Next week – something old, something new, something borrowed and definitely blue… In the meantime we offer something with a lighter touch this week, a little old school and a tip of the fedora to the plastic jet set too.
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Because… Because you can never get enough of props: Because you can never forget your roots nor those who came before, who were tested in the crucible of the Pacific War — and prevailed: And because, well, in an age of plastic it’s worth remembering when planes (and their crews) were made of iron: Just,…
Checking in from the SJS-family’s TAD site this weekend (and yes, we still are in the pre-internet age back at the homeport, still awaiting the service visit by the provider…), where the lead Scriblet is tying the matrimonial knot (and once again, the weather-guessers appear to be winning as we contemplate low ceilings and fits…
(…and no, it’s not .50 cals we’re talking about) The period from the end of the Korean War through the commissioning of the USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) was witness to an incredible period of growth in knowledge and experience with all things in naval aviation. From straight-decks and props to nuclear power and supersonic fighters,…
Project Cadillac (Part III) 1050L 24 Oct 1944. USS St. Lo (CVE-63) is under heavy air attack. After successfully fending off the superior surface force of VADM Takeo Kurita’s Center Force, “Taffy 3†is now defending against a surprise air attack that has lasted some 40 minutes already. One of the features of this attack…
Martin XPB2M-1 & JRM Mars August 2004. While conducting a survey in Hawaiian waters of a Japanese mini-sub site, a NOAA minisub crew stumbled upon a large debris field, consisting of what appeared to be a seaplane keel and wings. Maneuvering the sub around the crew was able to clearly read the word “< ?xml:namespace...
1212L/0812Z 16 June 1959. 78 nm east of Wonsan, North Korea, a P4M Mercator assigned to VQ-1 (BuNo 122209) is conducting another “ferret†mission in international airspace over the Sea of Japan. At the controls are LCDRs Don Mayer and Vince Anania. Fours hours into the mission a pair of silver MiG-17s approach the Mercator…
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Where’s the Intruders???????????????????? 😈
Ask me, sounds like a call to arms…I can find Whales and Skyhawks, but Intruders? crickets Even over at the Intruder Association’s site, nada (and we’re more than willing to post too BTW…)
-SJS
The Tomcat form video is cool-and I recognized right away that it was Roosy Roads.
That’s probably the biggest thing I miss about flying these days-not seeing that ground and other aircraft go rushing by you.
I love videos like that-But I would have used the Outlaws “Ghostrider”-more punch to the music.
Being an Outlaws fan ourselves, we would agree (and note that is the version on our iPod)…
-SJS
Hm, I’m a Johnny Cash fan but I’ve gotta agree with the both of you that the Outlaws version would’ve been a better choice.
And yes, that video was awesome.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post the videos. Whether the song is by Johnny Cash or The Otlaws, it’s most fitting for anyone who loves aviation. Please take care, sir.