C-9 completes last U.S. mission (EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Nicole Barnum 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs 8/19/2003 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- Airmen prepared for Air Evac 696's Aug. 18 mission as they would for any other. But this was not like any other mission. The aircraft, a C-9A...

Air Force Print News for Aug. 19, 2003 Firefight (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005447 Academy seeks new slogan http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005448

Why not use the E-10A http://globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030818-military767-01.htm to spot incoming ballistic missiles and then have an interceptor dropped from a B-52 hardpoint to engage the target? As the B-52 will already be several miles high it reduces the rocket booster power needed...

"flybywire" wrote in message ... Anyone know where you can get the paper mentioned below for acrylic "smoothing pls? You're probably looking for "micro-mesh" which can be purchased at most pilot shops as well as aviation...

I did a fair bit of websearching, but didn't see a complete list anywhere. Hard to believe none exists - bragging rights can be irresistable. Just curiosity. Primarily looking for air results, but would like to see "loadeo" results and such if they're out there. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com -...

PACAF’s Hawaii air ops center sets new goals while adding 109 positions (EXCERPT) , By Wayne Specht, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Thursday, August 21, 2003 Lessons learned during more than a decade of Middle East air operations resulted in an expansion of Pacific Air Forces’ Air Operations...

B-52 bomber lands at Moscow air show (EXCERPT) by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs 8/20/2003 - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (AFPN) -- One of the most famous Cold War icons, the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, landed here Aug. 20 to participate in the 6th Moscow Space...

Hello Today I have read in one polish mag an article about F-8 Crusader. Quite interesting, but info about radar and avionics equipment seems to me bit confused. F-8A (F8U-1) – daylight only fighter equipped with AN/APG-30A ranging radar (same as F-100), no other details about...

You need to come out and I'll arrange a 50 cal demonstration in Fresno. Bring $4,000 and I'll help you take one of the 10 shot semi-autos home. Well, maybe $5,000 by now. All laws local and federal apply. Tarver, if you are suggesting making a straw purchase I advise you it is illegal. As an...

I am with First International Investment Finders Association (FIIFA). We help people find investments that they are looking for. We also advertise on our website items that our customers want to sell. We have two S-76 helicopters available for sale. The specs for both helicopters are located at...

Was browsing through some archives and came across a message from 1996 on some aircraft in outside storage north of Whiteman AFB. The old posting is duplicated below. Unfortunately, the poster's email address is a dead end. I'm aware of 2 H-2's and an F-86 in Warrensburg on Hwy 50. But...

Enola Gay flies into new A-bomb controversy (EXCERPT) By David Rennie in Washington and Colin Joyce in Tokyo (Filed: 21/08/2003) America's most distinguished museum has been plunged into a diplomatic firestorm by plans to display the Enola Gay, the Second World War aircraft that dropped the atom...

Army officer recieves Tuskegee Airman Award (EXCERPT) By Natalie Granger August 21, 2003 Washington (Army News Service, Aug. 21, 2003) -- For the first time, an Army officer was selected for the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Military Award. Lt. Col. Patrick D. Sargent,...

Air Force announces acquisition management reorganization (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 0820037 Aug 20, 2003 Air Force announces acquisition management reorganization WASHINGTON, D.C. - Air Force officials announced a major

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado has recently obtained an F-104A Starfighter that had been on display at the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs Colorado. A formal dedication of the aircraft is scheduled for 22 May 2004 in the museum's new 30,000 square foot hangar. The...

I've found a strange fratricide entry in ACIG's Soviet air-to-air victories of Cold War database. http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_43.shtml Date: Nov86* Unit: V-PVO Aircraft: MiG-23ML Weapon: R-77 Victim: An-26

If anyone here enjoys collecting World War II aircraft bomber parts, you may be interested in some bombight reticles now up for auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=585&item=2188488847

Want to read the whole article on Charlie Plumb and not have Otis cut it off? I've got an authorized copy on my web site abstract at http://showcase.netins.net/web/herker/ejection/source.html#chute whole article at http://showcase.netins.net/web/herker/ejection/plumb.html MAH

Airmen in Europe may go back to three-month rotation schedules (EXCERPT) , By Charlie Coon, Stars and Stripes European edition, Friday, August 22, 2003 RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Airmen in Europe might be returning to three-month rotation schedules by spring or early summer, their top commander...

I saw a PBS special on the X-plane competition between Boeing and Lockheed for the Joint Task Force (JTF) fighter; the jet of the future. I think the whole thing was a total waste of money, and that by signing off on this competition the Pentagon has doomed America to a useless arsenal. Boeing's...