Forgive me if this has been answered before, but does anyone know the name of the cargo plane featured in "Flying Tigers" and any info on it's origin and fate? It seems as though it was Italian and a one-off unit, but that's something of a WAG. Thanks, John

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We see a China that is stable and prosperous -- a nation that respects the peace of its neighbors and works to secure the freedom of its own people. -G.W. Bush http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031022-12.html ------------

Back in the mid 70's, I made a trip to the Air Force Museum. My entourage included my two young children, and my maternal grandfather. It is important to point out that my grandfather was Naval Aviator #711, a number which will sound spectacularly low to the Naval Aviators who read these...

The Army looks set to procure the Firescout UAV. See: http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/10203top.xml Why did the Army pick this one over other VTOL UAV's, such as Eagle Eye?

Last night I was watching a documentary about the F-15 on the History Channel (aired at 9pm/ET) and one of the jocks they intereviewed was a "Randall Haskin." Just curious if it was the same "Randy Haskin" who posts on this NG as "Randy Haskin -- Strike Eagle Driver." (???) (They also interviewed...

Do the RAF or MoD publish a list of dates when they are doing exercises around their bombing range, etc near Ferryside, Carmarthen, South Wales? I can't see anything listed on the various sites, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. thanks

The 2003 guestbook on my website is not working and hasn't been for a while. Sorry 'boiut that. Those who want to contact me my website please use e-mail. Hope it will be working soon. Thanks, Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

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Air Force Print News for Oct. 24, 2003 Weather officials forecast solar flares http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005870 Airmen complete Bagram runway http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005876

Vignette: Memphis Belle (EXCERPT) C-SPAN, School Bus Memphis, Tennessee (United States) Harris, Jim, Vice President, Memphis Belle Memorial Association The "Memphis Belle" is one of the few remaining B-17 F-model aircraft built by Boeing Aircraft Corporation during World War II. Mr....

Marine team designs and flies homemade, muscle-powered plane (EXCERPT) By Linda McIntosh COMMUNITY NEWS WRITER October 25, 2003 CAMP PENDLETON – Gunnery Sgt. Clark Howard had never piloted a plane. He was afraid of heights. But that did not stop him from entering a flying contest.

Some of you are jet jocks or ex-jet jocks. What can you tell me about the practice of dumping fuel from a jet and the igniting this dumped fuel by cutting in your afterburners? Wouldn't this be a very risky practice? If not, why would this be done? On another newsgroup, this is being used...

The Powers That Be appear to have decided to cut thew British armed forces, if this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story/0,11816,1066448,00.html is to be believed. The cuts appear to be GBP 1 billion, mostly in equipment procurement, over the next decade (the article makes...

1. Smart bomb are very accurate, they generally hit the ground. 2. If you see an EOD Weapons Tech running the prudent thing to do is follow him. 3. Tracer bullets work in both directions. 4. When setting up a rocket launcher aim it toward the enemy. 5. Don't draw enemy fire, the people near...

Who knows of a good reference about the invasion of Russia through Vladivostok by us Americans while the British and another American force invaded through Murmansk to support the White Russians? I understand the Valdivostok force moved west crossing almost half of Siberia in chasing...

A big match... With Terminator governor of California (not Iowa or Montana BUT CALIFORNIA) i can expect everything from United States.

"Destroy the American cop killer, Our Mr. bush Jr." wrote: Thank heavens for the paperless medium of the web! Think how many forests you'd have destroyed by now if this were not so!!!

In article , says... It almost sounds like the 30mm Caseless Pods that can be mounted under Fighters making even an A-4 into a tank killer. That died when the A-7 did. Too bad. The A-7E was a superior AC to the A-10 when armed...