In retirement, I've begun playing Taps at veterans' funerals, under the auspices of Bugles Across America (http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org). Seeking a used set of Navy officer dress blues, coat size 44-46 and trousers 38-40. Please note that my return email address will not work; the correct...

http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/05/Apr/lost.html -- John Miller email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@) Surplus (For sale or trade): Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet

Old news to some, perhaps, but it was new to me -- the Gosport has gone modern: http://gosport.pensacolanewsjournal.com/ -- John Miller Email address: domain, n4vu.com; username, jsm Remembering is for those who have forgotten.

dano wrote: Now showing on eBay motors. It's a small one - for some definition of relative - but still enough to have the whole extended family fly in and sleep over. Gotta love the broker's optimistic projections of occupancy/revenue. -- John Miller My email address: domain, n4vu.com;...

Not exactly the right group, but someone here will know, so I beg your indulgence. When I resigned my commission in the 1970s, double-knit dress blues were authorized. Recently, I began playing taps at military funerals as a volunteer, and learned that wartime veterans are authorized (DOD...

Fleet Composite Squadron EIGHT, the last US Navy squadron flying the A-4 Skyhawk, will be disestablished as of 30 Sep 2003. The disestablishment ceremony and A-4 "retirement" ceremony will be held at NAS Oceana, VA on Saturday, 23 Aug 2003. VC-8 and the Hampton Roads ANA chapter will...

There was an earlier thread hear about "lost" nukes. I researched the thread and all the included references and discovered there is one nuke unaccounted for. In March 1961 U.S.S. Midway, with CAG-2 embarked, was conducting air operations off Hawaii during the Operational Readiness Inspection...

Hi Red! Long time, eh? Right on again, I see. John (NAVCAD class 32-57) "Red Rider" wrote in message ... "Longtailedlizard" wrote in message ...

Yep, after 1979. I was CIC Officer on Coral Sea from 1976 to 1978 and she was deployed from NAS Alameda to WestPac. "Mike Weeks" wrote in message ... From: (Tom Cooper) Date: 5/27/2003 02:33 Pacific...

Actually, the F-4 had a higher kill ratio. It was a Navy F-4 that shot down the first MIG and no F-8 guy ever achieved "ACE" status. Having posted that fact I must admit that most of us who flew the F-4 are not particularly fond of Randy "Airhead" Cunningham. And always remember, never forget,...

If there are any former Demon Drivers or Doctors (F3H) lurking here, please know that the next reunion is scheduled for Pensacola November 5th thru the 8th. For info please go to http://www.f3hdemon.homestead.com. The last reunion, held in February of 2002, was a huge success. Wally Schirra was...

F-18 lost power during takeoff at Raleigh NC's RDU airport, and ended up in a burning pile beside runway 2L - pilot ejected OK, apparently unhurt. Hornet is still burning like hell, despite a huge amout of foam, no injuries on the ground, and a few airliners have taken off since the accident.

It's been in the news a bit lately, and they just made a few flybys of the site using a Hornet : http://www.newsobserver.com/159/story/375989.html Is sending a fast jet on a visual pass through a high birdstrike area all that useful as a survey tool ? Wouldn't an offset pass using a TARPS pod or...

Thanks, Errol and Guy. News reports last night featured the Admiral in charge speaking about the relief flights and mentioned 30 helos operating already, but didn't say if they were flying off of ABRAHAM LINCOLN or BON HOMME RICHARD - I'll assume the numbers are at least correct...

In a recent thread on F-35 variants, I noticed that the Marine Corps version doesn't appear to be CTOL for carrier ops, rather STOVL. Will Marine squadrons eventually operate in the STOVL regime from big decks, or what ? Will JSF be a plane for plane, squadron for squadron swap with both Harrier...

I'm merely an amateur observer, but it looks like there are a couple of issues. Deployment to theater - means one fewer USN CTOL squadrons aboard the carrier once in theater. This might not be a big deal if you are mostly tasked with CAS for Marines, but for a large campaign using two CVNs, would...

Chicago news is showing video of a Douglas SBD Dauntless pulled from the lake this morning. anyone up there have the BuNo for it yet ? http://cbs2chicago.com/local/aircraft.lake.michigan.2.993477.html

CORBIN FOSS/USS CONSTELLATION – ARRIVAL BROWNSVILLE Jsn 16 2015 THE USS CONSTELLATION HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO INTERNATIONAL SHIPBREAKERS.

USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) left storage under tow thursday, bound for the breakers yard in texas. last reported position passing Clallam Bay in Strait of Juan de Fuca reportedly under tow by tug Crosby Leader on a five-month, 16,000-mile trip

Another irreplaceable warbird gone. CONSOLIDATED VULTEE PBY-6A Catalina, BuNo 64041 (c/n 0169) civil registry N6458C, C-GFFI, now N85U Registered to FLYING FIREMAN INC of SPANAWAY Wa Flew as air tanker 85 retired and then restored, was being used in filming a movie about the sinking of the USS...