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Building codes, fire codes, and OSHA would never allow Jet A, ordnance, large, rapidly moving structures, and humans that close together onshore.U.S. Carrier Fire Injures 9: Navy’s Fire Prevention Efforts Face Scrutiny
https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigh...ention-efforts-face-scrutiny/?sh=1fd01b45e6f2
Great article...incredible discovery.Searchers find five World War II-era US bombers in waters off Croatia
https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/R...-war-ii-era-us-bombers-in-waters-off-croatia/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/researchers-remains-5-wwii-era-200500075.html
Searchers find five World War II-era US bombers in waters off Croatia
https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/R...-war-ii-era-us-bombers-in-waters-off-croatia/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/researchers-remains-5-wwii-era-200500075.html
The greatest rivalry in college football gave us the best game of the year! But my Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's trophy! And by the way, where was he?Army wins in OT! The good guys win again.
The bombing of the dams was the idea behind the last climatic scenes in the first produced "Star Wars" movie when they made their bombing runs to knock out the Death Star. Single plane runs being fired on by AAA guns to deliver their ordanance.George "Johnny" Johnson died on December 7th at age 101. He was the last survivor (out of 133 men- 0ne an American from Long Island) of the famous Dambusters- 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. In the pre-dawn hours of May 17, 1943 617 Squadron damaged or destroyed three important dams in a daring raid in the industrial heartland of Germany. Eight of 19 bombers and 53 crew members were lost that morning. The mission was made notable by the use of "bouncing bombs" to evade anti-submarine nets.
Five years ago Queen Elizabeth II conveyed to him the title Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Over a month ago the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen auctioned off his art collection (150 pieces) at Christie's New York for $1.5 billion- the largest in history.Searchers find five World War II-era US bombers in waters off Croatia
https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/R...-war-ii-era-us-bombers-in-waters-off-croatia/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/researchers-remains-5-wwii-era-200500075.html
I guess this means no fly over during the Rose parade as well as the Bowl game. Just found out that the B-1B Lancer will do the honors.The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers
https://fox4kc.com/news/us-air-force-grounds-b-2s-at-whiteman-afb-for-inspection/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/...-leads-to-emergency-landing-and-fire/3058905/
Over a month ago the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen auctioned off his art collection (150 pieces) at Christie's New York for $1.5 billion- the largest in history.
While impressive, one of his other passions is likely more impactful to the average American. Under his umbrella company Vulcan, he funded the discovery of more than 30 warships sunk during WWII. He brought state of the art science and engineering to the hunt while working with the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). His finds include the carriers Lexington, Hornet, Wasp, and the Juneau (Sullivan Bros.), U.S.S. Johnston, two of the four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway (Kaga and Akagi), and most famously, the Indianapolis (found 40 miles from where it sank).
If they get around to looking in the North Sea between England and Holland, keep an eye out for B17G number 44-6008. It will have a large G within a square on the vertical stabilizer and GX on the wing. It's been there since the afternoon of September 26, 1944. It is subject to the Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004 as a war ga tAshfield.
That B-17 was assigned to the 548 Bombardment Squadron, 385 Bombardment Group, 93 Combat Bombardment Wing, 3 Air Division. They were stationed @ RAF Great AshfieldOver a month ago the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen auctioned off his art collection (150 pieces) at Christie's New York for $1.5 billion- the largest in history.
While impressive, one of his other passions is likely more impactful to the average American. Under his umbrella company Vulcan, he funded the discovery of more than 30 warships sunk during WWII. He brought state of the art science and engineering to the hunt while working with the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). His finds include the carriers Lexington, Hornet, Wasp, and the Juneau (Sullivan Bros.), U.S.S. Johnston, two of the four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway (Kaga and Akagi), and most famously, the Indianapolis (found 40 miles from where it sank).
If they get around to looking in the North Sea between England and Holland, keep an eye out for B17G number 44-6008. It will have a large G within a square on the vertical stabilizer and GX on the wing. It's been there since the afternoon of September 26, 1944. It is subject to the Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004 as a war grave.
According to the EurAsian Times, SECNAV Carlos Del has just awarded the Navy Cross to retired Captain Royce Williams. Huh? He already got the Silver Star,Soviet MIGs launched from a Russian air base.
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