Military History

Boston Globe April 16, 2007 Kittery, Maine Ceremony Honors Sub, Crew Forty-four years after it sank off Cape Cod, the USS Thresher and its crew were remembered at a ceremony Saturday near the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The nuclear sub sank during sea trials out of the yard on April 10, 1963, killing 129 men. A mechanical error caused the submarine to lose power, causing it to sink below crush depth in the Atlantic. On Saturday, Irene Harvey, widow of Captain John Harvey, the sub's commander, dropped a wreath into the Piscataqua River to remember the crew. To honor each man, a bell was rung as their photographs were displayed on a screen. "They are on eter…

From Proceedings, June 2007 issue Midway: The Story that Never Ends By Thomas B. Allen On the 65th anniversary, we are still finding out what happened at Midway in the sky and sea in late spring 1942 ... You can read the remainder of the article at the link above.

It's 69 years since the Battle of Midway. I found this very interesting article discussing the battle and comparing it with the events it inspired in the Wing Commander franchise.

Very interesting entries in the Wikipedia about Cold War interceptions and shootdowns finded by hazard when I was looking for other things. I think it can be perhaps inspirational for potential scenarios, or at least as historical reference of not widely knowed incidents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unite..._and_shootdowns Also, I remember now a similar but shorter list on: http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=...3&Itemid=47

hello pooners, by searching a file on the hard disk where i stock all my archives, i noticed two pdf enigmatically named "np4" and "np20". My natural curiosity helping, the files were opened before i even asked myself what could been those files. the titles soon appeared so much attractive that i decided to share them with you but after a search on Google i noticed that these files were not available online anymore so i uploaded them to allow you to enjoy what seems to be a very interesting for any alternate modern military history enthusiast here they are: Global War Game: The First Five Years Global War Game: Second Series, 1984-1988 Naval War…

Can anyone identify the particular ship or at least class of the carrier at the following two pictures? Thanks! Sorry about the off topic post, kind of... Tony Image 1 Image 2

I recently borrowed Air War South Atlantic a 1983 book written by Jeffrey Ethell and Alfred Price from the local library. As I mentioned in the H4 folder, I need a recommendation on the Allied Submarine campaign versus Imperial Japan. Any suggestions please.

Nice article.

Adolf Hitler's 'lost fleet' found in Black Sea Telegraph By Jasper Copping Last Updated: 1:52am GMT 04/02/2008 The final resting place of three German U-boats, nicknamed "Hitler's lost fleet", has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea. The submarines had been carried 2,000 miles overland from Germany to attack Russian shipping during the Second World War, but were scuttled as the war neared its end. Now, more than 60 years on, explorers have located the flotilla of three submarines off the coast of Turkey. The vessels, including one once commanded by Germany's most successful U-boat ace, formed part of the 30th Flotilla of six submarines, taken by ro…

From The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 17 January 2007 We stand at the brink of a second nuclear age. Not since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has the world faced such perilous choices. North Korea’s recent test of a nuclear weapon, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a renewed U.S. emphasis on the military utility of nuclear weapons, the failure to adequately secure nuclear materials, and the continued presence of some 26,000 nuclear weapons in the United States and Russia are symptomatic of a larger failure to solve the problems posed by the most destructive technology on Earth. As in past deliberations, we have examined other …

Not a complete site, but many curious data, mostly posted because is the official Dassault web site and difficult to find! https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/passion/avions/dassault-militaires/mirage-iii/

U.S. Gives Russia Info On Sub That Sank In '68 By Mike Eckel, Associated Press Moscow--U.S. military officials on Monday gave Russia a videotape and other archival materials on the Soviet K-129 submarine, whose sinking in 1968 is a lingering Cold War mystery. At a ceremony in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, Russia's Pacific Fleet archive and museum received copies of formerly classified documents, including two ship logs related to the K-129 incident and to U.S. efforts to salvage the sub from the sea floor in the central Pacific. Also turned over was a videotape of a secret burial at sea for six Soviet sailors whose bodies were recovered when the Uni…

As some of you may know, record setting aviator Steve Fossett and navigator Mark Rebholz are due to recreate the famous 1919 trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland achieved by British flyers Alcock and Brown. The flight will be (hopefully) made this weekend in a replica of the original Vickers F.B.27 Vimy bomber (the world's largest flying biplane), taking off from my home town here in St. John's, Newfoundland. This morning I was fortunate to get a closer look at this amazing aircraft and snap a few photos. Enjoy. The Vimy is an impressively large aircraft: The nose ... ... and the tail Accolades and honours…

WWII submarine found 65 years after sinking By Jeannette J. Lee - The Associated Press Posted : Friday Aug 24, 2007 8:30:09 EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The mangled remains of a World War II submarine were found in the Bering Sea on Wednesday night, more than six decades after the Navy vessel disappeared with a crew of 70 off the Aleutian Island of Kiska. The discovery of the Grunion culminates a five-year search led by the sons of its commander, Mannert Abele, and may finally shine a light on the mysterious last moments of the doomed vessel. “Obviously, this is a very big thing,” the oldest son, Bruce Abele, said Thursday from his home in Newton, Mass. “I tol…

There is a book coming out No Higher Honor by Bradley ***ton about the mining of USS Samuel B. Roberts and the subsequent engagements between USN/USMC and Iranian naval, air, and ground forces. The following site here. has an interesting 5 minute video clip from US Navy Public Affairs which aired on 30 April 1988. Also, there is an extensive photo collection. However one sided when looking back on it now, it may be interesting to game out using H4.1 to see the inherent coordination/ROE effects.

Digesting the new planes in the DB. I think these sites are worth of mention: About the Buccaneer, SAAF and other SA planes (on this site they're great ideas and data for the DB. The data values I think were obtained directly of the SAAF, and illustrated some obscure data no habitually represented): http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/a...uccaneer-s-mk50 IPMS of South Africa: http://img.ipmssa.za.org/index.php/knowled...neer-smk50-saaf Splendid site about the Buccaneer: http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/0_Contents.html

Source: http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/10/03/naval...ailable-online/ it's always great when such document become available, cheers, Jan

Local author exposes Cold War cover-up May 7, 2007 By David Angier Tom Needham / The News Herald Ed Offley holds his recently published book, Scorpion Down, which examines the sinking of the USS Scorpion in May 1968. Twenty-five years ago, Ed Offley stumbled into a story that ultimately could rewrite the way history views the Cold War. The USS Scorpion nuclear submarine sank in the Mediterranean Sea in May 1968 with the loss of all 99 men on board. For decades, the sinking was considered to be one of the great unsolved naval mysteries of all time. On May 27, 1968, the Scorpion failed to arrive in port at Norfolk, Va., at its scheduled time. The Pentagon im…

The interesting PLUTO OTH at RAF Akrotiri, and other glimpses on the Cold War secrets: http://i56578-swl.blogspot.com.es/2015/02/uk-oth-radar-pluto.html https://cryptome.org/2012/01/0060.pdf Others over the horizon radars: https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Radar

After the Summer, I continue researching about 1950s fighting planes. Today I've finded a curious information about the forward deployment of 4xCF-100 Canuck of the Belgian Air Force, with the support of 2xC-119 Flying Boxcar, to the Belgian Congo, after the Leopoldville Riots and a year before his independence and the subsequent Katanga Secession War. It was named Operation Simba. As force deployment was small (and the CF-100 was a all-weather interceptor, similar to the F-89 Scorpion, without specific air-to-ground weapons), but was impressive because his long range and the small size and facilities of the Belgian Air Force (We can remember also other daring operations…