EMCON Charlie
Setting EMCON Charlie until after Christmas and various guests are departing the pattern/outbound. ’til then, limited posting (Flightdeck Friday returns next week).– SJS
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like …
OK, so why all of a sudden all the posts with Coral Sea playing a significant role? Well, in part, because YHS was once a Seabat (VAW-127) and participated in her decom (along w/CVW-13 and eventually the ‘Bats themselves). In part because the Coral Maru had a personality all her own, decidedly more raw-edged than…
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)
Calvin Time
I knew there was a reason I liked this strip so much (and miss it equally so) – grew up w/a toboggan and have the scars to show for it…– SJS
Chronicles of Naval Aviation: The Angled Flight Deck
Occasionally questions arise from those unfamiliar with Naval Aviation and, just as occasionally, we shall endeavor to address them here. One item that, certainly today, seems to be self-evident is the need for an angled deck for carrier operations. Like many other features of modern day CV/CVNs (e.g., armored flight deck), the angled flight deck…
“Never Again…”
Tonight, at sundown, begins the celebration of Hanukkah by our Jewish brothers and sisters. Coming as it does on the heels of the “the Holocaust is a Fake” conference of alleged “scholars” (and trust me, that term is extremely loosely applied) in Tehran, it reminds us of the continuing struggle between the Light of Truth…
Fun with Snow Globes
(click on the banner — you will need Flash plug in) Yeah, it’s a front for a pharmaceutical, but at least this one is workplace safe….
Submitted Without Comment
What military aircraft are you? EA-6B Prowler You are an EA-6B. You are sinister, preferring not to get into confrontations, but extract revenge through mind games and technological interference. You also love to make noise and couldn’t care less about pollution. Take Quiz here
Remember…
(This clock belonged to the chaplain on the USS Arizona and was stoppedby the force of the explosion which destroyed her)