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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 that might attack our country. Dawn was approaching; the first rays of the sun were flickering off the periscopes lens. Their mission; attack the west coast with incendiary bombs in hopes of starting a devastating forest fire. If this test run were successful, Japan had hopes of using their huge submarine fleet to attack the eastern end of the Panama Canal to slow down shipping from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Japanese Navy had a large number of I-400 submarines under construction. Each capable of carrying three aircraft. Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita and his crewman Pe...

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/ .

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

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, 2011. http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.youtube.com/v/WgdIE2t8QkM%3F

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

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

Lightning strike - ground ops This is an amazing video of a lightning strike to a plane at the gate. You'll need to watch it a few times; it's only about 11 seconds. Three key things/areas to watch – first watch the tail of the aircraft as the bolt hits the vertical stab, do not blink, it happens that fast. Next, watch the nose of the aircraft where ground crew is walking up to, and under, the nose of the plane. Then, look just to your left of the nose gear. That brown square on the ground is a metal plate imbedded in the concrete, with a small manhole cover. The strike exits onto the metal plate, and sends the manhole cover flying through the air toward the tug on the far left.

B-17 Mid Air Collision 1943 A mid-air collision on February 1, 1943 between a B-17 and a German fighter over the Tunis dock area became the subject of one of the most famous photographs of World War II. An enemy fighter attacking a 97th Bomb Group formation went out of control, probably with a wounded pilot then continued its crashing descent into the rear of the fuselage of a Fortress named All American, piloted by Lt. Kendrick R. Bragg, of the 414th Bomb Squadron. When it struck, the fighter broke apart, but left some pieces in the B-17.  The left horizontal stabilizer of the Fortress and left elevator were completely torn away. The two right engines were out and one on the left had a serious oil pump leak.  The vertical fin and the rudder had been damaged, the fuselage had been cut almost completely through... connected only at two small parts of the frame and the radios, electrical and oxygen systems were damaged. There was also a hole in the top that w...

MEN AND BOYS ALL HAVE THEIR TOYS.  These shots are fun.  Boys will be boys.  < poetry You may get a buzz out of this!   Great Pics with commentary FRANÇAIS ·           HOME ·           AIRCRAFT ·           VINTAGE NEWS ·           EVENTS ·           TOURS ·           RIDES ·           STORE On a particularly hot day, a Royal Australian Air Force English Electric A84 Canberra bomber drops to within 25 feet as thrill-seeking mecha...