H-34 replacement Gordo: Sorry, I'm taking myself too seriously. But your example isn't a good one. The Mig-3 was inferior to the Me 10...
H-34 replacement It must be 35 years since I first heard "The H-46 may be a great airplane but it'll never replace the H-34." I also heard "It w...
The following was written by Harry Reasoner of ABC News in 1971. He is quoted in Marines and Helicopters 1962-1973 by LtCol W. R. Fails USMC .....
The Charge of the Light Brigade You might wonder where the above quote comes from. Only the Brits would write glorious poetry about what is ...
Mike's Post Couldn't have said it better myself. Agree with everything Mike says. Hey Leatherneck. Keep up the good work. As they s...
In Flight Breakup The station 410 separation was not a failure of the structure. In the early days it was where the airframe would break if some...
Rear Rotor Departure I was 'in country' in 1969 but I don't remember a rear rotor departing in flight and it is the sort of thing one would remem...
Opinion on the Osprey Hey Joe, you don't know what demons you may let loose asking me for an opinion. Let me start by saying that I am not ...
"I hate to be pedantic", he says and then proceeds to do be just that. The saying is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". Proof in the o...
Out of print books "Marines and Helicopters" I've had success with >. I logged onto their site and they have 29 copies listed, from s...
I told Orville it would never work Every time a new airplane, especially a revolutionary airplane is introduced into service, the doomsayers drea...
John Keegan's latest article It is sadly ironic that I posted John Keegan's earlier article about the 'in' stories the Brits and Americans tell a...
Interservice Competition This article ran in the London Daily Telegraph. Keegan is a great fan of the USMC. There are a lot of mildly derisive ...
Says it all I was searching the web and came across the following post. I don't know who Texas Cowboy is but he sounds like one of us: I...
Poppies in Flanders Fields Another view of the same pair of poppies. They were growing wild in a hedgerow near the Somme. They grow everywhere...
H-46 Collage I've been in contact with Tom Mix and he has given me permission to use the 2 pictures of his that I used in the collage. I could h...
Combat Aircrew Wings A beautiful sight Attached files
IN MEMORY, Tony LiCausi "WHISPERS FROM THE WALL" An air of stillness overshadows, this final resting place, Black granite holds the memo...
Poppies These poppies were growing wild. Attached files
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H-46 Collage The dimensions of the original file are 13 ins by 19 ins, at 300 pixels per inch. It is quite a large picture, almost poster ...
H-46 Collage Identification of the pictures in the Collage: 1. Center. Saigon bird, taken at Popasmoke re-union, Pensacola, 2002. ...
Who's idea was EMBEDDING Following are extracts from "Digital Journalist" which details the evolution of the policy on "Embedding". It seems tha...
Reporter's Attitude Change PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Sunday, 4 May 2003 REPORTER'S WAR ENDS WITH RELIEF, AND RESPECT FOR US TROOPS By K...
Nightmare His name was Tony LiCausi. He was from Brooklyn, New York - straight from Central Casting. The only time he had been west of the Huds...