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B-52 lands on Cold War enemy's airfield for show by
Otis Willie
B-52 lands on Cold War enemy's airfield for show
(EXCERPT) Stars and Stripes European edition, Friday, August 22, 2003
RAMENSKOYE AIRFIELD, Russia — One of the most famous Cold War icons,
the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, landed in Russia on
Wednesday morning to participate in the sixth...
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Atlas 2AS Launch tonight from Cape Canaveral AFS by
AllanStern
At 5:14pm EDT (2114z) Range Control announced on 157.1 that the Atlas 2AS
will launch in about 40 minutes. The window is from 5:52pm to 8:46pm though.
At 5:24pm, Cape Control announded a launch time of 2222z. But is it common
for "holds" to delay the count.
You can get some of the freqs I'm...
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Message To America's Students: The War, The Draft, Your Future by
~ LITTLE HITLER ~
We have been down this road before.
U.S. troops sent to war half a world away. American foreign policy
controlled by an arrogant elite, bent on projecting military power
around the globe. A public misled into supporting an unconstitutional
war founded on deceit and fabrications.
As the death toll...
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REMEMBERING AN INSTRUCTOR (new story on website) by
ArtKramr
Remembering an Instructor
I remember my bombing instructor at Big Springs. He was a burly fellow with a
booming voice and a gruff, in your face manner. He had flown a tour with the
Bloody 100th Bomb Group over Berlin and. lived to tell the tale, Now I had
inherited him. He always yelled,...
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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Earl Brown - by
Otis Willie
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Earl Brown -
(EXCERPT) Veteran of Korean and Vietnam wars, Alexandria
Sunday, August 17, 2003; Page W05
As a teenager in World War II, I used to deliver black newspapers
every Thursday. That was my little gig. And they would be filled with
news every week about the...
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Former head of cadet discipline says she never saw a 'true rape' by
Otis Willie
Former head of cadet discipline says she never saw a 'true rape'
(EXCERPT), by Robert Gehrke ASSOCIATED PRESS
12:08 p.m. September 10, 2003
WASHINGTON – The Air Force Academy officer formerly in charge of cadet
discipline told military investigators that she never saw a "true
rape" at the...
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Could technology bring back the Red Baron dogfight? by
Ed Rasimus
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:22:16 -0800, Hobo wrote:
If stealth makes long distance RF AAMs ineffective, and laser blinding
makes IR AAMs ineffective, wouldn't we back to the gunfights of WW1?
If the aircraft are stealthy, how do they find each other for the
dogfight?
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B-36 electrical system Q. by
John Mackesy
I've been reading 'MAGNESIUM OVERCAST - The Story of the Convair B-36', by
Dennis R Jenkins, and have been finding it absolutely fascinating. Plenty of
hard-core techno stuff, esp. powerplant, a subject near and dear to my
heart. What doesn't seem to be covered is the B-36's electrical...
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Florida National Guard Replaces Old Helicopters by
Otis Willie
Florida National Guard Replaces Old Helicopters
http://www.news4jax.com/news/3560060/detail.html
{EXCERPT} News4Jax.com, FL - 45 minutes ago JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The
Florida Army National Guard's Apache helicopters took their final
flight from Jacksonville Wednesday, as the guard gets rid of...
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MEMPHIS BELLE news by
John
MEMPHIS BELLE apparently is no longer on Mud Island
in Memphis. according to an article , she has been moved to
a hanger at Millington Tennessee, undergoing restoration.
after city officals decided that she had out lived her usefulness..
http://www.landings.com/_landings/stories/memphisbelle.html
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Old quotations, revised by
Bob McKellar
Ever the clever wordsmith, the current inhabitant of the
White House has blessed us with the phrase "Weapons of Mass
Destruction Related Program Activities" as a casus belli. (
BTW, was he related to Melvin Belli? )
I thought this phrase would fit well in some old quotes:
Remember the Weapons of...
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Help me identify a logo by
Geoff Fox
I am hoping someone in this group will recognize a logo on a watch
I've just received. The logo seems to be a red, combat type, military
jet inside a red circle. At the top of the circle is a diamond shaped
pattern with 9 diamonds inside (these are all actually squares, on
their side).
I have...
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FA: Books on WWII aircraft, Luftwaffe, U.S. tanks by
pseudostudent
I have the following books up for auction on eBay - all of them are
full of great photos and drawings. If you win multiple auctions, I
will combine shipping costs. Thanks for looking!
Ending March 9 (***today***)
- Aero Detail 5 - Messerschmitt...
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September 5th 04 12:11 AM
by Spag
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Happy birthday USA! by
tscottme
wrote in message
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Happy birthday USA with the 227th birthday!
Your friends from the Netherlands.
Thanks for the friendly message.
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Flights of fancy soar at Miramar by
Otis Willie
Flights of fancy soar at Miramar
(EXCERPT)
Aerial maneuvers delight enthusiasts at annual air show, by Chris
Moran UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
October 19, 2003
San Diego County paid annual homage to its aviation culture by turning
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L-39 from DE down in Maryland by
Bill Jameson
Training Jet Crashes In Maryland
Authorities Say Military Plane Is Privately Owned
POSTED: 2:59 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003
UPDATED: 8:37 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003
FOREST HILL, Md. -- A privately owned military jet crashed in a yard
between two houses on Sunday, killing the pilot, a federal official...
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