Forwarded: Subject: Fwd: WAR PROTEST (Ron Paul signs shown!) Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:17:06 -0400 (EDT) http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6043755&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Here is a tiny URL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/2m42hx

I have been looking over the performance data on the A6M2. Although examination of the A6M2 showed that we could have built a fighter like the zero but sacrificed performance for pilot/plane protection overall performance considering all factors. The F2A3 was not, being built for extreme long...

Recently during a discussion about WestPac carrier airgroup deployments the question came up about how many carrier deployments occurred between the end of WWII in 1945 and about 1965 when the VN War started. Any one know where this kind of data might be available? WDA end

Trader Jon's closes for good The legendary Trader Jon's bar is celebrated its last Blue Angels homecoming show Saturday night. The current owner, Matt Heckemeyer, sold the bar and its memorabilia to un-named parties and will closed the doors for good. On Saturday, the place was packed with...

I'm curious about the US doctrine for anti-shipping attacks 25 years ago - say, the late 70's/early 80's? What were the weapons to be employed to lower the target below sea level? (I'm not so much interested in the use of ARMs, but rather the larger-explosives designed to let water in or start...

Ed Rasimus wrote: On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:16:48 -0000, "Jim Doyle" wrote: Hello all, Just a quick question - do any aircraft have slats installed on the leading edge of the horizontal tailplane?

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I was at our EAA Chapter meeting and we had a presentation by a guy who flew 16 missions before the Germans surrended with the "Blue Nosed *******s of Bodney".( I know they were AAC but still a cool name) I think they were the 352 fighter group. He mentioned they had a tail radar that would turn on...

Iraq Veterans Against the War http://ivaw.org Jeff Bartos Branch: United States Army (USA) Rank: SGT Home: Connecticut Served as a Medic with 4th ID out of Fort Hood during OIF 05-07.

What is the naval equivalent of the USAF's Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, which weighs 21,000 pounds and is the largest guided air-delivered weapon in history? The New York Times December 25, 2005 Sunday SECTION: Section 1; Column 3; National Desk; Pg. 41 HEADLINE: Albert L. Weimorts,...

MOH Recipient Ed Freeman Dies August 21, 2008 Idaho Statesman As Ed "Too Tall" Freeman lay ill in a Boise hospital over the past few weeks, many came to pay their respects to the 80-year-old national war hero and former helicopter pilot. One unexpected visitor offered a very personal thank you...

Former Israeli officer directing key U.S. Air Force office Checkmate's Dr. Lani Kass is heading a new office directing operations across the entire electro-magnetic spectrum. It seemed rather odd that Kass, a former Israeli military officer, now holds a key Air Force position, particularly after...

Pentagon confirms Iranian directorate as officials raise new concerns about war: http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=54407 Authors of Israel Lobby Paper Get Warm Reception at Military...

These include Ship-launched versions that use the rocket motor and airframe from Evolved Sea Sparrow. Which basically makes it an Evolved Sea Sparrow with an AMRAAM seeker head. ...

Academy holds memorial dedication for Navy's Blue Angels http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/trident/11_16/local_news/41612-1.html {EXCERPT} U.S. Naval Academy Trident, MD The Naval Academy paid tribute to Blue Angels who died during team flight operations in a ceremony held at the Navy-Marine Corps...

This past Tuesday, a legend of Naval aviation passed on. CAPT Roy M. "Butch" Voris, USN (ret.) First CO of the Blue Angels. Plank owner in the original VF-10 ("Grim Reapers") 3 DFCs, 11 Air Medals, Purple Heart, 3 Presidential Unit...

There's a most interesting article in the May issue by one LCDR John X. Carrier, USN(Ret.) regarding BRAC '05. Is that the John Carrier of RAMN fame? Mike

It's Obama's War now.... Gary Leupp http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp11302009.html Remember When Obama Was Against ‘Dumb Wars’? http://tinyurl.com/ygbff4u

New France gets tough with Iran French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has again raised the spectre of a conflict with Tehran, warning the world "to prepare for the worst... and the worst means war". This is one of the strongest indications yet of the new Atlanticist accent to French foreign...

The Wedell-Williams Model 44 was a racing aircraft built in US in the early 1930s. It joined the Thompson Trophy race and won in 1934. It was piloted by Roscoe Turner. Warplanes.com offers the Wedell-Williams Model 44 (Thompson Trophy) model aircraft. It has a span of 16.5 inches and length of...