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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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Raptors & Bears

February 4th, 2008 3 Comments

Following up from our earlier post , we now have a shot (still unofficial) of the Raptor and its prey:

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Monday’s Reading

February 4th, 2008 No Comments

Eagle1’s Sunday Ship History narrative this week covers the marriage of ships and radar, opening with a cautionary tale.
Mike returns from a prolonged EMCON A period (courtesy Blogger) with a fine post commenting on the Japanese Coast Guard via an article in International Security, and along the way laments the lack of direction his selected Service [...]

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This Date in Naval Aviation History: 4 Feb 1958

February 4th, 2008 6 Comments

The keel of the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company.

Enterprise under construction in slipway #11

Big E in late 1960 (USS Robert E. Lee in foreground, outbound for sea trials)

Underway, October 1962 with CVW-6 embarked for the Cuban Missile Crisis (hmm, keel [...]

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