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On Celestial Wings / Edgar D
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whitcomb. Edgar D. On Celestial Wings / Edgar D. Whitcomb. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. United States. Army Air Forces-History-World War, 1939-1945. 2. Flight navigators- United States-Biography. 3. World War, 1939-1945-Campaigns-Pacific Area. 4. World War, 1939-1945-Personal narratives, American. I. Title. D790.W415 1996 940.54’4973-dc20 95-43048 CIP ISBN 1-58566-003-5 First Printing November 1995 Second Printing June 1998 Third Printing December 1999 Fourth Printing May 2000 Fifth Printing August 2001 Disclaimer This publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interest of academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the United States government. This publication has been reviewed by security and policy review authorities and is cleared for public release. Digitize February 2003 from August 2001 Fifth Printing NOTE: Pagination changed. ii This book is dedicated to Charlie Contents Page Disclaimer........................................................................................................................... ii Foreword............................................................................................................................ vi About the author .............................................................................................................. -
Oral History Interview – 2/10/2003 Administrative Information
Sid Davis Oral History Interview – 2/10/2003 Administrative Information Creator: Sid Davis Interviewer: Vicki Daitch Date of Interview: February 10, 2003 Place of Interview: Washington D.C. Length: 76 pages Biographical Note Davis was a journalist, a White House correspondent (1959-1968) and Washington News Bureau chief (1968-1977) for the Westinghouse Broadcasting; director (1977-1979), bureau chief (1979-1980), and vice president and bureau chief (1980-1982) for NBC News; and a senior Washington correspondent (1982-1987) and director of office programs for the Voice of America (1987-1994). In this interview, he discusses the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing in, and the press coverage of the White House, among other issues. Access Open. Usage Restrictions According to the deed of gift signed on April 5, 2004, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States Government. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. Copyright The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. -
United States Air Force and Its Antecedents Published and Printed Unit Histories
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS PUBLISHED AND PRINTED UNIT HISTORIES A BIBLIOGRAPHY EXPANDED & REVISED EDITION compiled by James T. Controvich January 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS User's Guide................................................................................................................................1 I. Named Commands .......................................................................................................................4 II. Numbered Air Forces ................................................................................................................ 20 III. Numbered Commands .............................................................................................................. 41 IV. Air Divisions ............................................................................................................................. 45 V. Wings ........................................................................................................................................ 49 VI. Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 69 VII. Squadrons..............................................................................................................................122 VIII. Aviation Engineers................................................................................................................ 179 IX. Womens Army Corps............................................................................................................ -
The American Legion [Volume 135, No. 3 (September 1993)]
