While there were certainly individuals who were transferred from this squadron to that squadron or activity, in general, as a function of...
It will take them a while. Good thing is that the USN records are the ones that did not burn up back in the 70's.
Welcome aboard, Tom! I don't pay much thought to the alphabet of abbreviations except in the naval aviation end of the business. A problem you...
And, hey, this is fun, go to the below site and plug in Bailey's particulars. Surely one of those 13 ditching's would have attracted historical...
or who gets his history from U-tube videos produced by overly enthusiastic but poor researchers who only deal with the "oh, the breathless...
Lockheed P-80 with Jane Adams
There was a war in Europe? Well, isn't that interesting, live and learn.
From Wiki . . . "B-17 modified for testing of the XT-34 turboprop. When testing concluded, the aircraft was restored to stock configuration as...
This one was in 2018 about half a mile from my house . . . [MEDIA] And BTW MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL Rich
One could envision one's self being a fighter pilot, but one gets what one is assigned; that is, where the particular service priorities and needs...
Ah, but as near as I can tell, and I've some 25 plus pages researching his, Avedon's, claims against the records, he was NOT a naval aviator in...
Nice of you to pluck that out. Perhaps you might want to read the post immediately before (#8) where Mcoffee gives us the scoop on AAF training...
That was ARM1c Oliver Rasmussen from USS Shangri-La VB-85, a radio gunner in a SB2C. From “Shangri-La Horizon” - Ship’s Newspaper, USS Shangri-La...
Kinda like "motors" move things, "engines" move people and things.
Moi? BA History Virginia Military Institute Class of '74; MBA from ODU, golly, sometime in the mid '80's. Both come in handy for analysis of USN...
Shooting for fun over the years? Various pistols & revolvers M1911A1 (my personal favorite) Luger P08 Walther P38 44 Mag (forget the brand, this...
Getting to be like old home week around here! Welcome back.
Bob Elder was driving.
At the Washington Navy Yard About that Chunk of the Yamato’s Armor in D.C.
And a kind soul on another forum pointed me to US Military Officer Research which solved my problem.
