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Frederick Libby (Part 4 of 8)
The American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews The Museum of Flight Seattle, Washington Frederick Libby (Part 4 of 8) Interviewed by: Eugene A. Valencia Interview Date: circa March 1962 2 Abstract: In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part four, he discusses his time as an observer and pilot with various squadrons in France. Topics discussed include his thoughts on German and British pilots, military life in France and England, and mission logistics for squadrons. The interview is conducted by fellow fighter ace Eugene A. Valencia. Biography: Frederick Libby was born in the early 1890s in Sterling, Colorado. He worked as an itinerant cowboy during his youth and joined the Canadian Army shortly after the outbreak of World War I. Deployed to France in 1915, Libby initially served with a motor transport unit, then volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps. He served as an observer with No. 23 Squadron and No. 11 Squadron, then as a pilot with No. 43 Squadron and No. 25 Squadron. Scoring a number of aerial victories during his RFC career, he became the first American fighter ace. Libby transferred to the United States Army Air Service in 1917 and was medically discharged soon after for spondylitis. As a civilian, he went on to embark on a number of business ventures, including founding the Eastern Oil Company and Western Air Express. Libby passed away in 1970. Biographical information courtesy of: Libby, Frederick. Horses don’t fly: The memoir of the cowboy who became a World War I ace. -
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Cat No Ref Title Author 3170 H3 an Airman's
Cat Ref Title Author OS Sqdn and other info No 3170 H3 An Airman's Outing "Contact" 1842 B2 History of 607 Sqn R Aux AF, County of 607 Sqn Association 607 RAAF 2898 B4 AAF (Army Air Forces) The Official Guide AAF 1465 G2 British Airship at War 1914-1918 (The) Abbott, P 2504 G2 British Airship at War 1914-1918 (The) Abbott, P 790 B3 Post War Yorkshire Airfields Abraham, Barry 2654 C3 On the Edge of Flight - Development and Absolon, E W Engineering of Aircraft 3307 H1 Looking Up At The Sky. 50 years flying with Adcock, Sid the RAF 1592 F1 Burning Blue: A New History of the Battle of Addison, P/Craig JA Britain (The) 942 F5 History of the German Night Fighter Force Aders, Gerbhard 1917-1945 2392 B1 From the Ground Up Adkin, F 462 A3 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Aero Publishers' Staff 961 A1 Pictorial Review Aeroplane 1190 J5 Aeroplane 1993 Aeroplane 1191 J5 Aeroplane 1998 Aeroplane 1192 J5 Aeroplane 1992 Aeroplane 1193 J5 Aeroplane 1997 Aeroplane 1194 J5 Aeroplane 1994 Aeroplane 1195 J5 Aeroplane 1990 Aeroplane Cat Ref Title Author OS Sqdn and other info No 1196 J5 Aeroplane 1994 Aeroplane 1197 J5 Aeroplane 1989 Aeroplane 1198 J5 Aeroplane 1991 Aeroplane 1200 J5 Aeroplane 1995 Aeroplane 1201 J5 Aeroplane 1996 Aeroplane 1525 J5 Aeroplane 1974 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1526 J5 Aeroplane 1975 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1527 J5 Aeroplane 1976 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1528 J5 Aeroplane 1977 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1529 J5 Aeroplane 1978 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1530 J5 Aeroplane 1979 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1531 J5 Aeroplane 1980 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1532 J5 Aeroplane 1981 Aeroplane (Pub.) 1533 J5 -
A Stitch in Time a History of Limerick Clothing Factory
Stitched Draft Latest.qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2017 11:24 Page 1 A Stitch in Time A History of Limerick Clothing Factory By Sharon Slater Edited by: Dr Matthew Potter and Jacqui Hayes Stitched Draft Latest.qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2017 11:24 Page 2 Author’s Note This publication could not have been completed without the aid and support of the following individuals and institutions. I would like to thank Jacqui Hayes of the Limerick Archives, Seamus Hanrahan, Sarah Newell and Maria Donoghue of the Social Development Directorate, and Dr. Pippa Little of the Limerick Arts Office for the opportunity to research this interesting historic structure. Thanks to Brian Hodkinson of the Limerick Museum. Also thanks to William O’Neill and Bryan O’Brien. This book would not be possible without the material stored by the Limerick Library, the Limerick Archives, the Limerick Museum, the Limerick Leader, the National Library of Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland, the National Archives of England, the Westminister Archives and the Shetland Museum and Archives. Many thanks to Jim Noonan and Sean Curtin for allowing access to their private collections. Many thanks go to the over forty former employees of the factory and their families who gave their time, stories and images to this project. Special thanks goes to former staff members Noel Tuite, Maura Stapleton, Tony Browne, Austin Shortt, and Liam Hartigan who were ever willing to answer questions on the daily life of the factory. A thanks also goes to Emer Gough for her help and support during the OpenHouse Limerick event. -
