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My apologies, didn't see DC10FE's prior post. Let's try this one, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Virtual Tour http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-pkg.html
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Good day guys!!!!!!!!!..................Well, for this morning, a sound wav of the only fighter Aircraft that makes my blood pumpin' with an over press warning light on! .........It's a beast...................a Lockheed!!! ................Please enjoy!!!!! http://www.landspeed.com/images/Misc/TF%20circuit-land.wav ..............................................John Boy
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Looks like lots of fun
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Go to www.e benefits.va.gov the first thing you have is to register and go to my pay to get a pas word it could take a week or so to get the pass word back to you. you will have to fill out va form 10-5345a to start the process.
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Airbus Military has launched an investigation into an in-flight refuelling mishap that damaged one of the Royal Australian Air Force's delayed A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT). Link: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/01/20/352119/airbus-a330-tanker-damaged-in-refuelling-mishap.html
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T'was the night before Christmas and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care, In hopes that -- come morning -- they all would be there. The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots. I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up, And settled down comfortably, resting my butt. When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter, I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter. A voice clearly heard over static and snow, Called for clearance to land at the airport below. He barked his transmission so lively and quick, I'd have…
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A must read. Sadly, Bob passed away August 19, 2010. Take your time navigating the site, or you'll miss something. http://www.nf104.com/index.html .
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This incident was but a story told when I was in the service. The Internet has certainly changed things. While the sound quality is poor, the story and visuals make it worth the listen. 1964 Boeing test crews experience as told by the pilot of the mission. Included is video of the 52 taken by chase aircraft.
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Came across this video and boy does it make a point...
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I'd be so afaid to break it...
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This has been around for quite some time, but it;s still fun to read -- and sadly it's 100% true. Don R. The Age of the 707 (Go to the overrun and suck the gear up) Those were the good ole days. Pilots back then were men that didn't want to be women or girly men. Pilots all knew who Jimmy Doolittle was. Pilots drank coffee, whiskey, smoked cigars and didn't wear digital watches. They carried their own suitcases and brain bags, like the real men they were. Pilots didn't bend over into the crash position multiple times each day in front of the passengers at security so that some Gov't agent could probe for tweezers or fingernail clippers or too much toothpaste. Pilo…
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Once a Cold War-era submarine attack plane, the Lockheed P2V has for years been both a mainstay of the nation's aerial firefighting arsenal and a cause for concern.Flying in the turbulent, unforgiving skies above raging wildfires, the planes have crashed at least seven times from either mechanical problems or pilot error, causing 16 deaths, dating back to 1990 when they were slowly added to the nation's firefighting fleet. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/03/3640346/air-tanker-crash-kills-2-at-utah.html http://www.firehouse.com/news/10726438/ntsb-firefighting-plane-heavily-fragmented-in-crash Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/…
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C-27J
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Read in the local rag this morning the US Coast Guard is in the process of acquiring 14 ex USAF C-27Js. I believe someone posted earlier they thought this might be happening.
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46 years today. Seems like a lifetime. 18 Nov 66
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – A day before his final mission aboard a B-17 bomber in World War II, Norbert Swierz sat down on his bunk and jotted down a poem for his mother back in Michigan. "I go so gladly to my fate, whatever it may be. That I would have you shed no tears for me," wrote the 23-year-old gunner, who had already survived the ditching of his first B-17 in the North Sea that summer of 1943. "Some men must die, that others must be free. And only God can say whom these shall be." For more of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_re_us/us_bomber_vet See his interview on YouTube:
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In the May issue of the Air Force Association magazine in the AF Senior staff changes it reads...Brig. Gen Paul W. Tibbets IV, from Dep. Dir. of Nuclear Ops. STRATCOM, Offutt AFB Nb. to; Commander, 509th BW, AFGSC, Whiteman AFB, Mo....how sweet is that? Anybody out there get it?????? Bill
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Check em out and enjoy!! http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftcollection/home http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftusafbombers/home
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Rescuers say they have discovered bodies near the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane that smashed into a steep Indonesian volcano with 45 people on board. Search and rescue spokesman Gagah Prakoso said his teams reached the remote, rugged site near the crater on Thursday afternoon. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/09/official-says-wreckage-missing-russian-jet-spotted-on-side-cliff/#ixzz1uSeoXAIC
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3191652/British-pilot-Chris-Wilson-39-killed-in-crash-after-crocodile-runs-amok-on-plane-in-Deocratic-Republic-of-Congo.html#mySunComments
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But, but, but Biden says "the Taliban are our friends not our enemy", and Obama said "the war on terror is over". Help me, I don't understand???:confused: http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-announce-spring-offensive-141951854.html
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Did anyone else watch the pilot episode of "Manifest?" I don't now if they had a technical adviser or not; probably not. The first 737 scene in flight is a -300 series or higher because of the flattened lower engine nacelles. In subsequent scenes on the ground, it's an older model. Then in the inflight cockpit scene, it shows a 3-engined airplane instrument panel. I don't think it was a 727 -- didn't notice any fire handles. And finally when ATC asks the captain how many passengers he has on board, he replies, "191." Puleeze, give me a break. The normal passenger configuration for a 737 is around 130, more or less, unless it's a stretches model. Interesting show…
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I'm helping my husband file a VA claim for exposure to Agent Orange in Thailand. He was an aircraft mechanic for the 54th. Weather Recon Squardon at Anderson AFB, 1969-70 with occasional TDY to Udorn, Thailand. He needs to prove that his daily routine of numerous cigarette breaks took him from the flight line, as you could not smoke near the AC, to the perimeter fence. If you were there in Thailand and remember something similar, we'd like to hear from you. ThanQ
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