The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the Raid on Magdeburg (January 1945) - June 23rd, 2005

Aviation History Magazine | September 2001 | Gary Rosentrater, as told by Glen M. Hotz

[alfa6]

Operation Crossbow ping

Mot a bad movie either,if one like a bit of escapism in the war fliks.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[alfa6]

O all my SR-71/YF-12A pics that is pobably my favorite one. Running a close second and it is a hard fought finish would be this pic of an SR-71B

This pic is kinda cool for the composition of the picture

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Soaring Feather]

WHOA!! Fabulous pictures. Thanks.

[Valin]

Had not R. V. Jones believed in Bletchley Park the British would have found themselves being attacked by a very large number of V1 and V2. This would have caused major civilian and military losses and disruption of the invasion of the Continent.

John Keegan talks about this in his latest "Intelligence in War".

[Valin]

Wernher von Braun
Tom Lehrer

Gather round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun,
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown.
"Ha, Nazi Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun.

Don't say that he's hypocritical,
Say rather that he's apolitical.

"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.

Some have harsh words for this man of renown,
But some think our attitude
Should be one of gratitude,
Like the widows and cripples in old London town
Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun.

You too may be a big hero,
Once you've learned to count backwards to zero.
"In German oder English I know how to count down,
Und I'm learning Chinese," says Wernher von Braun.

[snippy_about_it]

Great pics, thanks.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. I wish you all could hear Sam sing this!

[PhilDragoo]

Bill Washburn's photo taken from right gunner's position of his B-24J Liberator heavy bomber
in 1945 over Bremen, Germany. Note the three flak bursts to the left side of the picture.

Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" from the 465th Bomb Group en route to target.
BTO radar can be seen in place of the ball turret.

Page 17 from the Here's How--The C-1 Autopilot manual

WARNING: BIG ROUND ENGINE

SR-71 Flight Manual (Hardback)

1600 pages
300 illustrations
300 line drawings
Aircraft not included

[E.G.C.]

BTT!!!!!!!