I THE AMERICAN \ %%>^^ Legiom^ FOR GOD AND COUNTRY September 1993 Two Dollars HOME SCHflOUHB, Going To School By Staying Home It's Warm, it's Hefty, it's Handsome and it's 100% Acrylic Easy Care! Grey Use this coupon and grab yourself a couple today! Cardigan Sweater Q5 2 for 49.50 3 for 74.00 HAB 24 4 for 98.50 lOOFainiew HABAND COMPANY Prospect Park 100 Fairview Ave., Prospect Park, N J 07530 Send 07530 I Regular Sizes: S(34-36) M{38-40) L(42-44) XL(46-4£ sweaters, *Big Men Sizes: Add $4 each for cable knit I Handsome have enclosed 2XL(50-52) 3XL(54-56) 4XL(58-60) both front and back WHAT HOW is an expensive fealLir purchase price plus $3.50 7A7-72C SIZE? MANY? an amazing low pi le Burgundy postage and handling. A ECRU Check Enclosed B GREY D BURGUNDY 1 CARD # Name . Mail Addr ;ss ' Apt. # City 1 State Zip The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 135, No. 3 ARTICLES September 1993 RETiraNG GRADUALLY By Gordon Williams 18 VA RESEARCH: WE ALL SeiEHT AWxnt^ VA research has improvedAmericans' health, budget cuts now threaten thisprogram. By Ken Schamberg 22 TO SCHOOL BY STAYING AT I More and more parents believe they can succeed at home where schools havefailed. By Deidre Sullivan 25 To dramatize the dangers, activists have been playingfast and loose with the numbers. By Steve Salerno 28 THE GHOST PLANE FROM MINDANAO You may have the information to help solve this WWII mystery. FAMILY TIES: LONGER UVES Centenarians reveal the secret oftheir long and healthy lives. -
1 Skydance Media and Alibaba Pictures Join Forces To
SKYDANCE MEDIA AND ALIBABA PICTURES JOIN FORCES TO FINANCE AND PRODUCE FLYING TIGERS FEATURE FILM Oscar-Nominated Writer Randall Wallace to Script _____________________________________________________________________________ Santa Monica, CA and Beijing, China – April 6, 2016 – Skydance, a diversified media company that creates elevated, event-level entertainment for global audiences, and Alibaba Pictures, Alibaba Group’s entertainment affiliate, today announced that they will join forces to finance and produce a Flying Tigers feature film for global release. It has been designated by Skydance Media and Alibaba Pictures as a high-priority development project. The screenplay will be written by Oscar-nominated writer Randall Wallace (Braveheart) and the film will be produced by David Ellison and Dana Goldberg of Skydance together with a team from Alibaba Pictures. The Flying Tigers – formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force – was a group of volunteer pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Led by Captain Claire Lee Chennault, the group fought alongside the Chinese during World War II. The Flying Tigers project will tell the story of the unique brotherhood formed by these intrepid soldiers. “This production partnership with Alibaba Pictures on Flying Tigers marks an important next step in our strategy to expand the reach of the Skydance brand on a global basis,” said David Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of Skydance Media. “We could not be more excited to work with the incomparable Randall Wallace to bring to life the extraordinary, untold story of the great commitment and sacrifices made by this courageous group of pilots.” “Flying Tigers carries with it a rich legacy and a movie about this subject matter has been highly anticipated for a very long time,” added Zhang Wei, President of Alibaba Pictures. -
Thirty Years On, USAF's A-10 Units Are Going Strong, Moving out with New
Thirty years on, USAF’s A-10 units are going strong, moving out with new weapons, targeting pods, avionics, and training. 21st Century Warthog Photography by Guy Aceto and Paul Kennedy On the flight line at Pope AFB, N.C., a brace of A-10 Warthog attack aircraft are readied for a training mission. The A-10 is famed for a nose-mounted 30 mm Gatling gun and great ruggedness. Also notable is a new feature—the Litening II laser targeting pod—seen on these aircraft. 34 AIR FORCE Magazine / June 2005 Photo by Guy Aceto 21st Century Warthog AIR FORCE Magazine / June 2005 35 he A-10A Thunderbolt II, known Tto all as the Warthog, began as a down-and-dirty killer of Soviet tanks. Photo by Paul Kennedy Today it employs a wide variety of muni- tions and is no longer just a flying gun platform. New generation weapons make it more accurate and deadly. Enhanced navigation capabilities, the Low-Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement (LASTE) system, a night vision goggle- compatible cockpit, and other improve- ments have made the A-10 effective for combat in the 21st century. The first production A-10 arrived at Davis- Monthan AFB, Ariz., in October 1975, nearly three decades ago. Today, the 23rd Fighter Group at Pope AFB, N.C., and the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan fly opera- Photo by Guy Aceto tional A-10s and train active duty, Guard, and Reserve pilots. Above, a Davis-Mon- than pilot saddles up for a training sortie in Arizona airspace as the crew chief stands by. -
