators, aircraft and

(John Galt) Date: 12/10/2003 12:05 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: The cowards strike...

Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "w.a. manning" wrote in message ... let's assume the threat is small arms fire up to moderate...

Now that I've finished, I'm surprised how many people have been following the progress of the P-47 painting . . . NOW they're all contacting me to reserve a print, which is cool. Luckily, many collectors have already reserved their favorite print numbers at 25% off. To those of you who have not...

Michael Petukhov wrote: So perhaps you mean only yours version of oppression will be exported (iraq for instance)? Do not worry we can find means to export anything we want and without any permissions. And all this time I thought you were a multilateralist Michael! You know, UN defining...

A page at http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejector_seat says "by mid 2003, Martin Baker ejector seats had saved 7000 lives". Is that figure maybe a little high? ronh -- "People do not make decisions on facts, rather,

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I need to post this question for someone who doesn't have internet access. Where would you find your paperwork for the DD 214 if you lost the origional copy? Where would you look? It's got to be in the Archives somewhere but where?

As promised, I have put up a web page of how I have modified the Esci/Italeri kit of the Tu-22M3 Backfire to correct its many faults. It is at :- http://www.flankerman.fsnet.co.uk/modl_tu-22.html It may take a while to load - there are a lot of photos. For those not interested in modelling - I...

How many Gs can a pilot withstand before blacking out? If an ejection seat failed, how would one get out of the plane? What's the caliber of an M-16? Do all fighter pilots carry a sidearm? What's the order of rank for pilots?

Air Force Print News for Dec. 10, 2003 AFN broadcasts from Baghdad http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006173 Airmen resume refurbishing tankers http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006172

Subject: Liberals Ignore The Wright Brothers From: "tim gueguen" Date: 12/10/2003 2:39 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: GvLBb.641900$6C4.422290@pd7tw1no "Liberals HATE America" wrote in...

http://www.sgtstryker.com/weblog/archives/004125.php#004125 1. You've ever slept on the concrete under a wing. 2. You never go anywhere without your red and black pencils and your line badge, including church. 3. You've wished your jet would drop a MK-84 on Saddam Hussein's house. 4. You've...

let's assume the threat is small arms fire up to moderate caliber shells - no major hardware. is it: -main rotor and associated machinery? -turbines? -tail rotor and associated machinery? -something else? is there one or a couple areas disproportionately at risk? or are they pretty much evenly...

Earlier this year, the British govmt spent GBP 800 million on 20 Hawk Mk 128 trainer aircraft. In a highly unusual step, the MoD's permanent secretary, Sir Kevin Tebbit, refused to sign the contract because he thought it was a waste of money. He only signed when his boss, Defence Secretary Geoff...

From: Hobo Date: 11/30/2003 10:07 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: Can a tanker aircraft draw on the fuel they carry to refuel other planes, or are they limited to the fuel that model of plane would normally...