Around summer 1989, a three-foot-long practice bomb was accidentally dislodged from a Navy fighter je that was on a training mission. The wayward ordnance, which was inert, came to rest in the backyard of William Larsen's Middleburg, FL, home. The bomb gouged a foot-deep crater in the earth, but,...

Navy Times September 11, 2006 More than a wingman: Top Gun founder was a pioneer By Robert F. Dorr When retired Capt. Frank W. Ault died Aug. 20 in Arlington, Va., the Navy lost a pioneer who changed the way we operate in air and space. The nation lost a hero.

UH-2A Seasprite, Buno 147976, made a forced landing some distance from CVA 31 USS Bon Homme Richard. The pilot made a good landing and deployed the floatation bags under the fuselage while a second UH-2A hovered nearby. But, in an all too familiar scenario for such events, once the rotorbrake...

Thursday, June 1, 2006 Wallpaper of the month - June, 2006 Desktop Wallpaper - "Heritage Flight over New York City". A P-51 Mustang, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an F-15 Eagle, and an A-10 Thunderbolt II, fly over New York City on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The "Heritage Flight" pilots flew in the...

I dought there are only SAP warheads in use. But in a cut of a HY2 Missile the warhead was a hollow charge and some missiles like the Hsiung Feng (Taiwan) use EFP's. The HF is a Gabriel like missile and the israeli was infolved into the development of this missile. Can anyone post a link to a...

Howdy all. I found a copy of Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy (Tailhook Navy Series) editted by Barrett Tillman. It seems to be oral histories by three naval aviators - Wally Shirra, Zeke Cormier, and Phil Wood. Has anyone read it and have any comments about the book itself? Thanks in...

CNN carried live the C-2 getting down w/o any gear. Flight crew did a hell'a job. Dumped fuel, feathered the right engine, caught the emergency wire w/ the extended hook. All captured by a nearby news helo. http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=90696&ran=138758 MW

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Inside the Air Force Officials: Testing should remain on track MANUFACTURING FLAW FOUND IN STOVL JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER LIFT FAN ROTOR Date: January 4, 2008 Program officials have discovered a manufacturing defect in the lift fan rotor of the short take-off vertical landing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...

Year 2010. President Hillary Clinton names CVN-78 after William J. Clinton. Year 2025. President Chelsea Clinton names CVN-85 after Hillary R. Clinton.

I'm looking for any current contact info for VF-31 and/or VF-213. Neither of them have current web-sites, or at least not ones that are accessible by John Q Public. I'm trying to get information about the markings on their current deployment as well as info on what happens when they come back...

Looking for pictures or a site that may show inside the SH3. Any angles to enclude the electronics station. Work for a museum and would like to know what we need inside. Thanks for the help Ral

China Develops Stealth Fighter Military Technology. (ISSN: 07223226) 2006.Vol.30, Iss. 2; pg. 44, 3 pgs China is developing new 5th generation "stealth" fighter, which is being developed under a programmed variously referred to as XXJ, J-X, or J-XX by Western intelligence sources and is...

Never managed to get one while on active duty. This year I'll need a new jacket anyway so I'm looking at purchasing one. Can use some recommendations of where or where not to purchase from. Any reason to choose goatskin, lambskin, or cowhide? And lastly what about...

Photos of that ill-fated squadron on June 4, 1942 http://www.centuryinter.net/midway/Carrier_Squadrons/Torpedo_Eight/in_color.html#LCDR%20John%20C.%20Waldron

This is my first post in many years. I am looking for any information about why HMS Campania missed the signal to sortie to the Battle of Jutland. Most accounts I've found state this as the reason, (one or two accounts say engine problems.) Her position in the anchorage at Scapa Flow was stated...

((( WARNING ))) Pass it on if you have the courage. â€* American Soldiers are being killed by our own ]] 9/11 was a inside job, The Iraq War is staged !!! They need a excuse to stay in Iraq to steal the OIL.

Our local trailer emporium is now carrying the SilverLite brand. I saw one for the first time yesterday. See http://www.silverlite.com/category.asp?id=1971 Overall I'm quite impressed. Quality of construction appears to be excellent. Fit and finish of seams, joints, etc. was very well...

Finally......... The era of Macnamara round 2 is over....

How is aircraft maintenance organized? Is you average mechanic assigned to a plane or to a subsystem? In other words, is the mechanic assigned to Airplane #1234, or to "left wing hydraulics"? -Thanks