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Concorde - join the campaign by
LWG
Only in the song "Montego Bay".
Vernon will meet you when the BOAC lands,
Keys to the MG will be in his hands.
Adjust to the driving and you're on your way,
It's all on the right side in ..
"JD" wrote in message
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FatKat wrote:
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The start of jet operations in US Navy. by
Frode Hansen
I was reading an interesting paper on China's 'naval dilemma'
(..basically whether to base it's navy on carriers or submarines), and
came across this quote:
'In 1954 alone, in working to master jet aviation off carriers, the U.S.
Navy lost nearly eight hundred aircraft'
Paper: China's aircraft...
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Pilot Rescued After Military Jet Crashes Near Key West by
Otis Willie
Pilot Rescued After Military Jet Crashes Near Key West
http://www.nbc6.net/news/7305861/detail.html
{EXCERPT} NBC6.net, FL - 17 hours ago KEY WEST, Fla. -- A fighter jet
pilot was rescued Tuesday after ejecting from his plane as it crashed
into the water near a naval......
U.S. and friendly...
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military history by
db[_4_]
Join the discussion of military history at The Patriot Files
Forums
Gallery
Military News
Military Search
Buddy Locator
Military Encyclopedia
Military Music
and much more...
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October 4th 07 10:29 PM
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Bamford 'Pretext for War' by
Ewe n0 who
James Bamford (author of 'Body of Secrets' which also includes a chapter on the
USS Liberty cover-up) interviewed on MSNBC about his new* 'Pretext for War'
book as it is about how the war in Iraq was for the Likud in...
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India retires Cold War spy MiG-25s by
fruitella
India retires Cold War spy MiGs
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced it will retire its entire
fleet of MiG 25s, Cold War-era spyplanes, previously shrouded in
secrecy. A spokesman said the last of the IAF's surviving MiG-25s will
be phased out of service in May.
"It will be a nostalgic...
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CPO humor by
JD
Three men are sitting stiffly side by side on a long commercial flight.
After they're airborne and the plane has leveled off, the man in the window
seat abruptly says, distinctly and confidently, in a low voice,
"General, United States Army, retired. Married, two sons, both surgeons."
After a few...
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I met US Navy aircraft during Iran-Iraq war by
Amir - Iranian F-4 pilot
In the last days of war with Iraq,US Navy entered the war against us,
let me tell you an unbelievable story in which US Fighter ran after me
for half an hour but this adventure ended in safety without any
noticable accidence.
Here is the story:
I was patrolling the area with my phantom F-4E...
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Lists of Military Casualties by
Otis Willie
Lists of Military Casualties
For information about obtaining the free download Casualty Lists
please travel to URL:
http://members.aol.com/veterans/casualty.htm
Holders of other casualty lists from any Nation who wish to make them
available for free public downloading should email their list to...
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Ready Room Ditty Lyrics by
Boomerang
Anybody remember the words to the Ready Room Ditty about the unfortunate
Naval Aviator who didn't quite get aboard, but "the Pratt and Whitney Man
said it couldn't be the engine 'cause the @#$ @#% things don't QUIT!" etc.
etc. What preceeds and what follows? Anybody? Long time ago, I know....
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USS Truman acft by
[email protected]
USS HST acft
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Another hugely busy day, with USS Harry Truman aircraft pounding
targets at the ranges.
Among the freqs in use:
225.350
227.250
235.550
245.325
255.225
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Mark-48 Test by
L. P. LePage
This link will lead to a test of the mark-48 torpedo on a old destroyer by
the Ausys.
This is a must see.
http://www.vetsoutreach.com/GNey/Mark48/
Have fun.
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X-47B Unveiled by
[email protected]
See:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a744e0176-e492-4514-b57e-3db280045051
If this leads to a viable operational UCAV,...
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Flight 93? Or an A-10 Warthog? by
Hobo
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
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http://i14.tinypic.com/4qspzef.jpg
Susan Mcelwain - who lives two miles from the site, knows what she saw
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August 30th 07 12:09 PM
by Hobo
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WWII Japanese Carrier Approach? by
W. D. Allen
What type approach did Japanese pilots use for landing on carriers during
WWII? Have any other countries since WWII used other than paddles or mirror
type approaches? If so what was their technique?
WDA
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Concorde - join the campaign by
John Dallman
In article , (Jonathan
Wilson) wrote:
I seem to remember that when BA and Air France were shutting down
Concorde, Richard Branson and Virgin wanted to buy up and operate
some of them (I think he said at the time that he would operate them
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