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Haynes adds World War Two German fighter aircraft to its aviation fleet (Haynes Publishing Group plc)
Edit Public Technologies 09 Nov 2016
(Source. Haynes Publishing Group plc) ... When the Fw190 first appeared in combat in the skies over France in 1941, its cutting-edge design and performance stunned the RAF and put its own Spitfire Mk Vs on the back foot ... Graeme Douglas has authored two previous manuals for Haynes, which cover the USAAF's two heavy bomber types that the Fw190 would have come up against during the massed daylight raids over Germany in 1944-45 ... (noodl....
How war dehumanises everyone it touches
Edit Open Democracy 19 Oct 2016
The writer Kurt Vonnegut—an eyewitness to the Dresden raid and deeply troubled throughout his life by what he described as ‘the greatest massacre in European history’—said that from what he had picked up the USAAF did not enjoy bombing German towns, unlike their British counterparts who saw some sport in it....
Eighth in the East Exhibition at the Maids Head Hotel, Norwich from September 23 (Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
The Eighth in the East, a three-year Heritage Lottery Fund project exploring the legacy of the 8th USAAF, brings its new touring exhibition to the Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich, between September 23 and October 6 ... 'The legacy of 8th USAAF in our region is one that is still felt strongly today ... The 2nd Division 8th USAAF had many bases locally....
A Woman Pilot Receives the Military Funeral the Army Denied Her
Edit The Atlantic 08 Sep 2016
Arlington National Cemetery added another name to its somber roster Wednesday. Elaine Harmon was a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II ... Just three WASP escorted Harmon to her final resting place ... The WASP flew for the Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1944 ... They were unceremoniously sent home in December 1944 when, after an ugly battle, Congress failed to formally bring them into the USAAF ... When the U.S ... ....
The President Isn’t the Only Hothead Who Could Start a Nuclear War
Edit The Daily Beast 15 Aug 2016
The unnerving vision of Donald Trump one day getting within reach of the nuclear codes is bad enough, but the job specification of commander in chief demands more than just a cool head and stable personality ... President John F ... “Mr ... When, finally, the USAAF became free of its army connection, as the USAF, LeMay’s most enduring mark on the philosophy of air power was his creation, in the late 1940s and ’50s, of the Strategic Air Command ... ....
Though Christianity began as a religion of peace, it soon became a cloak for genocidal violence, such as the incineration of defenseless civilians in Nagasaki, including many Japanese Christians, 71 years ago, writes Gary G. Kohls. By Gary G. Kohls August 11, 2016 "
Edit Information Clearing House 11 Aug 2016
had already developed a short list of relatively un-damaged Japanese cities that were to be excluded from the conventional USAAF (US Army Air Force) fire-bombing campaigns (that, during the first half of 1945, had used napalm, augmented by high explosives, to burn to the ground over 60 essentially defenseless Japanese cities)....
Battle of Britain fighter pilot showed great courage when the odds were great
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 29 Jun 2016
Keith Lawrence 1919 - 2016. Squadron Leader Keith Lawrence, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving New Zealand-born Battle of Britain fighter pilot; he later flew in the fierce air battles of the Battle of Malta. Lawrence was flying a Spitfire of No ... In November he was attacked by a Bf 109 ... He became an instructor, training fighter pilots before serving as a liaison officer with the USAAF fighter units based in East Anglia ... ....
Final salvo for Naval officer (Royal Australian Navy)
Edit Public Technologies 22 Jun 2016
(Source. Royal Australian Navy). A naval officer who may have brought down the Japanese Zero fighter which crash-landed on Melville Island on 19 February 1942 has died in Brisbane ... When two Zero fighters appeared he fired ... 'I'm certain to this day that I hit it.' ... During his career, Syd also flew with RAAF Lockheed Hudson and USAAF Mitchell bombers as a naval observer over the Timor Sea ... (noodl. 34211940) ....
Events will help commemorate WWII in Suffolk (Ipswich Borough Council)
Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. Ipswich Borough Council). A guided walk and a river cruise will form part of 'The Eighth in the East' festival weekend exploring the relationships between local people and the 8th USAAF who were based across East Anglia during the 2nd World War ... Night was celebrated. The walk will last approximately 90 minutes and costs £4 ... Victor has a licensed bar on board ... (noodl. 33892253) ....
New digital archive brings Second Air Divisions history to life (Norfolk County Council)
Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
(Source. Norfolk County Council). 19 May 2016. A unique collection that tells the story of American servicemen and women of the Second Air Division, United States Army Air Force, who were based in Norfolk and Suffolk during the Second World War has been digitized for public access ... The Second Air Division was one of the three divisions of the Eighth United States Army Air Force (USAAF) ... www.2ndair.org.uk ... Information for Editors ... (noodl....
This Transport Company Was Asked To Transport A Dakota, You Will Not Believe How They Crashed It…
Edit World History Online 03 May 2016
In my previous Blogs Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, I showed pictures of crashed, lost and derelict Douglas C-47’s/ DC-3’s/ Dakotas. Most of them are lost forever, doomed to stay where they are and slowly deteriorating ... This particular aircraft has a long and well-documented career, built in 1944 in Oklahoma, it was delivered to the USAAF on 24 April 1945 and soon after the war it ended up with the French Air Force and later Air France ... ....
Top Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Facts!
Edit World History Online 18 Apr 2016
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938 ... P-40 Warhawk was the name the United States Army Air Corps and after June 1941, USAAF-adopted name for all models, making it the official name in the United States for all P-40s. The photograph P-40 Tomahawk #47 flown by R.T ... Allison V-1710 engines produced about 1,040 hp at sea level and 14,000 ft ... ....
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