Marines honor pilot killed in night crash (EXCERPT), by Jeanette Steele UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 13, 2003 Capt. Theodore Treadwell was flying a night mission over the Mojave Desert when the tail of his helicopter fell off. While the craft bucked and pitched, the Marine pilot based at...

Bronze Star for efforts (EXCERPT) By Scott Schonauer, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — Unless they can’t pump gas to those who need it, the job of military fuels managers often gets overlooked. However, the work performed by an Air Force...

Today is the anniversary of Mission 115. An insightful account of the background of Mission 115 is "Black Thursday" by Martin Cadin. Although I read it more than thirty years ago, its impact is still fresh. Thanks to those pilots and aircrews who fought then for freedom today.

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Just wondering, how were B-52G bombers supposed to find targets in anti-ship strikes? Were they to use their own sensors or depend on offboard targeting? Soviet naval bombers had big sea search radars, but B-52G didn't seem to have...

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The NTSB has posted a preliminary report on Chuck Yeager's October 2 T-6 mishap. http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=20031009X01689&key=1 "According to the pilot, he elected to land on runway 23 with a slight tail wind. He said the winds were light and variable with occasional gusts. The...

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...

Did the Red Baron ever engage in battle with Eddie Rickenbacker? I have seen conflicting stories on various websites. Some say Rickenbacker shot the Baron down, ... some say the Baron died before Rickenbacker saw action. Also, is it true that Rickenbacker's parents (or one of them)...

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For the experts: As made obvious by its wings, the Ta-152H was designed as a high-altitude interceptor. But I am interested in how the Ta-152H handled at low-to-medium altitudes. How did the Ta-152H compare with the Fw-190D at such alts? I suppose the ultra-long wings of the Ta considerably...

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I've already done a little bit of googling on this topic but it really didn't net much information. I'd like to learn more about the various roles and missions the B-57 was used for in Viet Nam. Can anyone point to written material or resources that might be worth having a look at? I have a...

Three friends on same path to the sky (EXCERPT) , By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003 You could have seen them flying down their Northern Virginia high school field a few years ago, their lacrosse racquets grasped in their fists as they raced toward...

U.S. Navy will make port call in Vietnam (EXCERPT) , By Sharon Behn THE WASHINGTON TIMES HONOLULU — The first U.S. Navy vessel to dock in Vietnam in almost 30 years is due to arrive there on a landmark port call in November, according to a military source and a former U.S. ambassador....

I have posted a lot of old pictures of Singapore - taken when I was at RAF Changi in 1960. I can't remember what the subjects were, or where they were located, in a lot of cases. Anyone who was there at the time and who has a better memory could maybe help? www.maribelecosystems.com look in...

A couple of night ago the History Channel aired a program about the F-14. During the promo it was stated that the Tomcat is the world's fastest fighter. I dunno, every aviation book in my house puts it clearly behind the F-15 and the MiG 25. Also, the program stated that the Shah of Iran ordered...

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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...