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Pictures and comments on Airpower, politics and other items of interest

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Memphis Belle Back On Display

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The iconic WWII bomber Memphis Belle a B-17F is back on public display at the National Museum of the Air Force. The Memphis Belle was the f...

Functional Check Flight

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Here is a nice pic of a Massachusetts ANG Eagle on a functional check flight. These flights are preformed by specially trained pilots that ...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Pearl Harbor

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76 years ago today  a day that will live in infamy.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

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4th Fighter Wing Strike Eagles. I retired from the 334th FS the Fighting Eagles, Once an Eagle! The 334th jet is the one with the blue tail...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Bitburg C models

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Eagles on the ramp old school days The Bit was an awesome TDY, the beer is an acquired taste
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

A Day That Will Live In Infamy

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Today is the 75th anniversary of the attack on the Pacific Fleet located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack that was planned and practiced ...
Friday, December 2, 2016

Real Unemployment Numbers/Washington Lies

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This morning the government released it latest adjusted numbers for unemployment at 4.6%. This would be essentially full employment, so how ...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

New Pics

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It been months since I posted anything, time to get beck into it, especially since the world is coming off the rails. But first some Eagles,...
Friday, March 25, 2016

U.S. Uses upgraded OV-10G Broncos against ISIS

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Check out the link to the Daily Beast article. Looks like we deployed the two heavily modified OV-10Gs from the Navy's  Special Warfare...

Russian Attack Helicopters in Syria

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The Russians announced the pull out of the majority of their Air Force units from Syria. But at the same time are beefing up their Attack He...

Dassault Super Etendard bows out

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Last week when the French carrier Charles De Gaulle returned to port they launched the last sorties of the Super Etendard. The Super Etendar...

U.S.S. Hartford ice surfacing during ICEEX 2016

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Another cool video this time its the fast attack submarine U.S.S. Hartford surfacing through the ice during ICEEX 2016.

C-17 on a dirt strip

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Great video of a C-17 landing on a dirt strip and unloading a pair of Apache's. You really have to understand how big a C-17 is to know...
Friday, February 12, 2016

New post, New Baltic Air Cover

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Its been awhile but its time to get back to regular posting on aircraft and what ever general stuff that catches my eye. Work is hectic jet ...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Romanian Mig-21

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The Romanian Air Force is one of the last 4 Mig-21 users in Europe. There Mig -21 were upgraded a number of years ago by Elbit to the lancer...
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billmill
Wilmington, NC, United States
Retired USAF SNCO, Started my military career in the USMCR, went on active duty with the USAF as a firefighter after 4 years I cross trained and went into F-15 Avionics were I worked flightline maintenance on F-15 A,B,C,D,E, I and S model Eagles. I served in USAFE twice and I'm a Desert Storm Veteran. I now work as a Production Supervision Manager for a major aircraft engine manufacture.
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