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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…
14 Dec –Installation of the Pilot Landing Aid Television system (PLAT) was completed on Coral Sea, the first carrier to have the system installed for operational use. Designed to provide a video tape of every landing, the system was useful for instructional purposes and in the analysis of landing accidents making it a valuable tool…
Who was Daniel Weitzenfeld? If you have anything to do with Naval Aviation, you should be thankful for this: epecially in light of the way things used to be: From the Washington Post: Daniel Weitzenfeld, 90; Navy Innovator Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Page B08 Daniel Kehr Weitzenfeld, 90, a retired Navy rear admiral who was…
` Join us for Midrats this Sunday, 22 July 2012 on blogtalk radio, where the topic is missiles – ballistic and cruise; and your humble scribe is the guest. Seven months into this year and we have seen much on this front. Pick a theater and you will find ballistic and cruise missiles are at…
The ‘MIA Returned’ series of posts has sort of grown on its own accord and as such, has become one of our favorties. For new readers, whenever the remains of American servicemen are recovered and positively identified through a complex and rigorous DNA process, the DoD’s POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) issues a short announcement of that fact,…
Lots going on right now – between events in North Asia, a one family attempt to stimulate the local construction economy and completing the first round of writing/editing for the BMD chapter for the book project there hasn’t been a lot of time to post. Still, there are a couple of irons in the fire,…
