Veterans...Get the hell in here now!

[BarnBuster]

They don’t make beauties like that anymore.

IKR? There are still some 40 B-17's extant with maybe 10 or so still airworthy. Isn't that amazing?

List of surviving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Developed by Boeing, a total of 12,731 aircraft had been produced by Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed from 1936 until 1945. A vast majority...

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Much rarer are the B-29's with only 26 known surviving and I belive only 2 (Doc and FiFi) with an airworthiness certificate. Imagine having that type rating designation on your license!

B-24 Liberator, 13 survive today, two of which are airworthy. Eight of the thirteen aircraft reside in the United States.
B-25 Mitchells, about 100 survive most of them are on static display in museums, but about 45 are still airworthy.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is probably the rarest, only a few survive and none that I know of are airworthy.

 

[Hiphophippo]

IKR? There are still some 40 B-17's extant with maybe 10 or so still airworthy. Isn't that amazing?

List of surviving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Developed by Boeing, a total of 12,731 aircraft had been produced by Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed from 1936 until 1945. A vast majority...

military-history.fandom.com

Much rarer are the B-29's with only 26 known surviving and I belive only 2 (Doc and FiFi) with an airworthiness certificate. Imagine having that type rating designation on your license!

B-24 Liberator, 13 survive today, two of which are airworthy. Eight of the thirteen aircraft reside in the United States.
B-25 Mitchells, about 100 survive most of them are on static display in museums, but about 45 are still airworthy.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is probably the rarest, only a few survive and none that I know of are airworthy.

It’s crazy how we look back on the past and think about how those things were wasted away and tossed aside and thrown in junk piles with no significance given to them whatsoever and today we look back and think what the hell is wrong with us why didn’t we keep that stuff why didn’t we stowaway in a hanger in the condition it was in and keep it that way forever just goes to show how we take the things that are in our faces for granted like they’re always going to be there sorry this is a run on Sentence it was voice to text

 

[Hiphophippo]

IKR? There are still some 40 B-17's extant with maybe 10 or so still airworthy. Isn't that amazing?

List of surviving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Developed by Boeing, a total of 12,731 aircraft had been produced by Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed from 1936 until 1945. A vast majority...

military-history.fandom.com

Much rarer are the B-29's with only 26 known surviving and I belive only 2 (Doc and FiFi) with an airworthiness certificate. Imagine having that type rating designation on your license!

B-24 Liberator, 13 survive today, two of which are airworthy. Eight of the thirteen aircraft reside in the United States.
B-25 Mitchells, about 100 survive most of them are on static display in museums, but about 45 are still airworthy.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is probably the rarest, only a few survive and none that I know of are airworthy.

If I was very rich and had no worries I would travel the world and just go to historical sites of all times in different conflicts especially all of the World War I memorials throughout Europe and France and Germany

 

[BarnBuster]

If I was very rich and had no worries I would travel the world and just go to historical sites of all times in different conflicts especially all of the World War I memorials throughout Europe and France and Germany

The overseas military cemeteries and ossuaries are very sobering.

 

[curious2garden]

The overseas military cemeteries and ossuaries are very sobering.

I remember the graves when I visited Verdun. You could feel the weight in your chest. I felt that same weight at Valley Forge.

 

[wascaptain]

Getting in some pt in gator field

 

[raratt]

I remember the graves when I visited Verdun. You could feel the weight in your chest. I felt that same weight at Valley Forge.

When I went to the USS Arizona everyone was totally silent.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

When I went to the USS Arizona everyone was totally silent.

I've been to the Memorial several times and spent a lot of time in Yorktown VA and I felt literally overwhelmed.

 

[BarnBuster]

"The U.S. Air Force achieved a “major accomplishment” in successfully firing a hypersonic weapon from a B-52 bomber on Saturday, the service announced Monday."

Another US Hypersonic Missile Hits Mach 5 in Test, Air Force Says

Three different U.S. weapons have now demonstrated successful hypersonic flight.

www.defenseone.com

Hypersonics

Unlock the power of Lockheed Martin's hypersonic missiles. Our expertise and technology tackle complex engineering challenges at speeds exceeding Mach 5.

www.lockheedmartin.com

AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon

www.globalsecurity.org

 

[curious2garden]

"The U.S. Air Force achieved a “major accomplishment” in successfully firing a hypersonic weapon from a B-52 bomber on Saturday, the service announced Monday."

