The RAF fighters which resisted the German invasion in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, were all equipped with the same engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. This same engine also powered…
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Great shot of an A-10 over Afghanistan. In this picture, Capt. Andrew Quinn flies his OA/A-10 Thunderbolt II observation/attack aircraft to a refueling position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker. This picture was…
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I wanted to throw a shout-out to a software package called Xming X Server. I have been using this nifty piece of software to access the Gnome desktop of our corporate…
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The US Air Force today confirmed that it is using a drone named the RQ-170 Sentinel, in Afghanistan. The stealthy unmanned aircraft system is developed by the Lockheed Martin’s Skunk…
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The U.S. Air Force officially named the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” on July 21st, 1980, during a ceremony at Hill AFB in Utah. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role…
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B-17 E-Z Goin’ and the Sonderkommando Elbe – Buchen Raid
Laurence J. Lazzari Crew Kneeling L to R: Sgt. Laurence W. Donnelly (BTG), T/Sgt. Robert J. Steele (ROG), 2nd Lt. Charles W. Staiger (NAV)Sgt. Joseph G. Allen. Standing L to R:…
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