Henry Kissinger and the Vietnam War Khuong Huu Dieu
Henry Kissinger and the Vietnam War Khuong Huu Dieu Secret Meteoric Rise to Power and Fame Henry Kissinger and his friend Fritz Kraemer. Kissinger being sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Why in my memoirs do I have a sub chapter on Henry Kissinger, one of the world’s greatest Secretaries of State and a celebrity? Simply because Kissinger’s foreign policy and actions turned my life upside down in 1975, from a middle class engineer in Saigon to a dispossessed and depressed refugee in Marine Camp Pendleton in California. He has changed drastically not only my life but also the life of millions of Vietnamese and Americans. In search for the truth about Henry Kissinger’s actions, I wish my readers will not consider me a bitter vengeful South Vietnamese American or a bad loser in the Vietnam War. On the contrary, I acknowledge that Kissinger’s diplomatic action resulted in my rebirth in the land of the free, a break through unique in my life time! It even gave me an opportunity to write about the truth of his deeds during the Vietnam War. My fact findings came from the declassified top secret documents of the CIA and the NSC (National Security Council.) Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany in 1923 during the Weimar Republic to a family of German Jews. In 1938, fleeing Nazi persecution, his family moved to New York. He enrolled in the City College of New York, studying accounting. His studies were interrupted in early 1943, when he was drafted into the U.S. -
Spring 2018 Poop Sheet
SPRING 2018 Generals Ward & Chennault & LT Helseth China Post 1 Poop Sheet Welcome from the Commander I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE Welcome from the Commander 1 By 騎 龍 魁 Ron Burkett, Post Commander Adjutant’s Corner 1 I will keep this short because we have a lot of great input from our well run Poop Sheet Team. Organizations cannot survive if Thoughts on Membership 2 people do not step up to grab the reins and help run the The History of China Post 1 4 organization. Dragon Fund Donors 4 We also need to think about continuity of operations. With this China Post 1 SAL Squadron 4 in mind, I have put a mix of younger members and seasoned members on the Executive Committee. Since the last reunion I China Post 1 Dragon Riders 4 put Scott Riebel on the Executive Committee. I am talking to Emblem Sales 5 another member who has more current service and pertinent Memorial Division News 5 experience. We look forward to growing a good team to help China Post 1. Quarterly Feature 9 Just a reminder, you can keep posted on the Reunion in San Transitional Employment Opportunities 10 Antonio, TX this year at the webpage; the registration form will Fallen Comrades 11 be posted on this page: http://xebo.org/chinapost1.us/post- News from Our Members 11 reunion. Poop Sheet Contributions Wanted 14 China Post 1 Officers Directory 14 Adjutant’s Corner By 璡獜土 Jim Lint, Post Adjutant It is coming upon a year that I have been the Adjutant for China Post 1. -
INTG20170709 Minutes
Informal Northern Thai Group Bulletin 9 July 2017 1. MINUTES of THE 419th meeting : Tuesday, 13 June, 2017: “A Travelogue of WWII Sites in Northern Thailand” = “World War II in Northern Thailand 1941-1945”. A Talk by Jack Eisner. 2. WWII: A list of publications 3. Next meeting (420th) : Tuesday, 11 July, 2017, 7:30 pm at the Alliance Française, Chiang Mai: “Yangon Echoes : Inside Heritage Homes”. A Talk by Virginia Henderson and Tim Webster. 4. August meeting (421st) : Tuesday, 08 August, 2017, 7:30 pm at the Alliance Française, Chiang Mai: “The Shan and Not-So-Shan Rebellions in Chiang Rai: Buddhism, Borders, and Beheadings in the Early Twentieth Century”. A Talk by Anthony Lovenheim Irwin. 