Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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Blocked in Beijing - or Not?

May 24th, 2007 No Comments

Maybe it was this  …

or this  ….

perhaps some few noses got out of joint over this  ….

but the end result is this:

… except some animals seem to be more equal than others… So are we feeling chastened? Regretful perhaps?

Naw, blogging means never having to say you’re sorry

Oh yeah, and to the [...]

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Countdown to Midway: Battlespace

May 24th, 2007 No Comments

Timeline: SUNDAY, 24 MAY 1942USN - Carriers Hornet and Enterprise move towards Pearl Harbor, where they will quickly be refitted and sent to Midway. The Japanese preparing to attack Midway mistakenly believe these carriers are in the Solomons.
Geography: Midway Atoll is part of a chain of volcanic islands, atolls, and sea mounts extending from Hawaii [...]

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