Another US Hypersonic Missile Hits Mach 5 in Test, Air Force Says

Three different U.S. weapons have now demonstrated successful hypersonic flight.

www.defenseone.com

Hypersonics

Unlock the power of Lockheed Martin's hypersonic missiles. Our expertise and technology tackle complex engineering challenges at speeds exceeding Mach 5.

www.lockheedmartin.com

AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon

www.globalsecurity.org

 

[raratt]

The ALCM racks in the bomb bay were impressive when they had them. They were on hard mounts on the wings also.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

The old BUFF sets another milestone.
I love those girls!

 

[raratt]

The old BUFF sets another milestone.
I love those girls!

I have a tail gun cleaning rod I picked up when they deleted them.

 

[BarnBuster]

Take a Ride of a Lifetime - B-29 Doc

Experience history up-close and personal with a flight on B-29 Doc!

www.b29doc.com

 

[BarnBuster]

WWII Merchant Mariners Receive Congressional Gold Medal

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the U.S. merchant mariners of World War II, who played crucial roles in the country

www.defense.gov

 

[BarnBuster]

Today in Military History:

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Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 18, 1863, while fighting for the Union cause as a member of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. He was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor.

The 54th Massachusetts, formed in early 1863, served as the prototype for African American regiments in the Union army.

On July 16, 1863, the regiment saw its first action at James Island, South Carolina, performing admirably in a confrontation with experienced Confederate troops. Three days later, the 54th volunteered to lead the assault on Fort Wagner, a highly fortified outpost on Morris Island that was part of the Confederate defense of Charleston Harbor.

Struggling against a lethal barrage of cannon and rifle fire, the regiment fought their way to the top of the fort’s parapet over several hours. Sergeant William Harvey Carney was wounded there while planting the U.S. flag. The regiment’s white commander, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, was killed, and his soldiers were overwhelmed by the fort’s defenders and had to fall back.

Despite his wound, Carney refused to retreat until he removed the flag, and though successful, he was shot again in the process. The 54th lost 281 of its 600 men in its brave attempt to take Fort Wagner, which throughout the war never fell by force of arms. The 54th went on to perform honorably in expeditions in Georgia and Florida, most notably at the Battle of Olustee. Carney eventually recovered and was discharged with disability on June 30, 1864.

(Many of the Civil War MOH’s issuance’s were for picking up the fallen colors and advancing thru heavy sustained rifle and cannon fire. The Flag was an important and reverent rallying symbol for open field charging troops. Sharpshooters on both sides targeted Standard Bearers before officers. (The criteria for issuance of the MOH during the Civil War were different than later years and Congress set down guidelines in 1918 to clear away any inconsistencies of the legislation which had grown around the medal and to finalize rules for its award. 911 MOH’s were invalidated of the 2,625 that were issued during the US Civil War. Many of the Medal’s issuance’s were for picking up, protecting, retreiving the fallen colors and advancing. None of these Medals issued for those actions were ever invalidated.) bb​

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"During the American Civil War, as in earlier conflicts, the flags of a combat unit (its "colors") held a special significance. They had a spiritual value; they embodied the very "soul" of the unit. Protecting a unit's flag from capture was paramount; losing one to the enemy was considered disgraceful . There were practical reasons for the flags as well, as the regimental flags marked the position of the unit during battle. The smoke and confusion of battle often scattered participants across the field. The flag served as a visual rallying point for soldiers and also marked the area where to attack the enemy. Carrying the colors for the regiment was the greatest honor for a soldier. Generally the flag bearers were selected or elected to their position by the men and officers of the unit. As one Union Colonel told his men, “the colors bear the same relation to the soldier as honesty and integrity do to manhood. It is the guiding star to victory. When in the smoke and din of battle the voice of the officer is drown by the roar of artillery, the true soldier turns his eye to the colors that he may not stray too far from it, and while it floats is conscious of his right and strength. Take it… guard it as you would the honor of the mother, wife or friend you left behind.”​

 

[raratt]

 

[BarnBuster]

American 'heroes' nominated to replace Confederate officers' names on Army bases

Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Army's first Hispanic four-star general are among those who will be honored under an Army plan to eliminate commemoration of Confederates.

www.usatoday.com

 

[raratt]

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

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People that do this disgust me.