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Post by adart on Apr 18, 2010 6:26:12 GMT 9
May God be with you always. The trails of life are long and hard, but God will show the way. :salute
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Post by jimpadgett on Apr 20, 2010 22:16:13 GMT 9
This from Air Force Magazine on-line. Manhigh Researcher Dies at 87: Retired Lt. Col. David G. Simons, a physician and researcher who reached nearly 102,000 feet during 1957 balloon flight on Project Manhigh II to study the effects of high-altitude flight, died April 5 at age 87. His work helped pave the way for manned spaceflight. Simons sat in a small capsule attached to a balloon for more than 32 hours during the record 101,516 feet flight, for which he was featured on the cover of Life magazine. For Manhigh I, then-Capt. Joseph Kittinger reached 97,000 feet on June 2, 1957, and, on Oct. 8, 1958, Lt. Clifton McClure reached 98,850 feet for Manhigh III. Shortly after entering the Air Force in 1947, Simons served as project officer for animal studies on V-2 rocket flights. He was inducted into the New Mexico International Space Hall of Fame in 1987. Rest peacefully Sir.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jun 12, 2010 4:09:50 GMT 9
:salute :us_flag Welcome new Air Force Retiree News Service subscribers! For optimum viewing and hyperlink support, please view this message as HTML. Release No. 06-05-10 June 11, 2010 Airmen missing from Vietnam War identified WASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced June 8 that the remains of nine U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been accounted-for and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Air Force Col. William H. Mason, Camden, Ark.; Lt. Col. Jerry L. Chambers, Muskogee, Okla.; Maj. William T. McPhail, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Maj. Thomas B. Mitchell, Littleton, Colo.; Chief Master Sgt. John Q. Adam, Bethel, Kan.; Chief Master Sgt. Calvin C. Glover, Steubenville, Ohio; Chief Master Sgt. Thomas E. Knebel, Midway, Ark.; Chief Master Sgt. Melvin D. Rash, Yorktown, Va.; and Master Sgt. Gary Pate, Brooks, Ga., were buried as a group June 10 in Arlington National Cemetery. The individually identified remains of each airman were previously returned to their families for burial. On May 22, 1968, these men were aboard a C-130A Hercules on an evening flare mission over northern Salavan Province, Laos. Fifteen minutes after the aircraft made a radio call, the crew of another U.S. aircraft observed a large ground fire near the last known location of Colonel Mason's aircraft. Search and rescue attempts were not initiated because of heavy antiaircraft fire in the area. Analysts from DPMO developed case leads with information spanning more than 40 years. Through interviews with eyewitnesses and research in the National Archives, several locations in Laos and South Vietnam were pinpointed as potential crash sites. Between 1989 and 2008, teams from Laos People's Democratic Republic and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, pursued leads, interviewed villagers, and conducted 10 field investigations and four excavations in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. They recovered aircraft wreckage, human remains, crew-related equipment and personal effects. Scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA -- which matched that of the crewmembers' families -- as well as dental comparisons in the identification of the remains. Since late 1973, the remains of 927 Americans killed in the Vietnam War have been accounted-for and returned to their families. With the accounting of these airmen, 1,719 servicemembers still remain missing from the conflict. For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1169.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jun 17, 2010 2:14:28 GMT 9
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Remains of Airmen Identified: The remains of four airmen missing in action since the Vietnam War have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors, the Defense Department announced Monday. They are: Capt. Peter H. Chapman, II, Centerburg, Ohio; TSgt. Allen J. Avery, Auburn, Mass.; TSgt. Roy D. Prater, Tiffin, Ohio; and Sgt. James H. Alley, Plantation, Fla. These four airmen were among the six aboard a HH-53C helicopter during a combat search and rescue mission on April 6, 1972, over Quang Tri province in South Vietnam. The helicopter was hit by enemy ground fire and crashed. Prater is to be buried in Columbia City, Ind., on June 19. Other burials are being scheduled individually by these airmen's families, said defense officials. Just last week, DOD announced the recovery of the remains of nine other airmen missing in action in Vietnam since 1968. (DOD release)
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Post by Gene on Jun 17, 2010 14:14:37 GMT 9
so long along ago and far away...but so dear to the heart...
