TORTUREGATE TORTURE INTERCONNECTIONS - The U.S. and Israel ISRAELI TORTURE and U.S. COMPLICITY THEN AND NOW Mid-East Realities - MER - www.MiddleEast.Org - 6 May 2004: The U.S. and Israel have been torture interconnected in the Middle East for quite a long time. Those now infamous hoods --...

This might be of some interest here. Surprisingly, it's in the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-basbanes6may06,1,30 69083.story?coll=la-news-comment The Los Angeles Times COMMENTARY Honorable Death for a Rusty Warrior By Nicholas A. Basbanes May 6, 2004

YO-3A QUIET STAR BUILT BY LOCKHEED AND SAW SERVICE IN VIETNAM HAS ITS OWN WEB PAGE WWW.YO-3A.COM. WE ARE PLANNNG A REUNION FOR SPRING 2004. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR VIETNAM ERA FILM OF YO-3A. CONTACT KURT

All Vietnam Veterans Were Awarded The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States for valorous achievement in combat during the Vietnam conflict, March 1, 1961 through March 28, 1973. Every American who served in Vietnam was awarded the Vietnam Cross...

Both chinfo.navy.mil and history.navy.mil appear to be offline; I keep getting DNS errors when I try to access them. Did the Navy change their URLs?

I came across this in this morning's San Francisco Chronicle. Not exactly related to aviation, but its a powerful story. It's too bad the Chron doesn't have the photos online as well. A Marine's journey home Michael R. Strobl Sunday, May 2, 2004

Former Miramar, Lemoore pilot to head Navy's Blue Angels ASSOCIATED PRESS (EXCERPT) 1:22 p.m. April 22, 2004 PENSACOLA, Fla. – A veteran of combat over Afghanistan was named Thursday as the next leader of the Blue Angels, the Navy's precision flying team. Cmdr. Stephen R. Foley, now a graduate...

Hi Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at Portsmouth, England. Comments welcome. http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

The Royal Netherlands Navy's Maritime Patrol Group will be disbanded as of 1 January 2005, RNLNAS Valkenburg will be closed and the P-3C Orions, which are currently undergoing an extensive modernization program (the so-called Capability Upkeep Program - CUP) will be sold. This is the result of a...

Does anyone out there have any infomation about wing folding on naval aircraft? especially post war British aircraft eg: Wyvern, Gannet, SeaHawk. I have several good photos of these planes wings up and down but I need some detail of the linkages , and the mechanics of how the fold is actuated. Any...

Ambassador Wilson to Out Bush Regime Leaker of CIA Operative (his wife): http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/04/04/int04023.html Ambassador Joseph Wilson IV, Author of "The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies that Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity." Check out how Gaffney didn't like...

Flag Officer Announcements (EXCERPT) NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 392-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 30, 2004 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 Flag Officer Announcements Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the

Stars and Stripes Offers Free Electronic Newspaper, By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA (EXCERPT) American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 30, 2004 -- Service members who don't have access to the Stars and Stripes newspaper but do have access to a computer can now go online to read or...

Navy Announces Continuation Pay for Full-Time Support Aviators (EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS040430-05 Release Date: 4/30/2004 2:30:00 PM From Navy Personnel Command Communication Office MILLINGTON, Tenn (NNS) -- Aviation Career Continuation Pay (ACCP) was approved in April for Full-Time Support...

For auction on eBay, a men's medium Tommy Hifiger casual button down shirt sporting a great pattern of various 1940s and 1950s US Naval Aviation aircraft. The pattern features accurate representations of Ryan Fireballs, Grumman Panthers, Douglas Phantoms, Consolidated Privateers, Lockheed Hudsons,...

Forward Looking Infra Red / Thermal Camera / Thermal Imager For Auction: Thermal Imaging Camera. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4660&item=3811318401&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Here Are A Few of The Many Uses For This Thermal Camera:

YASIG-AEROPOXY site was updated with new books, kits and CD Roms. Polikarpov PO-2 Flight/Service & Maintenance Manual published by:Zavod No 23 , 1937. 264 pages Complete service,maintenance and repair manual with some 200 extreme detailed drawings. printed(A5 format) or CD Rom version Sample scans...

During the latest Defense cuts, it was announced that RAF Boulmer in Northumberland is to close in the near future. The base, which presently houses the School of Fighter Control will re-locate, although the two search and rescue Sea King helicopters will remain to provide SAR coverage over...

I was reading where a US pilot shot down an Austrian fighter flying an Italian m.5 seaplane fighter. Was this our first navy kill?

Does anyone know what the armament of the M.5 was and the type of MG(s)? Al