Quite a long time ago, I tried to have information on the mysterious colour stripes applied to the landing gear legs on IJN planes. I was gessing it could be an oleo pressure code, a 'mission type code', a pilot's rank code (not likely as planes were used on availability basis) etc .. Can anyone...

I'd like to make an even trade: My Osprey Combat Aircraft #34; PV Ventura / Harpoon units of WW 2 for the Schiffer Publications Vega Ventura: The Operational Story of Lockheed's Lucky Star. Curtiss Knowles Scott AFB, IL 62225 USA

THE AUCTION HANGAR GOES LIVE Dear Aviation Enthusiast The Auction Hangar went live yesterday, 9 months of hard work has, we think, produced a marvel of an auction site, there is nothing else out there that comes close to the advanced features and design of The Auction Hangar and now all it takes...

Osan’s 51st Fighter Wing to get its own coin (EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, April 5, 2004 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — For the first time in its history, the 51st Fighter Wing will have its own official coin. Until now, individual wing commanders have...

For those of you who haven't seen it, try my B-58 Hustler home page link below. Make sure you click on the ANNEX link. That's 3 pages of pictures and data on the Hustler. Don't forget to sign the new Guest Book. -- B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ -

354 new messages in RAM tonight and all but 35 of them in cross posted to h*** OT stuff that was marked as ignored by the time I was through looking. Poor signal to noise level tonight.

George, I noticed this post the other day. I am doing a Walkaround book for Squadron/Signal Publications on the C-47. Dop you have any pictures you would like to share for publication? Sincerely, Curtiss Knowles 4708B Thomas Jefferson Circle Scott AFB, IL 62225

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/21/nyregion/21plane.html is a report of the maneuvering by both Airbus and American Airlines to get in their 2 cents, pilot training vs inadequate design, in the crash of AA Flt 587 over Queens. Apparently the tail came off because of a violent yaw type of pilot...

Hi, I've gone through countless web pages and come up with nothing on this subject, so I hope someone on r.a.m could clarify things a bit. This regards the bombing tactics used by Mosquito FB.xx variants in World War II. Since the FBs could only use the rear bomb bay (due to the 20mm cannon) and...

Greetings to all, For quite some time, many people involved with Civil Air Patrol, the US Air Force, and family & friends of the late 1st Lt Thomas Doyle, have been working to get the US Air Force Academy's soaring building re-named after Lt Doyle. Tom Doyle (former USAFA and Civil Air...

he chief U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq denounced Shiite protests in Najaf Sunday, saying the lethal demonstrations had exceeded the democratic rights to protest, speak and use the media. No ****! One hopes this spokesman is enjoying his stay on planet Earth. Quent Quent

7 US troops were killed in Baghdad, Iraq yesterday trying to make the Iraqi people submit to the New World Order program run by the US shadow govt for the Aliens. Seems the Iraqis dont want to join the shadow government...

EVIDENCE JUSTIFIES REOPENING USS LIBERTY CASE: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14294

A friend of mine has come into possession of the personal career artifacts of Colonel (Retired) Rene "Rambo" Goldberger. I've been authorized to spread the word to see if anyone is interested in any parts of this collection...located in Langley, B.C., Canada. I just viewed what he has, and...

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Please see http://mdorfman.home.netcom.com/737-800-1.jpg and http://mdorfman.home.netcom.com/737-800-2.jpg. These were taken at Wellington Airport, New Zealand, on March 10. Sorry, they are the best I could do from an airplane window at that distance. It is a Boeing 737-800 (with winglets) in...

http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=D81O0BRG0.xml "Our adversaries are continuing to develop capabilities that are trying to counter the capabilities that we have," Coppock said. He said the identity of those adversaries is classified, but "it's not hard to imagine...

alt.binaries.pictures.military: WWII Sunderland flying boat. Was lost, now found.

FBI agent confirms Clarke's charges: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14334 Israel Connection Cover-up: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14269 Subj: Head of Sept. 11 Commission Said Iraq War for Israel Date: 4/3/04 10:38:59 AM Pacific Standard Time

Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were about 10 kilotons and a B-17 had a normal bomb load of about 3 tons and I have heard of a formation of 1300 B-17's on a bomb run that would equal around 4 kilotons (3 x 1300 = 3900) would the devastation be the same as a small A-bomb? or is there...