Nope — not the JFK, rather the INS Viraat. The Viraat is fast approaching her 50th anniversary (put in commission in 1959 as the HMS Hermes) and recently completed a SLEP (still, recalling life onboard a 40+ yr old conventional CV, even after SLEP it left something to be desired…). While never having had the…
… ed il tifosi rejoice. – Now the race season is well and truly underway, beginning w/today’s race in Australia. Raikkonen, Alonso and Hamilton were on the podium, the youngest podium in F1 history. Raikonnen led from the pole. Reconvenes in three weeks in Indonesia – YHS will be truly grateful when Bernie’s circus returns…
Pinch passes word that Robin Olds is in the hospital and in poor shape (see his post over at Black5) and offers a link to pass along your best wishes. Back in YHS’ halcyon youth, Olds was well remembered for his exploits in the F-4 over SEA. As CO of the of the 8th Tactical…
’twill be limited posting this week as YHS is on travel to the front range of the Rockies. Would that it were for pleasure — instead three days in a windowless building divining the indecipherable… Flightdeck Friday may be a little early (like Thursday) for here and the Daily Briefing, but it shall be posted……
2 Mar update: Flightdeck Fridays are now a feature over at the Tailhook Association’s blog site, The Daily Briefing. To avoid cannibalization, I will be posting different FF topics on this site and at the Daily Briefing. Many thanks again to John Carmichael and the good folks at Tailhook for this opportunity! – SJS In…
Before JSOW and JDAM, before Harpoon, SLAM-ER, and Walleye, there was the Pelican, BAT, and Kingfisher/Petrel. All of these saw development that started around 1942 and some even saw action before the end of the war. As we have seen in the development of AEW radar, there was a surprising degree of technological sophistication…
“…I didn’t ask for a win…” Kevin Harvick beats mark Martin by .02 secs at the 2007 Daytona 500 “That’s what I love about this sport — it’s hard,” Martin said. “It’s what’s driven me for over 30 years. That’s what I love about it and that’s why I’m here. I had the choice of…
No, not for the Scribe or his clan, but for Pinch and his intended Nova Scotian bride-to-be. Drop by and pass along your best wishes!– SJS
Prologue This past weekend Your Humble Scribe (YHS) was engaged in fleet maintenance of the various assorted vehicles assembled under his garage’s roof. Whilst pausing between oil changes (and silently cursing the designers and engineers who placed oil filters cheek-to-jowl with exhaust headers) he gave reflection to the variety of speedmobiles that have graced said…
MOGADISHU, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship has launched a second air strike against suspected al Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified U.S. officials. No confirmation of Monday’s reported attack was immediately available in the region and a Pentagon spokesman declined to comment. The…
