US military helicopter crashes in Japan http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/14/1092340502568.html {EXCERPT} Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 21 hours ago A US military helicopter crashed and caught fire in a university campus in southern Japan, and three crew members were hospitalised,...

"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... Where did the German soldier (officer?) stereotypes of the monocle and the dueling scar come from? Was there one guy in WW I or WW II who had them? The stereotype was created by Erich von...

Does anyone know if the DHC Twin Otter was/is ever been used by the US military? Thanks, Randy Farnsworth Author of "A Stand Yet Taken" http://randyfarnsworth.com/

" ".......... this is a case of where's there's a smell of corruption and special treatment for one company. In terms of its scale, it's become virtual kryptonite for anyone associated with the tanker deal." The inspector general is already investigating several aspects of the tanker deal,...

I used to enjoy reading his Russian aviation articles, and always looked for his postings but I have not seen them for many months. Everytime I log onto this group, I sort the messages by "From" to look for his postings. Anyone know where he went or maybe he's changed his "From" name and I've never...

It's all over for the neocons. Bye bye Bush.

U.S. airmen playing hardball as American game grows in Britain, By Ron Jensen, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) European edition, Sunday, May 23, 2004 RAF FELTWELL, England — The national pastime has been exported to England. Air Force members stationed at or near RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall...

http://www.lazygranch.com/red_audio.htm New audio is the top link.

The Second Revised Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" from AeroFile Publications still has copies available, however, we are getting close to the end of our printing run. I am sure that if we expected the kind of response we have had, we would have budgeted for...

In the name of the Destroyer of the those who say the are Jews but are of the synagogue of Satan. The Terror of September 18th

I am trying to figure out several things about the ifamous incident resulting in destruction of the bomb shelter in Baghdad on 2.16.91 and death of several hundreds of non-combatants. 1st - what were the weapons used? I've read that they might have been missiles or guided bombs or mix of the...

Do any of you guys know of a good aircraft museum I could take my family to here in California? I live up north and the closest thing I've ever been to is the local AB Museum which is sadly moving since the base was closed years ago. My young son Billy wants to see almost any military aircraft...

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514 But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue of boosting flyway costs...

i read this in a book one night, an extract by Spike Milligan; "flying in itself is not inherently dangerous; crashing IS"!! just a little quip, but so true, hadnt thought of it that way!!

Anyone know where can be found a decent pic of the nose art of Hell's Angel?? TIA

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/opinion/news_mz1e20lets1.html Ward Boston is right about Liberty attack Regarding "Ex-officer alleges cover-up in probe of spy ship attack," News, Feb. 17: You can call it an "allegation" if you want, but it certainly happened exactly as retired...

Air Force to cut 297 positions in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam (EXCERPT) , By Wayne Specht, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, July 26, 2003 Pacific Air Force bases in Hawaii, Alaska and Guam will lose 207 military and 90 civilian positions as part of the Air Force’s force structure...

http://www.priceless420.com/Pr081504crackcrew.jpg -- FF

US halts flights of chopper type that crashed http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200408300253.html {EXCERPT} Asahi Shimbun, Japan - 16 hours ago The incident triggered criticism not only about the risks from having US military bases in Okinawa, but also about the way the crash site was...