And now for something a little different. Nose – when I saw this the first time (it was passed along by an ex-Corsair/Crusader jock I work with) couldn’t help but think of you 
Enjoy your Friday all ! Oh yeah — Spitfires y’all — there be Spitfires in thar…
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Guest blogger Chuck Hill checks in with the first of two parts of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-13 November). We are less than a month out from the attack at Pearl Harbor and Allied forces are on the move – in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But so too are…
Ed: Well, they’re back again folks. Out on good behavior but still on probation, we bring you the Apprentices… -SJS Apprentices: So, Pops– has the VALOUR-IT Challenge started yet? SJS: No – and remember, you’re still on probation…don’t call me Pops… Apprentices: We know that Pops – but why the VALOUR-IT reference if the Challenge hasn’t…
14/0819L Jan 1969: USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) is conducting workups in preparations for combat operations off North Vietnam with CVW-9 embarked. First event for the day has just been launched and respot for second event is underway. USS Bainbridge and Rogers are in company. Aft of the isalnd, the exhaust from an "huffer" (jet starting unit) has…
Guest post tonight folks from CDR Turk; read, think, write – debate. See also the Navy Times article, our work is far from over. Keep the faith – SJS The revolt of the USNI members against the ballot initiative to change the mission statement of the Institute has had an effect. It is interesting to…
So it’s like this – the Slavemaster Pops (aka SJS) is out of town this week and left us with a boooring article to post for this Friday (some biplane *bleh*). Frankly, we think he needs to widen his view and we think the Voodoo is a perfect one to start with. Besides, it just…
A Flightdeck Friday "three-fer" (From a Northrop Grumman press release) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Aug. 3, 2007 — The first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye development aircraft, known as Delta One, built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC),completed its first flight this afternoon. Northrop Grumman Flight Test Pilot Tom Boutin and…
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Brings to mind dropping a roll of TP out the window of a Citabria and doing reversals to cut the streamer…a long time ago. 😎
Cool stuff, that! I had to go to The Wiki, though… coz I thought “square wingtips on a Spit?” Yep… Mk. XIIs had ’em.
Oh! Perfect job!
Very good and helpful post.
Thx, your blog in my Google reader now
We’ll expect many new interesting posts from you 😉
Warrior:
Thanks for the comments and stopping by — might want to take a look at the “Flightdeck Fridays Index” page listing in the right hand column – it carries a listing of pretty much all the FF posts thus far. Ditto the Coral Sea/Midway series.
– SJS
Oh man, what a great movie! There is a guy who gives P-51 rides down in Key West. Maybe it’s time to make the investment… just so I could do that aileron roll. Okay, it would be cheaper to rent a Citabria up in Homestead.
I’m retired Air Force, yes I have a great vocabulary and demand air conditioning, and I am puzzled as to why the NAVY pukes have such good Websites. You and Instapinch are hard to beat. I ain’t gunna try.