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In time, one of the ongoing “lessons RE-learned” has been/continues to be the need for a tough, heavily armed aircraft that is able to perform in close coordination with ground troops, in a high intensity, small-arms fire environment.  Whether facing armored assault or insurgency attacks, through the years and myriad of conflicts, some aircraft have…

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Midway 70 Years Later and the Dauntless on My Desk

BySteeljawscribe

In every battle there is a moment when the combatants, and the world, seem to catch their breath. It is a fleeting moment, lost in the blink of an eye. But in that same blink, everything changes. Such moments are borne of desperation, of courage, of plain dumb luck. But they are pivotal —  for…

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  2. Shiny and clean! No salt spray.

    Glass cockpits and color big-screens for the Moles, no less.

    Did I notice a receptacle for mid-air refueling behind the cockpit? If so, those triple cycles just got a lot longer (if we buy the things).

  3. Shiny indeed 🙂 Makes me wish I were a JO again – but then, I’m betting the guys who finished out in Fudds felt the same way in retirement when looking at the (then) new E-2C ARPS in ’78…
    – SJS

  4. The color “big” screens look similar to the ones in the HE2K; I’d just like to have the brand new radar to populate it. And we’re going to need some new seats if we’re going to do AAR; my bottom is only rated for 5.0…

  5. Wow…sucking up the gear before the end of the runway, close formation flying, breaks and low passes over the field.
    And all with a yoke and not a stick…

    The Fighter Union is gonna be over to break a few kneecaps..

    And…link to pics large enough for use for wallpapers, please?

    Great shots…to bad the O will slow the production rate.

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