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jan 13, 2011 2:51:03 GMT 9
Doolittle Raider Dies: Retired Col. Bill Bower, the last surviving pilot among the Doolittle Raiders, has died in Boulder, Colo. Boulder's Daily Camera reports that Bower died Monday in his south Boulder home at age 93. "He was an exceptional human being," said his son Jim Bower. As a first lieutenant, Bower piloted Fickle Finger, the 12th of 16 B-25 bombers that took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, to bomb Tokyo, just four months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. He and his crew bailed out over China and reached safety after the mission. Bower continued to serve during World War II and remained in the Air Force until 1966. With his death, there are now five surviving Doolittle Raiders, including two co-pilots. The most recent Doolittle Raiders reunion took place last April in Dayton, Ohio. (Daily Camera Bower obituary)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on May 4, 2012 22:35:10 GMT 9
VanT. Barfoot died at the age of 92 on 2 March 2012. Remember the guy who wouldn't take the flag down? You might remember a news story several months ago about a crotchety old man who defied his homeowners association and refused to take down the flagpole on his property and the large flag that flew on it. www.californiaindianeducation.org/native_american_veterans/van_t_barfoot/
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Post by Jim on May 11, 2012 9:57:01 GMT 9
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Post by Gene on May 12, 2012 6:53:55 GMT 9
FILE - In this 1964 file photo, auto racer Carroll Shelby, sits in a car. Sh... DALLAS — Carroll Shelby, the legendary car designer and champion auto racer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died. He was 89. Shelby's company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that Shelby died the night before at a Dallas hospital. Doctors have not released a cause of death. "We are all deeply saddened, and feel a tremendous sense of loss for Carroll's family, ourselves and the entire automotive industry," said Joe Conway, president of Carroll Shelby International, Inc. and board member. "There has been no one like Carroll Shelby and never will be. However, we promised Carroll we would carry on, and he put the team, the products and the vision in place to do just that." Shelby was one of the nation's longest-living heart transplant recipients, having received a heart on June 7, 1990, from a 34-year-old man who died of an aneurysm. Shelby also received a kidney transplant in 1996 from his son, Michael. The 1992 inductee into the Automobile Hall of Fame had homes in Los Angeles and his native east Texas.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2012 7:42:12 GMT 9
His legend and legacy will live long after he is.
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Post by pat perry on May 12, 2012 9:20:07 GMT 9
FILE - In this 1964 file photo, auto racer Carroll Shelby, sits in a car. Sh... DALLAS — Carroll Shelby, the legendary car designer and champion auto racer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died. He was 89. Shelby's company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that Shelby died the night before at a Dallas hospital. Doctors have not released a cause of death. "We are all deeply saddened, and feel a tremendous sense of loss for Carroll's family, ourselves and the entire automotive industry," said Joe Conway, president of Carroll Shelby International, Inc. and board member. "There has been no one like Carroll Shelby and never will be. However, we promised Carroll we would carry on, and he put the team, the products and the vision in place to do just that." Shelby was one of the nation's longest-living heart transplant recipients, having received a heart on June 7, 1990, from a 34-year-old man who died of an aneurysm. Shelby also received a kidney transplant in 1996 from his son, Michael. The 1992 inductee into the Automobile Hall of Fame had homes in Los Angeles and his native east Texas. Cause of death... he ran out of gas. When you are 89 years old and running on borrowed parts you're allowed to go peacefully. He was truly a great man and a legend to FOMOCO. My daughter got to photo shoot them and the Orange County Chopper Tuetels, Paul Sr and Jr, when they met in Dallas to get ideas for building the Cobra tribute chopper. His Shelby Daytona Coupe CSX2601 has now sold several times and the last time sold for $8,000,000. www.racinginamerica.com/blog/0-6000000-40-years-flatThe car world will surely miss him. Pat P.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2012 10:22:31 GMT 9
dont forget his hand in the Dodge Viper. Like Iacocca he wenr from Ford to Chrysler eventually back to Ford
"Some saw claims to kinship with the Cobra as a marketing exercise, ignoring that Carroll Shelby was heavily involved in the initial design of the Viper, and subsequent design of the Viper GTS coupe. Notably, the later (1996 through 2002) Viper GTS coupe took a few design cues from the Pete Brock designed Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. Though the proportions seem similar at first glance, the designs are quite unique. Carroll Shelby was key in the development of the RT/10 as well as having a hand in the development of the GTS (Viper Coupe) model."
