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by Rude D.
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December 18, 2009 7:25 PM EST (shared with group: December 18, 2009) — It's only a matter of time. more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:17 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Tar Baby" A P-51D Mustang of the 360th Fighter Squadron somewhere above Germany in early 1945. more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:17 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Foul Weather, Flak, and Fighters" The three major foes of the Eighth Air Force during WWII were foul weather, flak and enemy fighters. The notorious bad weather over England and Continent has sepa. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:17 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Looping the Gate" World War II ace Richard Bong probably didn’t expect his wartime duties would include doing laundry and mowing grass, but that’s exactly what the P-38 pilot was force. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:18 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Midway Patrol PBY" On June 4, 1942, at 5:30 AM local Midway time, a PBY patrol plane spotted two Japanese carriers and their escorts, reporting "Many planes heading Midway from 320 degrees distant. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:18 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "The Battle over Britain" “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few . . .” Spoken by Sir Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on August 20, 1940. . . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:18 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Mig Alley" After the MiG-15 appeared in the sky above Korea in April of 1951, the area above the Yalu River and the Korean/Manchurian border become known as “Mig Alley”. Capt. Joseph M. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:18 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "PBJ Trap" The USS Shangri-La shakedown cruise in November of 1944 was memorable for testing three aircraft for carrier arrested landings (traps) and catapult launches (shots). The smallest of the . . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:19 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Spotter" WW2 US Navy Battleships and Cruisers were equipped with one or two catapults on the fantail for the launch of single engine seaplanes and a crane for their recovery. These aircraft could . . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:19 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "The Sweetheart of Okinawa" The most successful Marine Fighting squadron of 1945 was VMF-323, the "Death Rattlers," under the command of 23-year George Axtell. In a just a few weeks, they shot down. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:19 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Send Off" From mid-1942 on, the English converted their countryside - manors, wheat fields and pastures - into seventy some odd bomber and fighter bases. Here some local Essex folk wave as ‘. . . more

by Kenny T.
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November 14, 2009 2:19 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — "Launch!" A F6F Hellcat of VF-16 - known as the ‘Pistol Packin’ Airedales’ - gets a ‘go’ to take off from the USS Lexington CV-16. On November 10, 1943, Lexington head. . . more

by Kenny T.
views: 9 | comments: 2
October 10, 2009 5:04 PM EDT (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — SANDYS! External Ordinance Expended, A-1H’s Brake Right to Join on the Jolly Green HH-53. "Sandy" (the USAF’s 602nd ACS/SOS call sign for Combat Search And Rescue helicopter escort [SAR. . . more

by Kenny T.
views: 8 | comments: 3
October 02, 2009 9:45 PM EDT (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — SCRATCH ANOTHER HONCHO! When the MiG-15s first appeared in the skies above Korea in April of 1951, they nearly swept the aircraft of United Nations Air Force from the skies. Their combination of su. . . more

by Kenny T.
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June 30, 2009 4:28 AM EDT (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — Mitsubishi A6M5c, Model 52c Rei-Sen (0) "Zeke" Here Model 52c fighters of 303rd Hikotai, 203rd Kokutai, stationed at Kagoshima Air Base spring 1945 performed air defense and Kamikaze escort operati. . . more

by Kenny T.
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December 07, 2009 12:07 PM EST (shared with group: December 08, 2009) — Pearl Harbor. 8:05 AM Local Time December 7, 1941. A pair of fighters of the 2nd Koku Sentai off the Japanese carrier Soryu line up for a strafing run on Battleship Row. A book published recently b. . . more

by sunil m.
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November 29, 2009 9:24 AM EST (shared with group: November 30, 2009) — Green Energy turbines and a Green Electrical car [The car is an Indian car called REVA and is seen alot in India.......... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVA... ] .........am so thanklful for as the. . . more

by Lee C.
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November 13, 2009 1:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 13, 2009) — When Gun Control Hits Home more

by Kenny T.
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November 11, 2009 12:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 11, 2009) — A salute to all of the veterans who have gone in harms way since the United States sent troops “Over There” in WWI. In 2008 there were 23.2 million veterans in the United States, the ma. . . more

by Dale Coparanis
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November 10, 2009 9:29 AM EST (shared with group: November 10, 2009) — First responders prepare the wounded for transport in waiting ambulances outside Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Processing Center Nov. 5. (U.S. Army photo/Jeramie Sivley) (Photo by U.S. Army) more
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