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The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same…
(From March 1955 Naval Aviation News, h/t Sid) (2006: F-35 Flat Panel Cockpit)
Navy Names Two New Guided Missile Destroyers
YHS’ take – as long as there are destroyers in the Navy, one should be named Spruance… Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter has announced the names for the U.S. Navy’s two newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers to honor two American heroes famous for their naval service. DDG hull number 110 will be named…
Flightdeck Friday (II) – MIA Edition
First, the official press release: Missing WWII Pilot Is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is 2nd Lt. Howard C. Enoch…
Why Serendipitous Searches on the ‘net
… can be hazardous to one’s financial health Found the following whilst running research for a future article: For Sale: $195,000 (museum quality restoration)
TS Hanna Updates
So Hanna arrived and dumped 12+ inches in a little over 8 hours: We’re under one of the red spots…(wx station at nearby school reporting 26.8″ – can’t be right…) Between rain bands… The Good: Didn’t have to mow the lawn Half the SJS fleet got a brushless car wash PMS for 7-year old sump…
Flightdeck Friday – Early Edition: The Doolittle Raid
Sixty-five years ago Guts, determination, innovation – courage were defined (and well before Joint was “cool”) Conceived in the dark aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the raid had its genesis in the idea of CAPT Frank Lowe, USN who predicted that Army twin-engine bombers could be launched form a carrier under the right…