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Programming Note: “Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War”
In the mail today from ANA: 99 ANAers, Friends of ANA and Naval Aviation, A number of members have asked for more information about The Boeing Company’s great Public Television program, “Angle of Attackâ€. In case you missed it before, the schedule is in the attachment. It is a bit long but you should find…
How to Celebrate a 45th Anniversary?
You start planning a year in advance. And no, it isn’t the Scribe’s nupital anniversary w/She Who Must Be Obeyed, though come to think of it, she will have a part to play… April 2009, the Mustang turns 45. To celebrate, how about: … a major league road trip? Six day road trip finishing up…
Flight Deck Friday: Pilots – The Movie
And now for something a little different. Nose – when I saw this the first time (it was passed along by an ex-Corsair/Crusader jock I work with) couldn’t help but think of you Enjoy your Friday all ! Oh yeah — Spitfires y’all — there be Spitfires in thar… —– —–
The Solomons Campaign: Strategic Pause and Review – Japan’s Last Chance for Victory?
CINCLAX checks in with a strategic summary of where the players stand at this point in the Solomons Campaign. As we will see here and in detail later ths week with the Battles of Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal I & II, this is still a very close run deal with either the Japanese or Allied…
This Date in Naval Aviation History: 15 Apr 1969 – Deep Sea 129
The weak can be rash. The powerful must be restrained.– Secretary of State William Rogers, April 1969 For most of these past several weeks, international attention has been focused on the activities taking place near a peninsula on the north-east coast of Korea. There, despite protests and warnings from around the world, the…