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Post by Mark O on May 12, 2012 11:10:56 GMT 9
dont forget his hand in the Dodge Viper. Like Iacocca he wenr from Ford to Chrysler eventually back to Ford "Some saw claims to kinship with the Cobra as a marketing exercise, ignoring that Carroll Shelby was heavily involved in the initial design of the Viper, and subsequent design of the Viper GTS coupe. Notably, the later (1996 through 2002) Viper GTS coupe took a few design cues from the Pete Brock designed Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. Though the proportions seem similar at first glance, the designs are quite unique. Carroll Shelby was key in the development of the RT/10 as well as having a hand in the development of the GTS (Viper Coupe) model." It's baaaack! www.caranddriver.com/features/2013-dodge-viper
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on May 12, 2012 11:47:10 GMT 9
Blue Beary Wrangle is not a Blue Bell flavor.
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The last issues of Motor Trend and Automobile both had lengthy articles about the "new" Viper.
Much nicer interior and more refined all the way around.
Seems to be trying to compete with the Italian Stallion, more than some others.
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Post by pat perry on May 12, 2012 11:59:55 GMT 9
dont forget his hand in the Dodge Viper. Like Iacocca he wenr from Ford to Chrysler eventually back to Ford "Some saw claims to kinship with the Cobra as a marketing exercise, ignoring that Carroll Shelby was heavily involved in the initial design of the Viper, and subsequent design of the Viper GTS coupe. Notably, the later (1996 through 2002) Viper GTS coupe took a few design cues from the Pete Brock designed Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. Though the proportions seem similar at first glance, the designs are quite unique. Carroll Shelby was key in the development of the RT/10 as well as having a hand in the development of the GTS (Viper Coupe) model." It's baaaack! www.caranddriver.com/features/2013-dodge-viperDang. 8.4 liter V-10 with 700 HP Whew! Another article on Carroll www.caranddriver.com/features/so-long-shelby-carroll-shelby-19232012-feature?fb_ref=top_leftPat P.
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Post by MOW on May 12, 2012 15:09:55 GMT 9
Dang Carroll Shelby dead at 89. Just another reason I need to buy a new Mustang now. The man was a legend... and forever will be.
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Post by Cougar on May 13, 2012 4:57:19 GMT 9
Rest in Peace Shel, you done good – especially in whipping Enzo’s a$$ and becoming the only man to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a driver, team owner and automotive manufacturer. 1967 Kent Trans-Am poster; signed by Shelby during SAAC 17 at Portland International Raceway, July 92; signed by Dan Gurney and Phil Remington during CART GI Joe’s 200, June 97, also at PIR. :green-beer :us_flag
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Post by pat perry on May 13, 2012 5:26:43 GMT 9
Dang Carroll Shelby dead at 89. Just another reason I need to buy a new Mustang now. The man was a legend... and forever will be. Here's a series of 1-4 minute video clips of an interview with Carroll Shelby. All are informative and some are funny. When you finish the video scroll down the page and select the next topic you want to see. Carroll Shelby video interview clipsThis man had a lot of wisdom. Pat P.
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Post by Cougar on May 13, 2012 23:22:28 GMT 9
Shel and the Mark IV 27, which Gurney and Foyt drove to victory during the 67 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Mk IV was built around a reinforced J chassis powered by the same 7.0 L engine as the Mk II. Excluding the engine, the Mk IV was totally different from other GT40s, using a specific chassis and specific bodywork. As a direct result of the Miles accident, the team installed a NASCAR-style steel-tube roll cage in the Mk. IV, which made it much safer but negated most of the weight saving of the honeycomb-panel construction. Dan Gurney often complained about the weight of the Mk IV, since the car was 600 pounds (270 kg) heavier than the Ferraris he raced. During practice at Le Mans in 1967, in an effort to preserve the highly-stressed brakes, Gurney developed a strategy (also adopted by co-driver A.J. Foyt) of backing completely off the throttle several hundred yards before the approach to the Mulsanne hairpin and virtually coasting into the braking area. This technique saved the brakes, but the resulting increase in the car's recorded lap times during practice led to speculation within the Ford team that Gurney and Foyt, in an effort to compromise on chassis settings, had hopelessly "dialed out" their car. The Mk. IV ran in only two races, the 1967 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans and won both events. The installation of the roll cage was ultimately credited by many with saving the life of Mario Andretti, who crashed violently in a Mk. IV during the 1967 Le Mans, but escaped with minor injuries. Unlike the earlier Mk.I and III cars, which were entirely British, the Mk.IIs & IVs were built in America, the latter by Shelby. Le Mans 1967 remains the only truly all-American victory in Le Mans history. A total of 6 Mk IVs were constructed. :green-beer
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Post by Gene on May 16, 2012 2:39:27 GMT 9
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