5. Great Departure of Michael Vickery (1931-2017) 6. List of Future INTG meetings. 7. INTG CONTACTS: CONVENOR - SECRETARY - WEBSITE. 1. MINUTES of THE 419th INTG MEETING: Tuesday, 13 June, 2017 : “A Travelogue of WWII Sites in Northern Thailand” = “World War II in Northern Thailand 1941-1945” A Talk by Jack Eisner 1.1. PRESENT : Ben Baird, Ian Baird, Han Bänziger, Michael Bayot, Glenn Black, Alex Brodard, Steve Brooks, Peter Dawson, Harry Deelman, Margaret Deelman, Michael Ditchburn, Eric Eustache, T. Gibson, Verity Goitein, Denis Gray, Art Halbisen, Ivan Hall, Oliver Hardgreave, Sjon Hauser, Peter Hoare, Steve Haight, Hak Hakanson, Reinhard Hohler, Gerry Ivanachka, Graham Jefcoate, Ken Kampe, Warren Kingston, Sarah McLean, Bill Moeller, Patrick Morel, Glynn Morgan, Narumit Hinshiranan, Sue Offner, Marc Owen Rees, Simon Pryor, Oliver Puginier, Morton Redner, Guy Scandlen, Maria Scandlen, Princess Ying Sita, Angelie Sitsch, Host Sitsch, Aydan Stuart, Ricky Ward, Rebecca Weldon, Alvin Y. -
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ACE BIRTHDAYS JOIN the FRIENDS of the AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES MAY - JULY (Auxiliary of the American Fighter Aces Association)
American Fighter Aces and Friends The Bulletin of the American Fighter Aces Association April 2018 | Volume 35, No 2 Dick Fleischer: Thunderbolt Over New Guinea Association President's Message Dear Aces, Friends, Survivors, and Honorees: Our Ace's Association was founded in 1960, recognizing the 1450 combat pilots that qualified as Aces for action in World War I, WW II. Korea and Vietnam. In individual combat they contributed to the security of our country in times of war. Since that day, membership in the Association has continued to inspire patriotism and set a high example for our youth in America. Our mission each year is to remind our public of the commitment the pilots had, to remain confident and courageous. It seemed to always be one on one or against the odds, playing the hand they were dealt. Betting it all. The Association's commitment transcends time and continues to be the direction we want to go. I have a large number of helpers in getting the Association's day's work done and I owe many a "Thank You" for their efforts. The Board of Directors officers give continually of their time on com- mittees and are joined by Friends and volunteers to participate in study groups. In order to continue our mission of the future as an educational organization a few changes will have to be made and will require help of some strong donors to get good results. I encourage our Friends of the AFAA to help us in advice, suggestions and recruited a larger membership for support. -
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary, April 1-15, 1971
RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD DOCUMENT DOCUMENT SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS DATE RESTRICTION NUMBER TYPE 1 Manifest Helicopter Passenger Manifest – 4/5/1971 A Appendix “B” COLLECTION TITLE BOX NUMBER WHCF: SMOF: Office of Presidential Papers and Archives RC-7 FOLDER TITLE President Richard Nixon’s Daily Diary April 1, 1971 – April 15, 1971 PRMPA RESTRICTION CODES: A. Release would violate a Federal statute or Agency Policy. E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or B. National security classified information. financial information. C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual’s F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law rights. enforcement purposes. D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material. or a libel of a living person. H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material. DEED OF GIFT RESTRICTION CODES: D-DOG Personal privacy under deed of gift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION *U.S. GPO; 1989-235-084/00024 NA 14021 (4-85) THE IY'~Y ::T£__HO_U_S_E ."?ESIDENT RICHARD NIXON'S DAILY ~ . (See Travel Rccord for Travel Activity) r·.~'.CE DAY DEGAN ---------------1 h DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) .-A pri1 1, 19--'.7"'"1 _ THE WESTERN WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY SA N r TPM f< c: T.Tt<'OR NTA R.A~ ., ~ 'T'hll.,.c:rl",,, PHO)/E TIME P=Placcd R=Received ACTIVITY ------,-----~-~--- In Out 8:45 8:48 The President walked from the Residence to his Office. 9:15 10:03 The President met with his Assistant John D.