In may of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun The germans had the biggest ships That had the biggest guns The Bismark was the fastest ship That ever...
Yup, I remember that song when it was popular. ... From: Dave Foley <sparrowhawk60@...> To: ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 1,...
I guess this places the photo date as earlier than I had suspected. I mad enumerous trips to NAS Key West over the years and could not quite pin down the...
Earl, Im quite framiliar with Laurent and his collection. Its very extensive and covers many topics, including Naval, General Military and many non-military...
It was my pleasure to research this. It is fascinating stuff. The Ko-Hyoteki type-A midget submarines were an advanced class. Not many people know very much...
At 12.20 p.m. on 28 August 2002, the Pisces IV and Pisces V, two deep diving submersibles operated by the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL), found the...
We have another new member. Welcome aboard to Eric Beckect, who served onboard INDY in the Japan years. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your time on...
I have to tell you about the "out of the ordinary" Continental fight Ronnie and I had returning from our Miami based Carnival cruise last Sunday. First off we...
Wow Carl, that's great! You'd be surprised how many people have no idea what they're looking at from an airplane. Very impressive! On approach to buffalo,...
Well, I am back in Camp Hill, and I have been since Sunday night. I have been staying with my mother while my sister and b-n-l spend time with his mother in...
I didn't think of that. That would have been the capper! We came in from the east and didn't get near The Naval Park downtown. Carl ... no idea ... approach ...
Ed, That was one of my favorite pass times while flying cross country flights in the Navy. Helos give you a better view from a lower altitutude. But P-3's...
LOL! Sounds like the conversations between my wife and me! I didn't get to fly in the Navy but I did learn to fly shortly after getting out. I remember one...
As kids we always looked forward to visiting my relatives in the next state because we usually went by plane with Dad taking us there in his buddy's Cessna. It...
Yorktown was my duty station after Boot Camp. I have been on her once since she's been in Charleston. As you see, I incorporated the "CVS" part of her...
I'm on, I'm on, I'm finally on-line?!?! I finally got this thing configured and checked out. This 'Puter has wireless internet, so I am just sitting here with...
I was aboard her in 97 and again in 2002. The whole Patriots Point Park and its ships are a great attraction. All the ships are well maintained and very...
That would be a sight. I know when they attempted to move Intrepid last year it was stuck in the mud. It took a couple of tries but they finally got it...
With the museum DD KIDD at Baton Rouge, Lousey-anna, they solved the problem by placing her in "tidal cradle" At High tide she floats. At low tide she's high...
Some research at NAVSOURCE says the LHA I spotted way down below is LHA-2 SAIPAN. She's lited as "Held for experimental purposes". Wonder what evils they will...
Holy, Toledo (or Buffalo...) now THAT's a tour ! I fly my own plane up and down the East Coast, and I don't think I've ever gotten that much sightseeing in at...
Dear Dave, I served in the Royal Australian Navy as an Aircraft Handler (enlisted rating) on our last carrier HMAS Melbourne during the late 70's. I now...
Wow, Dennis...two former PH's who became pilots! Must be something in our blood? Ed (former) PH2 BTW, we don't even exist anymore (PH's), I think they're now...
I'm sorry to read that about Yorktown. She was a great ship. As far as awesome sights go, mine would be seeing the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 sitting on...
Well, we may get a March snow here in Alabama!! North AL may get about 2" and we may get about an 1" or less here in Camp Hill. Montgomery may get a dusting...
Four Great Stories Here are a few military comebacks..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was...
