by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian
One of the dreams of countries that have aircraft carriers is an
aircraft that can operate equally well from land bases and aircraft
carriers without loss of
performance. The benefits of commonality are obvious but, over the
years, it has proven an almost insurmountable task. The history of
military aviation is littered with unsuccessful attempts to develop
such an aircraft; the Spitfire and F-111 are just two of the most
famous examples. Aircraft like the F-4 Phantom are very rare exceptions
to the rule.
September 12, 2008 ×
By Paige Norris-Miller,
Contributing writer
San Sebastian should be hailed as the culinary capital of Spain. It is
a city where food is a delight and never a duty and eating six meals a
day is completely normal.
September 12, 2008 ×
by Maj. David J. Reynolds, PhD
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center clinical health psychologist
September 12, 2008 ×
by Ali Leone
USAG Kaiserslautern Public Affairs
If you asked Sgt. 1st Class Michael Alden
September 5, 2008 ×
by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
The union community of Otterbach with the villages Otterbach, Sambach,
Katzweiler, Mehlbach, Hirschhorn, Sulzbachtal, Olsbrücken and
Frankelbach is located north of Kaiserslautern in the upper Lauter
Valley.
September 5, 2008 ×
by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian
The design of World War I aircraft was not supported by such things as
wind tunnels, so much of aircraft design was
September 5, 2008 ×
Story and photos by Paige Norris-Miller
contributing writer
Ericeira, Portugal, is a small but
lovely fishing town, 31 miles northeast of Lisbon. It is the perfect
place for a summer holiday
August 29, 2008 ×
by Airman Alexandria Mosness
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
At age 12, Dave Pelzer weighed only 68 pounds when he was rescued from
the hands of his alcoholic, abusive mother in March 1973. Mr. Pelzer
was only 10 years old when he suffered a stab wound a half-inch from
his heart. Mr. Pelzer always said,
August 29, 2008 ×
by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian
***image1***By 1941, both the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force were energetically pursuing development of a new generation of jet-powered fighter aircraft, but the U.S. lagged badly. U.S. Army Air Corps Maj. Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold first became aware of the United Kingdom’s jet program when he attended a demonstration […]
August 29, 2008 ×
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