British Aircraft in Russia Bombers and Boats
SPRING 2004 - Volume 51, Number 1 British Aircraft in Russia Viktor Kulikov 4 Bombers and Boats: SB-17 and SB-29 Combat Operations in Korea Forrest L. Marion 16 Were There Strategic Oil Targets in Japan in 1945? Emanuel Horowitz 26 General Bernard A. Schriever: Technological Visionary Jacob Neufeld 36 Touch and Go in Uniforms of the Past JackWaid 44 Book Reviews 48 Fleet Operations in a Mobile War: September 1950 – June 1951 by Joseph H. Alexander Reviewed by William A. Nardo 48 B–24 Liberator by Martin Bowman Reviewed by John S. Chilstrom 48 Bombers over Berlin: The RAF Offensive, November 1943-March 1944 by Alan W. Cooper Reviewed by John S. Chilstrom 48 The Politics of Coercion: Toward A Theory of Coercive Airpower for Post-Cold War Conflict by Lt. Col. Ellwood P. “Skip” Hinman IV Reviewed by William A. Nardo 49 Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America’s Involvement and Extrication from the Vietnam War by Henry Kissinger Reviewed by Lawrence R. Benson 50 The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 by MacGregor Knox and Williamson Murray, eds. Reviewed by James R. FitzSimonds 50 To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles by Roger D. Launius and Dennis R. Jenkins, eds. Reviewed by David F. Crosby 51 History of Rocketry and Astronautics: Proceedings of the Thirtieth History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics, Beijing, China, 1996 by Hervé Moulin and Donald C. Elder, eds. Reviewed by Rick W. Sturdevant 52 Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America’s Space Espionage by Philip Taubman Reviewed by Lawrence R. -
Raes Soundcloud.Pages
RAeS SoundCloud Website A historic 1973 sound recording of Sir George Edwards HonFRAeS in which he recollects on the how the British aircraft industry evolved during his long career in aviation has just been added to the National Aerospace Library Sound Archive - a real 'Who's Who' of aviation personalities and historical subjects based on original recordings held in the Library's archives - and is now available to listen to via the Royal Aeronautical Society's SoundCloud web-site :- The specific link to the video / sound recording is (just click on the arrow button to 'Play'):- https://www.aerosociety.com/news/audio-classic-lecture-series-looking-ahead-with-hindsight-by-sir-george- edwards-hon-fraes/ Sir George Edwards' lecture has been released alongside recordings of the 1997 Inaugural Whittle Lecture lecture by Sir Ralph Robins in which he discusses the legacy of Sir Frank Whittle and a 1997 lecture by Sir Charles Masefield in which reviews the future direction of European aerospace collaboration beginning with his personal selection of the 16 most significant aircraft platforms in aviation history. A quick link to the historic lectures and speeches available so far (including Sir Frederick Handley Page, Igor Sikorsky, Jeffrey Quill, Peter Twiss, Charles H. Gibbs-Smith, Andrew Brookes, Silvius Dornier, Sir Richard Glazebrook, Commander Graeme Rowan-Thomson, Keith Hayward, Sir Dermot Boyle, Philip Wills, Chris Yeo, Captain John Cecil Kelly-Rogers, Col. Al Worden, Peter Hearne, Sir George Edwards, Captain John Cecil Kelly-Rogers, John Farley, A. W. 'Bill' Bedford, H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Christopher Bartlett, Andy Sephton, Dr. -
Leading the Charge How Air Race E Plans to Put Electric Aviation on the Map
160 years of innovation theengineer.co.uk May 2019 | £3.70 Leading the charge How Air Race E plans to put electric aviation on the map Advanced Manufacturing News, comment and in-depth analysis from Future threats Home help Car of the issue the world of production technology BAE’s technology director on Inside the centre developing The Jaguar F-Pace SVR, a luxury innovating in an increasingly technology to help those SUV that offers other- dangerous world »24 living with dementia »30 worldly performance »32 » 37 Cover_The Engineer - May 2019_The Engineer 1 07/05/2019 14:20 BOTH COME WITH for 3TRAINING peopleFREE over 3 days. XYZ UMC 4+1 XYZ UMC-5X FROM £129 DIRECT DRIVE ,915 HIGH TORQUE MOTOR DIRECT DRIVE +VAT HIGH TORQUE MOTOR FROM 5 axis NO90 WORM OR WHEELRPM NO90 WORM OR WHEELRPM £149,625 (4+1) multi face or +VAT 5 axis simultaneous ? Stay ahead of the pack with either full blown simultaneuos 5 axis or 5 axis via 4+1. n Side-mounted 24, 30, 48 or 60 tools ATC for quick tool changing. Call today Many companies don’t actually use 5 axis simultaneous, the complexity means CAD/CAM is essential to write and for the full n Linear scales X Y and Z (optional on XYZ UMC 4+1). develop these complex components, but multi-face machining can save hours of time even on simple jobs that are technical 12 page currently done on a 3 axis VMC, to machine 6 sides of a dice requires 6 set ups on a VMC and 2 on a Multi-face machine. -
Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim Easter Weekend 22-24 April 2011
Omaka 2011 OMAKA AERODROME, BLENHEIM EASTER WEEKEND 22-24 APRIL 2011 ADVERTISING FEATURE 3511392AA 2011 Welcome to Omaka Marlborough Aviation celebration The Marlborough District Council welcomes Classic Fighters 2011 will light up the skies training and light attack aircraft, and a Curtiss above the Omaka Airpark over Easter Weekend, P-40 Tomahawk, amongst others. visitors to Marlborough for Classic Fighters and April 22-24. A marquee event for Marlborough, Other favourites include the aerobatic Red invites you to visit our website the biennial festival of heritage aviation brings Checkers, the RNZAF aircraft the ‘Magnifi cent www.marlborough.govt.nz for Council in tens of thousands of visitors to the region and Seven’ in their Fokker Dr.1 Triplanes and all information. the growth in popularity of the event is not in manner of iconic fi ghters from different eras, the least surprising given the variety, intensity including Yaks, Nanchangs, a Corsair, Mustang, Council also has a 24 hour customer service and history of the entertainment on display. Kittyhawks and the Spitfi res of Doug Brooker information phone number 03 520 7400 where This year’s theme is ‘V for Victory,’ which puts and Brendon Deere, which all going well will the focus on the air campaigns of the latter part appear in tandem at the show for the fi rst time. you can get information on operating times for of World War II over Europe. Classic Fighters There is a whole lot more to see and do at services including rubbish collection, transfer has developed a deserved reputation for the the show as well, with eye-and-ear-catching station hours, library, swimming pool etc. -
All Nations Together a Battle of Britain Resource
All Nations Together A Battle of Britain resource This resource provides biographical content to supplement a Key Stage 3 student study into the Battle of Britain. It highlights the international profile of the Royal Air Force in 1940. As well as investigation into the political, strategic, tactical and technical aspects of the battle, no study is complete without reference to the human experience of the event. This was an early phase of the Second World War when the outcome hung upon the skills and courage of a small number of combatants and support staff. It may surprise students to learn that numbered among Churchill’s ‘Few’ were participants from many Allied nations. A study of the Battle fits into Key Stage 3 History in the following ways: • In the broad purpose of the study of history, as outlined in the National Curriculum: ‘History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.’ • One of the key aims for the teaching of KS3 history is to: ‘know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day: how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world.’ • Amongst options for subject content is the unit: ‘challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day … this could include: … the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill.’ The Battle of Britain, 10 July to 31 October 1940, was a large air battle fought between the German air force - the Luftwaffe - and the Royal Air Force of Great Britain. -
Capitano FULCO RUFFO Di Calabria
* * * Dalla DOMENICA DEL CORRIERE del 27 maggio 1917 Cap. Fulco Ruffo di Calabria 12/08/1884 – Napoli Entrato nel Nobile Collegio Mondragone come convittore nel 1898 23/08/1946 - Ronchi di Apuania Fulco Ruffo di Calabria nasce a Napoli 12 alla propria azienda agraria ed alla società agosto.1884. italo belga per cui aveva già lavorato in Africa Di carattere mitissimo, modesto e gentile di cui diviene presidente. A lui si deve nel nascondeva nervi d'acciaio sotto apparenza di campo della scienza agraria la scoperta di una squisita delicatezza. Ora una notizia che varietà di trifoglio gigante, nominato appunto completa la figura di Fulco nell'ambito della trifoglio Ruffo. Nel '34 è nominato Senatore sua famiglia. Suo fratello sposò una Signorina del Regno. Muore