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A Gathering of Eagles

BySteeljawscribe 23 May 201026 May 2010

…Well, Mitchells more precisely…

Forty B-25’s gather in celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.

(h/t Rich R.)

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Heroic Life – A Quiet Passing

BySteeljawscribe 14 October 200728 March 2010

Noted Flying Tiger, former Naval Aviator, Army Air Corps and USAF Pilot, and combat ace Hill passed away this past Thursday at the age of 92. Lex has the full account here. A life filled with accomplishments in service to his country and to a people facing a vicious onslaught, he epitomized the American volunteer…

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“When in the Course of Human Events…”

BySteeljawscribe 3 July 2012

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. â€” That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the…

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USS Bonefish – 21 Years Later

BySteeljawscribe 24 April 200923 April 2009

Every so often, we as seagoers are reminded that the mundane may rapidly transform into the perilous, even without a human enemy. Such moments can bring out the best and worst in our nature. Twenty-one years ago today routine operations onboard the USS Bonefish (SS-582) and USS Carr (FFG 52) uderwent such a change. A…

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Close Air Support Aircraft Find Renewed Interest

BySteeljawscribe 28 November 2010

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.Â Whether facing armored assault or insurgency attacks, through the years and myriad of conflicts, some aircraft have…

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Flightdeck Friday – The Dive Bomber

BySteeljawscribe 26 June 2014

As a squadron of U.S. Navy dive bombers, flying at 12,000 feet, closed in on a Japanese target the sky ahead would fill up with bursting anti-aircraft shells as the Japanese defenders ranged in their guns. A high speed run in to 10,000 feet placed the squadron almost two miles high over the target in…

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Our Forefather’s Wisdom…

BySteeljawscribe 10 June 200830 March 2010

…in choosing a swampy, fetid pit of humours to locate the nation’s capitol was prescient – before air-conditioning.Â It had to be since days like the last few (heat index +130 deg F) drove Congress and the balance of the ruling class out of town and in so doing, protected the rest of the country…

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Charley says:

23 May 2010 at 20:17

Pretty sweet. I didn’t realize that there were so many flyable B-25’s around.
Sean says:

23 May 2010 at 22:03

I wish I had known about this in advance, I’m driving distance from Dayton, OH…I’m fairly certain that’s where this is. I think I see the USAF museum in the background in some shots.
SCOTTtheBADGER says:

23 May 2010 at 22:39

I liked the PBJ “Devil Dog”.
Steeljawscribe says:

25 May 2010 at 09:05

Indeed, I negelected to mention it was at Wright-Patt AFB.
w/r, SJS

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