Come back when you’ve got your varsity letter:
Sixty-five years ago today, over the fields of France, 23 P-38s of the 474th Fighter Group engaged what could loosely be described as a gaggle of German Bf-109’s and FW-190’s in a frenetic, hard fought, swirling dogfight. Initially engaged in a fight were the odds were 2:1 against them, the 12 427th Fighter Squadron and…
. . . Mere words can not begin to express. . .
Southern’s latest missive arrives following liberty call in Rhodes as the Truman CSG is headed home. Having spent some time batting about the Aegean Sea in an LST for a midshipman cruise and liberty in Athens (a very long time ago – and yes, there is a story courtesy our airwing buds from the VAQ…
So, you’ve been procrastinating deliberative in filing taxes this year and need a break in working over the numbers? Minimize the tax program and click on the pic below to see the video, from the cockpit, of last week’s memorial flyover… …OK, break’s over – back on your heads.
Not just a nugget aviator’s dream selection (or nightmare), but the latest page in the “Save the Whale” campaign: A challenge has been issued!!! Previous donor of $3,000, Erbie Daws, has sent in another check in for $3,000 more. Erbie is from the Super Connie era and a VQ-1 veteran. His challenge to the “Jet…
Then:  (CIA A-12 Recce mission on 26 January) Now: Taedong River, Pyongyang, North Korea ( 38°59’27.83″N x 125°43’32.13″E) Remember: Remember: Read the story here, here or here. A clearly provactive and illegal hijacking on the high seas by the North Koreans – and compounded by inexplicably poor contingency planning on the part of US…
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VA-95 Green Lizards, my first squadron (AI) before I got picked up for NFO