ai Ronchi nella sua casa in Belga e Belga era anche la loro madre perché toscana il 23 agosto 1946. la moglie del Duca di Guardia Lombarda Fulco Ruffo di Calabria nasce a Napoli il nasceva Mosselman du Chenoy e dal Belgio 12 Agosto 1884, nobile rampollo di un'antica venne in Italia allo scoppio della guerra. Ci famiglia.principesca. siamo attardati su questi particolari perché Il padre era stato per anni sindaco di sembra che la provvidenza abbia voluto unire Napoli. La madre, Laura Mosselman du la famiglia Ruffo di Calabria alla nobile Chenoy, era di.nobile.famiglia.belga. nazione Belga giacché l'attuale Regina dei Giovane dinamico ed irrequieto, ben poco Belgi Paola è proprio di questa famiglia. si adattava alla pigra vita della nobiltà Dopo aver compiuto gli studi dal 1898 nel partenopea. -
June 2006.Pub
Volume 7, Issue 3 June 2006 Visit our website at www.vfsaa.cjb.net The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Victorian Flying Scale Aircraft Association. Inside this issue: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006. (Gary Sunderland) Minutes of April Meeting. 2 The 59th Model Aircraft Association of Aus- scale flying and the conditions were nearly President’s Report. 3 tralia National Championships were held ideal, with light winds and overcast skies in Nationals Report (cont). 4-5 from the 18th to the 24th of April at Strathal- the mornings, and a few sunny breaks and byn in South Australia. some thermal activity in the afternoons. Wagga Warbirds 2006. 6-7 The South Australian modelers had obvi- Unfortunately all this good work was negated Sportscale Rnd 3 at Ballarat. 8 ously put in a lot of hard work in preparation to some extent by a shortage of competitors! and the organization and venue were excel- Although we few in attendance enjoyed our Let the Diagrams Rule. 9 lent. Contest Director Bob Fisher and his unusual and unexpected success in the deputy John Woolfitt were quietly efficient prize-giving, we would have enjoyed more Scale Rallies at PARCS and 10 and, with their many helpers, deserve full company and competition in the events. This P&DARCS. marks for making this one of the best run shortage of competitors extended to all 11 nationals for many years. events in all disciplines and, I am sure, was The Percival “ Mew Gull ”. Special Dates and Points of Interest- VFSAA General Meeting Thursday 1st June VFSAA Trophy Sat-Sun 10th & 11th June at Shepparton VFSAA Sportscale Rnd 4 Sun 25th June at State Field Even the weather co-operated to some ex- a great disappointment to all those South VFSAA General Meeting tent, despite a windy start to proceedings, Australians who had put in so much time, and AGM including a squall which managed to blow energy and money into organizing the Thursday 3rd August down my tent in the middle of the night! For- Championships. -
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SUMMER 2007 - Volume 54, Number 2 Features Billy Mitchell, the 3d Attack Group and the Laredo Project Roger G. Miller 4 Wakes of War: Contrails and the Rise of Air Power, 1918-1945–Part I: Early Sightings and Preliminary Explanations, 1918-1938 Donald R. Baucom 16 “Bring Me Men ^ and Women:” The Integration of Women into the United States Air Force Academy Allison Gawlinski 32 “In Recognition of Their Unique Record:” Tuskegee Airmen Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Alan Gropman 46 Book Reviews Eye of the Viper: The Making of an F–16 Pilot By Peter Aleshire Reviewed by Robert A. “Cricket” Renner 52 From POW to Blue Angel: The Story of Commander Dusty Rhodes By Jim Armstrong Reviewed by Stu Tobias 52 Preemptive Strike: The Secret Plan That Would Have Prevented the Attack on Pearl Harbor By Alan Armstrong Reviewed by John F. O’Connell 53 Rockets and People, Vol. 1 By Boris Chertok & Asif A. Siddiqi, eds. Reviewed by Carl J. Bobrow 54 Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Conference 2004 Final Report By James R. Craig Reviewed by Curtis H. O’Sullivan 54 Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency By William J. Daugherty Reviewed by Curtis H. O’Sullivan 54 History of Rocketry and Astronautics: Proceedings of the 31st History Symposium of the IAA By Donald C Elder and George S. James, eds. Reviewed by James A. Painter 56 War Footing: 10 Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World By Frank J. Gaffney, et al Reviewed by Robert Oliver 56 Tactical Reconnaissance in the Cold War: 1945 to Korea, Cuba, Vietnam and the Iron Curtain By Doug Gordon Reviewed by Marshall Michel 57 Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s War Story By Chuck Gross Reviewed by Herman Reinhold 57 Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat By Robin Higham and Stephen J.