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2014-06-29
La Tour D'air - Boncelles
A very nice Museum and an occasion to pay a visit to the place to be : Liège
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B-25's during the Battle of the Bulge
The
important role of the crews of the North American B-25 Mitchell of the Royal
Air Force during the Battle of the Bulge is most of the time ignored. The
Mitchell's boys smashed the German logistic centers during the battle. The flak
was heavy. Gaston Mertens was killed
over Manderfeld on 1/13/1945.
The missions were performed in awfully difficult circumstances but
they did the job.
Here are films where the RAF B-25's are show during these operations
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11 janv. 1945 929 vues 02min 00s
- Colonne de camions militaires américains sur une route aux environs de BASTOGNE - Panneau indicateur de cette ville à un croisement - Plusieurs plans du convoi - Escadrille d'avions alliés en vol - Divers plans du bombardement des environs de BASTOGNE par l'aviation alliée : chapelets de bombes, explosions au sol, bombardiers en vol - Plusieurs plans d'une escadrille d'avions de transport parachutant du matériel - Plusieurs plans des soldats américains échappés de BASTOGNE (lors de son encerclement par les allemands) marchant dispersés, puis posant, en groupe, le visage noirci à leur retour dans les lignes alliées.
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IWM Video : The Spitfire returns to IWM London
Another fascinating video from Imperial War Museum
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Marine, Air Force JSF Flights Stalled; AETC Puts F-35A Under Lock, Key
Thx Louis for sharing
Forwarded message - From: Louis Nève
From: Jean schoefs
Subject: Marine, Air Force JSF Flights Stalled; AETC Puts F-35A Under Lock, Key
Subject: Marine, Air Force JSF Flights Stalled; AETC Puts F-35A Under Lock, Key
Marine, Air Force JSF Flights Stalled; AETC Puts F-35A Under Lock, Key
By Colin Clark
WASHINGTON: The F-35A struck by fire as it took off from Eglin Air Force Base has been secured and is under armed guard in a secure hanger and the Air Force and Marines are not flying their versions of the Joint Strike Fighter program until they know more about the fire's causes.
"We will resume flying once we know more about the cause of the F-35A fire that occurred at Eglin AFB earlier this week," Capt. Richard Ulsh, a spokesman for Marine aviation, said in an email.
The 33rd Fighter Wing, responsible for F-35 training at Eglin Air Force Base, said Wednesday morning that its "commander has decided to continue the temporarily (sic) suspension of F-35A flights at Eglin in the interest of safety as we continue to investigate the cause of the mishap." First Lt. Hope Cronin said in an email to reporters that "We have no further information regarding the nature or extent of the damage" yet.
The fire-damaged plane, under the control of Air Education and Training Command, has been secured as if it were a production aircraft and this was a problem unlikely to affect the rest of the F-35 fleet. This is the first time all the commands and services have grappled with a potentially serious flight incident and it seems pretty clear from what I've heard that no one is sure what the protocols are for a plane that is both in the test phase and in low rate production — call it the curse of concurrency. The difficulty is that AETC's conduct — which appears to be exactly by the book and is designed to ensure that no one else can influence the investigation — means that neither the other services nor the Joint Program Office know much about what has happened to the aircraft.
Compounding this is the fact the Frank Kendall, head of Pentagon acquisition and the one man who could untie this knot with a single memo, is on vacation. Meanwhile, the JPO and the Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing, the Marines and the Navy know almost nothing about what happened to the aircraft. It sounds as if someone at Kendall's office of acquisition, technology and logistics (ATL) may need to ensure that data, photos and other information from the aircraft is shared by AETC so that if there is a systemic issue that may affect the fleet everyone can know it as quickly possible.
Readers who may be wondering why you haven't seen the word grounded should know that grounding has a specific meaning for the military and these aircraft have not been grounded — yet. Grounded means the plane won't fly until further notice or the specific conditions that led to the plane being banned from flight is found and fixed. So far they're expecting to get the planes back in the sky as soon as they have some idea as to the fire's cause.
