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FW: Carrier Flight Operations...

2011-12-27T13:51:00.001-05:00

http://www.dump.com/2011/04/16/one-us-aircraft-carrier-has-a-more-powerful-air-force-than-70-of-all-countries

Fwd: a/c pics

2011-12-20T20:15:00.000-05:00

Fwd: Where have these pics been hiding ???

2011-12-20T20:13:00.000-05:00

Where have these pics been hiding the last 65 years? Snow on deck. USS Philippine Sea North Pacific 1945 HARVS on the way in shot by a P-47. Rare shot. Deck crew climbing up to get the pilot out. He did. That's a fuel tank his foot is on. Empty? Marines

Fwd: The 10 top Air forces in the World

2011-12-17T08:24:00.001-05:00

I don't know who did the ratings on this, but I surely do hope they got it right!! The 10 Top Air Forces in the World This is a fantastic video of the 10 top Air Forces in the world. The presentation is in English, but the aircraft ID are in the Israeli language. It is a real comparison of the top ten AF of the world. Hope you enjoy.

Fwd: First US jet

2011-12-15T15:50:00.001-05:00

This is a video of the first US jet, way back in Oct 1942. . It is a classic piece of film I certainly never knew existed. I wasn't even aware that America HAD a jet that early in the war: 10 months after Pearl Harbor! You will enjoy this great clip of history. . America's first jet flight, Oct 1942. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF AVIATION HISTORY. This is a very

taildragger fun

2011-12-06T22:03:00.001-05:00

http://youtu.be/wSbaD8u0v58

Fwd: An old Aviator

2011-12-05T12:57:00.001-05:00

This is a good little story about a vivid memory of a P-51 and its pilot, by a fellow who was 12 years old in Canada in 1967. It was to take to the air. They said it had flown in during the night from some U.S. Airport, the pilot had been tired. I marveled at the size of the plane dwarfing

Fwd: 787 wing bend test and USAF Doomsday plane

2011-12-05T08:40:00.003-05:00

787 Wing Bend Test: (Note: This is a single, folded address.) www.787flighttest.com/hanger/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/mediaplayer/player.swf?streamer=rtmp://cp81820.edgefcs.net/ondemand/tpn/firstflight/&file=TestLog4.flv "Doomsday" Plane: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJF3Og9cCp8 -- ~~/)

Fwd: Check out B-17 Aluminum 'Overcast'

2011-12-05T08:40:00.001-05:00

Very nice B-17 pics and explanations. http://home.comcast.net/~szee1a/Al_overcast/Al_overcast.html

Fwd: In My Seat

2011-12-05T08:37:00.001-05:00

Be sure to watch this video. I doubt if you have ever seen this one. Please view this to the end. That's where it all comes together. It is well worth your time.... It is about a pilot that was supposed to be on American Airlines flight 11 the morning of 9/11. If you remember, Flight 11 was the first Boeing 767 to fly into the World Trade Center. It is WELL worth

Fwd: P-47 Bombing Mission in COLOR...

2011-12-04T16:48:00.001-05:00

Subject: P-47 Bombing Mission in COLOR... Subject: P-47 Bombing Mission in COLOR... P-47 Bombing Mission in COLOR. Very nice historical piece. This is some great footage of the P-47 in combat. Although it took place in Europe, it demonstrates the firepower that the P-47 brought to the Marianas Campaign in the Pacific. This beautiful airplane was built by Republic Aircraft in

OK, this takes flying to another notch.....awesome.

2011-12-04T16:47:00.002-05:00

OK, this takes flying to another notch.....awesome. Now, this is cool...... http://dvice.com/archives/2011/11/jetman-fulfills.php

Fwd: Pearl Harbor - 3 Japanese Mistakes

2011-12-04T11:27:00.000-05:00

Really interesting, and I never knew this little bit of history: Tour boats ferry people out to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii every thirty minutes. We just missed a ferry and had to wait thirty minutes.. I went into a small gift shop to kill time. In the gift shop, I purchased a small book entitled, "Reflections on Pearl

Messerschmitt 262 ("White 3") Cross Country Flight

2011-12-03T18:18:00.000-05:00

This about a ME 262 that was manufactured NEW from scratch in Everett, WA. The pilot was in the German Air Force at one time. Here is an update on Me262 "WHITE 3". After the successful completion of the flight test program and some bureaucratic and weather delays, I ferried the airplane from Paine Field, Washington to Suffolk County Airport in Virginia. For the last two

J3 Ferry Flight

2011-12-03T16:14:00.001-05:00

This is today's teaser piece. http://flightmonkeys.com/?p=3017 We'll do a longer piece coming up, perhaps for a print publication. Can you get a photo of Mr. Torphy to go with it if we need that? Jamie

Airplane in a Corn Field

2011-12-02T02:51:00.001-05:00

Truth is stranger than fiction Fighter jet in cornfield...1970, while assigned to the 71st FIS at Malmstrom AFB , Montana , its pilot ejected during an in-flight emergency. The pilot somehow got himself into a flat spin -- considered generally unrecoverable in an F-106 and he did what the flight handbook said to do -- get out of it, i.e., eject. After the

Jefferson Proving Grounds

2011-12-02T02:42:00.001-05:00

Article about the Jefferson Proving Grounds http://www.ripleynews.com/2011/11-11-29_Air.html

Fwd: The Day Japan Bombed Oregon

2011-11-29T17:18:00.000-05:00

Subject: The Day Japan Bombed Oregon September 9, 1942, the I-25 class Japanese submarine was cruising in an easterly direction raising its periscope occasionally as it neared the United States Coastline. Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor less than a year ago and the Captain of the attack submarine knew that Americans were watching their coast line for ships and aircraft

Zero Speed Take-Off As Aircraft Takes Off Unmanned From Its Choc...

2011-11-28T11:18:00.001-05:00

This is why its called an AIR-plane! Tie down ropes?? Zero Speed Take-Off As Aircraft Takes Off Unmanned From Its Chocks In 42- 45 Knot Wind http://www.wimp.com/parkedaircraft/ .

Sooth your nostalgia with these 1949 Air Races pills ...

2011-11-27T11:20:00.001-05:00

What an airshow this must have been----------1949 National Air Races 1949 National Air Races

Jet flight through the Grand Canyon !

2011-11-27T11:17:00.003-05:00

This flight occurred at Guano Point on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. It isn't far from the cantilevered glass walk over the canyon. Jet flight through the Grand Canyon ! Awesome sight... This was filmed in May,

Jetman rides again

2011-11-27T11:17:00.001-05:00

Jetman rides again http://gma.yahoo.com/video/news-26797925/the-jetman-amazes-again-27400620.html

Fwd: a great B17 story

2011-11-21T09:11:00.001-05:00

a great B17 story http://voxvocispublicus.homestead.com/morrow.html -- ~~/)

Lightning Strike - Ground Ops

2011-11-21T06:20:00.000-05:00