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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Hawkeyes Get Some Smithsonian Love

May 17th, 2008 3 Comments

Well, Carrier may have left one with the impression that the air wing was composed solely of Hornettes, but this month’s Air & Space magazine (official publication of the National Air and Space Museum) thinks otherwise with a feature article:

E-2s, the electronic eyes of the fleet, have been in production longer than any military airplane [...]

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Fledglings

May 4th, 2008 7 Comments

So Friday we achieved escape velocity from the Beltway for Norfolk and appearance as a guest speaker for the winging of NFO class 07-5. Hosted by VAW-120 (and Skipper — top flight production too, BZ to ALCON) the ceremony marked the official transition of the fledglings from mere students to replacement NFO’s, designated 1320’s (or [...]

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