A congressional aide who follows the program said today that Hill staffers had received little new information from the services or the Joint Program Office about the plane's condition. The assumption is that a problem with the F135 engine, made by Pratt & Whitney, caused the fire. And the engine's core is the likeliest place for such a problem.
The program does not yet have an initial damage assessment. My understanding is detailed photos of the aircraft have not yet been received by the authorities.
Authorities are choosing subject matter experts to staff the Safety Investigation (SIB) and Accident Investigation boards (AIB) to identify the accident's causes and any measures need to protect the fleet and its pilots.
The SIB should convene "within days" and is expected to produce an assessment within 30 days.The AIB, said a program official, will begin "its investigation as soon as it can do so without interfering in the SIB investigation." It should be done in 60 to 90 days. Unless there are classified or personnel issues most of the reports should be released.
A Virtual Tour in B-25
Many thanks to Jean-Claude for sharing
You do not have so much money to run a Museum ?
You have dedicated highly motivated volunteers ?
You have aircraft to show ?
You want to share the passion for aviation ?
You want to have the public supporting your efforts and teenagers to be aviation minded ?
This is not so complicated, just follows successfull stories and stop to hope someone else will do it for us.
You do not have so much money to run a Museum ?
You have dedicated highly motivated volunteers ?
You have aircraft to show ?
You want to share the passion for aviation ?
You want to have the public supporting your efforts and teenagers to be aviation minded ?
This is not so complicated, just follows successfull stories and stop to hope someone else will do it for us.
GAR Airshow Review – Danish Air Show 2014
Of interest : The queen mary trailers (designed for the Royal Air Force before WW2) are still in use.
In Belgium, these magnificent devices were used in the past to transport vintage aircraft to the Museum in Brussels.
They were, of course, scrapped, so transport is now a problem ...
One survive in Beauvechain
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More about the Queen Mary : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Mary_trailer
www.meretmarine.com NHIndustries livre son 200ème hélicoptère | Mer et Marine
Forwarded message - From: Philippe levecq
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Please use my new email adress yduwelz@gmail.com
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Aerobuzz : NHI livre le 200ème NH90
NHI livre le 200ème NH90
mardi 24 juin
NHI a célébré, le 24 juin 2014, la livraison du 200ème hélicoptère NH90. Il s'agit d'un modèle TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) destiné aux forces armées belges. Il sera mis en œuvre par le 1st Wing sur la base aérienne de Beauvechain. Il s'agit du troisième exemplaire réceptionné par la Belgique
- NH90TTH de l'armée belge
- © NHI
mardi 24 juin
NHI a célébré, le 24 juin 2014, la livraison du 200ème hélicoptère NH90. Il s'agit d'un modèle TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) destiné aux forces armées belges. Il sera mis en œuvre par le 1st Wing sur la base aérienne de Beauvechain. Il s'agit du troisième exemplaire réceptionné par la Belgique
- NH90TTH de l'armée belge
- © NHI
Aerobuzz : 80 ans de l’armée de l’Air : choses vues à Cazaux
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2014-06-28
Memorial Flight : LVG C.VI made its first flights
Another great achievement by our French friends
Memorial Flight added 4 new photos.
Memorial Flight is proud to announce that the LVG C.VI made its first flights over the last few days.
The aircraft is impressive to see, as it has such a big wingspan. We are happy to share some pictures with you.
Enjoy !
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The aircraft is impressive to see, as it has such a big wingspan. We are happy to share some pictures with you.
Enjoy !
... See More
2014-06-27
Thales Alenia Space ouvre un deuxième site à Louvain
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Lu sur 7s7: Une centaine de voyageurs ont dormi à l'aéroport
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[vintage-and-warbirds] Horten Flying Wing Heading to NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center
From : Steve Link
The NASM's Horten H IX V3 Flying Wing is being prepared for shipment to the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar this month. Here we see shop Foreman Rob Mawhinney gently guiding forklift operators Amelia Kile, Carl Schuettler, Anthony Wallace, and Carl Bobrow as they carefully lower the unique prototype onto its purpose-built cradle. The artifact is incredibly fragile, and it was vital to get it perfectly balanced on the frame. (photo by Lauren Horelick via NASM)
Another article on the Horton….
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