Five Crommelin brothers selected to Hall of Honor (EXCERPT) 10/24/03 The five Crommelin brothers of Montgomery and Wetumpka, along with Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton, will be inducted into the Alabama Military Hall of Honor October 31st. at Marion Military Institute. Born of a pioneer Alabama...

Curious as to what officers were promoted to flag rank after E.J. Hogan after serving as CO or CAG aboard Kitty Hawk. ACC USN ret. NKX, BIKF, NAB, CV-63, NIR 67-69 69-71 71-74 77-80 80-85 & 74-77

Flag Officer Announcements (EXCERPT) NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 392-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 30, 2004 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 Flag Officer Announcements Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the

Flag Officer Assignment http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20051004-4846.html {EXCERPT} NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1002-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct 04, 2005 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 Flag Officer Assignment

Pechs will love this one... The German idiomatic expression approximating the American expression "wimp" is "sitzpinkler" - literally, one who sits down while urinating. http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/002271.php -- Mike Kanze

There's a bit of Fleet Air Arm history at http://www.gavinbull.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Fleet Air Arm Carriers and Squadrons in the Korean War about: British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990. Ray Sturtivant (Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN:0870210262) p.217 Appendix IV: Fleet Air Arm Carriers and Squadrons in the Korean War Carrier Period Air Group ...

I have read reports that suggest that during the suez campaign ( operation musketeer) there were a number of westland wyverns from 830 sq ditched overboard as a result of a hangar fire on HMS EAGLE . I am trying to find out more about this incident, and about Wyverns generally. Is there any one...

An A-10 Warthog/Thunderbolt was flying very low over the crash site at exactly the moment the explosion, fireball occurred at Shanksville, Pensylvania on 9/11 .. http://i14.tinypic.com/4qspzef.jpg Susan Mcelwain - who lives two miles from the site, knows what she saw - the white plane rocketed...

I'm curious how Air Force/Navy pilots get their wings? Do they go to some place like Emory-Riddle and fly Cessna 172s. Do they get instrument ratings in these 172s? What's the transition to 'real iron'? Basically, what's a newly minted Air Force/Navy pilot's logbook look like and where did he...

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Did the change from F-14s to F-18s increase or decrease the total number of planes per ship? Overly simple math suggests that the amount of room needed to hold 22 F-14s could also hold 30 F-18s. If the number of planes did not increase, what happened to the extra space? -Curious -Charles...

See: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/aw04218p1.xml&headline=Flight-Test%20Program%20Accelerates%20for%20U.S.%20Navy''s%20E-2D&channel=awst

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Received this in an e-mail this morning....makes an interesting read..... ---------------------------start-------------------------- F-18 vs. KC-10 - or Flying a Hornet Convertible Subject: Who says a six hour mission has to be boring?

Flying high Lockheed Martin yesterday won a $1.7 billion contract to build a new fleet of presidential helicopters, a prestigious award for the Bethesda defense contractor and its European partners, who will make part of the aircraft. at...

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Once the A-6E was retired a few years back, Congress approved the aircraft for Foreign Military Sales. At one point in time France expressed interest in the A-6E to be used as a shore based tanker. There does not seem to be much information going around on the aircraft slated for FMS. Not counting...

I have a old question, maybe someone can refute, or verify? I tend to mistrust 'sea-stories' w.o. cites. Sometimes I think they likely true, probably partly true, or unlikely. But some good ones stick in my mind, from all categories. Making the rounds circa 1972 was that a F4 with folding...

For American Veterans nearing Retirement Age To include your years spent on military duty in your Social Security benefits and payments package the Social Security Admin will require a valid copy of your DD-214. All veterans nearing 62 (female) and 65 (male) years of age and who are not in...