Has somebody some figures, how many of this two airplanes, Tu-28 (128) and Yak-28/27/25 has been used/produced by the Soviet AF in the 70/80? I assume those two never were exported? Why has been the Tu-28 replaced so soon by the Tu-22? andreas

My apologies re the cross-posting, it was Rauni who started it. A bit of context: Where this came from, was a thread on soc.men, where it was asserted by another poster ( Neither Rauni nor myself ), that " orders were given on 9/11 to *keep US fighters on the ground ", so that they could not...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/09/mil-040921-voa01.htm Haaretz: Israel to Get 5000 US Smart Bombs, Bunker Busters VOA News 21 Sep 2004, 12:40 UTC An Israeli newspaper says the United States plans to sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs, including 500 one-ton "bunker...

While looking for something else in the KZLA NOTAM current as of Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:53:00 GMT, I found this interesting warning: FDC 4/5471 - CA.. POINT MUGU NAS, CA. RADIATION HAZARD TO AIRCRAFT EXISTS WITHIN A 1.5 NM RADIUS OF 340555N/1190700W. THE AREA IS HOT CONTINIOUSLY FROM SFC TO 8000 FT...

Caution: I *think* this is genuine, not Photoshopped, but these days you can never tell. Anyway, genuine or fake, it's kind of neat. http://www.ammochiefs.com/Diego%20Garcia%204.jpg

Anybody know what this is or was? http://www.darkstar.ukonline.co.uk/patch2.jpg

Some time ago I noted that http://www.aia.af.mil/homepages/ho/70s-2.cfm says, The 6300th Support Squadron (later redesignated 6300th Aerospace Support Squadron) was activated at Ko Kha, Thailand, on 1 July 1971 to support Cobra Talon. and asked, inter alia, what Cobra Talon is/was. Some possible...

Somewhat against my better judgment, I got interested in the current Harpoon discussions and, googling about, found http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/missiles/wep-harp.html The Harpoon missile has been integrated on foreign F-16 aircraft and is presently being integrated on foreign...

When the US conducts space launches from Vandenberg and KSC, keep-out areas where rocket hardware may fall are announced in NOTAMs carried at https://www.notams.jcs.mil/ Is there somewhere that similar keep-out instructions/NOTAMs are published for launches from Tanegashima, Kourou,...

I am curious about use of a chopper in the higher altitudes of Afghanistan. The Canadians are in Kabul and the word is our Griffin, a Bell 412 helicopter, can't work in the mountains. Anyone now why..... lack of power at altitude, lack of oxygen ? Allen

It looks like it will be another very busy day with COMPTUEX action. I am hearing: BLUETAIL 40 (E-2C), BLUETAIL 41 (E-2C), CAT (F/A-18s), RIPPER (F-14s), SCOUT (S-3Bs), DOG (F-14s), HAWK (F/A-18s), LONGHORN 27 (S-3B?)

Tuesday 16 Dec 2003 MAKOs: F-16C Flight, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS 10:00am: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range. 10:20am: RTB. BOLT 21: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW 10:27am: Inbound; 10min out, with 30,000 pounds fuel.

Patrick AFB, NASA-KSC Area Log - Wednesday, 21 Jan 2004 NASA 4: G-1159 Gulfstream II, NASA-KSC, Florida 9:05am: Departs Patrick to DCA. CG 6018: HH-60J Jayhawk Helo, CGAS-Clearwater 9:05am: Low approach at Patrick, then works offshore with USCG boat. 12:03pm: Arrives at Patrick for fueling.

It is 2:25pm EST (1925z) RAZOR 66 sounds like he is getting ready to RTB Robins. He is getting the wx there from Cape Radio. So much to hear today I have not had time to log it all. F-15s (BUDs) and F-18s (GATORs) have been coming into Patrick, AWACS is controlling many flights in the Whiskey...

Subj: Patrick AFB Area Log - Saturday 7 Feb 2004 GATOR 81: F/A-18C, Atlanta NAS VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" Sqdn. 8:15am: Departs to Atlanta NAS (Dobbins). CG 6016: HH-60J Jayhawk Helo, CGAS-Clearwater FL 8:48am: On SAR mission east of Patrick AFB. 9:20am: RTBs Clearwater.

Subj: Patrick AFB, NASA-KSC Area Log - Mon. 9 Feb 2004 COIL 01: F-15C, FL-ANG Jacksonville IAP 125FW 159FS "Jaguars" 9:25am: En route Homestead JARB. NASA 963: T-38N #59-1603, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston. 9:49am: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, Rnwy 33.

The callsign of the Patrick AFB Command Post is MAYAAP. Can anyone tell me what that means or how it got that callsign? AL STERN Satellite Beach FL

I logged more P-3s today than I have ever before. I began hearing them before 8 am EST this morning, and I am still hearing them now. At one point there were about four or five of them in the pattern at Patrick AFB AT THE SAME TIME, while a Cherry Point MCAS C-130T and Charleston C-17 was there...

It is 11:24am EST (1624z) and range clearance activities have begun in preparation for today's Titan 4 launch. Weather One arrived from Orlando, entered the Restricted Zone at the Cape a short while ago and has been transmitting cloud conditions to Range Weather on the ground. JOLLY 1, an HH-60G,...

Monday, 30 June 2003 CAPs were flown for protection of the President during his trip to Miami and Tampa Florida today. The Air Force One back-up plane was staged at Patrick during the late afternoon and evening. I will be uploading some of my recent aircraft pictures to my website, but will delay...