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Air Force Print News for Sept. 21, 2004 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Sept. 21, 2004
Special ops maintainers team up on Kadena's tiny troubles
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008727
Airmen evacuate injured Russian sailor
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008720
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FORMATIONS, BOMB RUNS AND RADIUS OF ACTION by
ArtKramr
FORMATIONS, BOMB RUNS AND RADIUS OF ACTION
Formation flying burned fuel. Lots of fuel. And the tighter the formation the
the more fuel burned. And the further back you were in the formation the more
fuel burned. Look at it this way. The lead plane set throttles for the desired
IAS and pretty...
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Yukla 27 by
Vee-One
Just returned from a visit to the site. I'll be tipping a few back tonight,
in memory of them.
MSgt Peter Vierps
962 AMU
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Fire officer tops in field — again by
Otis Willie
Fire officer tops in field — again
(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
These days, young airmen call him “sergeant two-time.”
It started in August after Air Force Master Sgt. Michael L. Rosser
earned a top-level military fire services...
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Proud to be in the saame class as Henriques. by
ArtKramr
Someone tried to insult me by saying I was in the same class as Henriques. I am
proud to be in his class. It is a very small class of a select chosen few.
Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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US Marines Land In Liberia...aboard an Mi-8T!! by
Micbloo
Anyone catch this on the news channels? A contingent of US military experts
including heavily armed US Marines landed today at the US Embassy compound
helipad in Monrovia, Liberia aboard.....a Russian Mi-8T helicopter. Nice
looking ship, hooked up with rescue winch, in blue-white colors. It had...
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Syrian and Iranian AF 2003 by
Kenneth Williams
Excuse me please, but what frontline aircraft and weapons do each of
these nations possess in the event of another Arab-Israeli war? Do
either of them have anything remotely as good as the Israelis?
I know Syria has a bunch of different MiGs and Iran has a mix of MiGs
and left-over F-4s and...
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Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots Open Letter To Media by
Otis Willie
Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots Open Letter To Media
http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=8954&fcategory_desc=Under%20Reported
{EXCERPT} Independent Media TV - 4 hours ago to coverage of
allegations about Bush's military service in the National Guard, as
was given to the...
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"Dirty Tricks" and "Both Sides Do It" by
Leslie Swartz
Hey Gang:
So with all of the recent anonymous smear campaigns- unsubstantiated,
"howler" type accusations- you know, the ones from anonymous posters with
all of the ~~~ symbols etc. . . .
.. . . does anyone want to take up a rational, fact based discussion of the
premise that "both sides do it" ...
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Paul "Ace" Chase and 8th TFS Reunion by
SteveM8597
Vietnam era F-4 guys got anyone interested. The 8th Black Sheep guys are now
flying F-117s.
*******
Blacksheep,
Some sad news; Paul Chase passed away on Tuesday June 24th. I have
included an email from Les Prichard, a mutual friend. Jon Davis, Ed DiBello
and I plan to attend the memorial and...
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OT- north korean nuke weapon plutonium - source? by
patrick mitchel
What's the source of the material that the north koreans are using to make
their nukes. Does it come from their own reactors? It's being described in
the press as "reprocessed nuclear fuel rods". Are they getting the stuff
from sources in the west ?
As an aside- interesting that the 2 countries...
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UK pilots start Apache training by
Otis Willie
UK pilots start Apache training
(EXCERPT) By Damian Kemp, JDW Staff Reporter, London
The first training conversion course for the British Army's Apache AH
Mk 1 attack helicopter aircrew began at the Army Aviation Centre,
Middle Wallop on 1 September, marking an important step towards
bringing the...
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Little friend takes big brother home. by
ArtKramr
The recent thread on "most beautiful things" has brought back many memories. We
were flying a maximum effort (56 Marauders) heading East into Germany We were
in the number two slot in the high flight flying deputy lead. Way in the
distance I saw a tiny spot coming toward us As it came closer I saw...
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Illinois Air National Guard pilot Major Harry Schmidt by
Otis Willie
Illinois Air National Guard pilot Major Harry Schmidt
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Nation/9E02C201E4C95AF886256EC50012B2A5?OpenDocument&Headline=Pilot+defends+actions+in+Afghanistan+bombing
{EXCERPT} The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - 1 Louis County. He lives
in Sherman,...
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MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS by
Robert Hansen
COLLECT BOOKS?
Over 65,000 books and pieces of memorabilia for collectors
and historians.
MILITARY HISTORY
http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/military.htm
BOOKS ON: AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
http://www.sprint.net.au/~bspbooks/aust.htm
CRICKET
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U. S. Invasion of Russia in 1919 by
WDA
Who knows of a good reference about the invasion of Russia through
Vladivostok by us Americans while the British and another American force
invaded through Murmansk to support the White Russians? I understand the
Valdivostok force moved west crossing almost half of Siberia in chasing...
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The Tail Gunner Said It: 'I Love Them People' by
Otis Willie
The Tail Gunner Said It: 'I Love Them People'
(EXCERPT) By SAVANNAH WARING WALKER
OILLÉ-SUR-VÈGRE, France, July 5 — Leathery farm people here who were
children in 1943 say they will never forget America's Independence Day
that year because it was the day that a Missourian named David
Butcher,...
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Air Force Print News for Sept. 14, 2004 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for Sept. 14, 2004
Bases, aircraft prepare as Hurricane Ivan approaches=A0
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=3D123008636
'Stop-movement' order expands to Eglin, Keesler=A0
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=3D123008632
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New Military Aviation Books from Germany by
ArtKramr
Sehr geehrte Kunden,
Es gibt einiges an neuem Lesestoff,kurz vor Weihnachten gibt es
noch einmal reichlich Neuerscheinungen.
Luftwaffe im Focus Special No.1 "COLOUR"
42 Seiten,65 Farbfotos,1 Farbprofil,farbige Verbandsabz. 24,50 Euro
Jagdwaffe Vol.4/2
The Mediterranean 1942 - 1943
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Shooting at a Lockheed Martin plant by
Quant
FoxNews:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,91334,00.html
Report: Seven Killed at Mississippi Defense Plant
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
MERIDIAN, Miss. — A gunman opened fire at a Lockheed Martin plant
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by Quant
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