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Today, 08:23 PM

BusyLittleShop replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

True... and its a subject we learned not to bring up playing WarBirds which is a world wide interactive air combat game... you picked a 4 digit...

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Today, 08:22 PM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Like I said, other side of the family. Her parents got out of that environment as early as possible. Two of my wife's grandparents met at a KKK...

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Today, 05:30 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

The "War of Northern Aggression" wasn't a contemporary name for it. That invention came from the 1950's and has incredibly racist undertones. ...

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Today, 02:03 PM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Heck, even the victors can't always agree. What we call "World War Two," the Russians call "The Great Patriotic War." The War Between the States...

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Today, 12:20 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Only if you were a Texian. The US was not involved in the Alamo. It was a battle between the Mexicans and the Republic of Texas. Remember the...

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Today, 12:14 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

It would be really confusing with the Civil War battlefields. Do naming rights go to the side that won the battle or the entire war?

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Today, 11:24 AM

PittsPilot@RushGreen replied to a thread Nord 3202 in Warbird Island

PittsPilot@RushGreen I have a brand new. old stock petrol tank for a Nord 3202 If interested let me know Dave

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Today, 11:18 AM

CHICAGORANDY replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

We've all heard that we need to Remember the Alamo - heard it since I was a tot. But to save my life of now 70 years were it not for Google I could...

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Today, 11:11 AM

FunInAviation started a thread Video: EAA Chapter 323 Pancake Breakfast - Visiting PT-17 Stearman and a T-6 Texan! in Hangar Talk

All sorts of Aircraft, including some Van's RVs, flew into EAA Chapter 323's Fall Fly-in at Sherman Municipal Airport in Sherman, Texas. We enjoyed a...

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Today, 10:21 AM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Oscar Brand was wonderful. He did albums of service songs for the Air Force ("Wild Blue Yonder"), Army ("Cough"), the Navy ("Every Inch a Sailor"),...

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Today, 10:09 AM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

"Battle of the Greasy Grass" is what the Sioux called it...and I think the victors should be allowed to name the battle. :-) Ron "Custer was...

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Today, 10:01 AM

Airmutt replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

When stationed in Hawaii in the early 80s I belonged to the NAS Barbers Point Flying Club. I used to take the T-34 over to Ford Island and shoot...

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Today, 08:27 AM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

I was touring the facility with the then education director KT and Margy and noticed the exhibit shown above (The Battle of Ni'ihau). I made a...

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Today, 07:51 AM

Mayhemxpc replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

1. "A generation which ignores history has no past...and no future." Robert Heinlein. 2. Greasy Grass? Why you must mean that Battle of the Little...

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Today, 01:47 AM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Ron Wanttaja

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Today, 12:17 AM

BusyLittleShop replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Bill how about a Aviation Memorabilia thread topic???

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Yesterday, 11:13 PM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

"I Wanted Wings." Ron Wanttaja

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Yesterday, 10:58 PM

Bill Greenwood replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

There is a song by a supposed P-38 pilot who is new to combat and the Pacific. The line goes, I'll leave the Zeros to the other heroes!

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Yesterday, 10:51 PM

Bill Greenwood replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

Larry, that is wonderful stuff, put those pictures on its own topic so more folks here will see them. I have Sakai's book and I read it often. About...

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Yesterday, 10:31 PM

Airmutt replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

There were still traces left at MCAS Kaneohoe too. There is a small marker where on of the Japanese aircraft crashed. If I recall correctly it was...

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Yesterday, 09:53 PM

rwanttaja replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

It's the way life is. Without looking it up online, how many people can give the dates for the battle of Belleau Wood? Dewey at Manila? Battle...

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Yesterday, 08:55 PM

L16 Pilot replied to a thread AirVenture and dogs....my "pet" peeve. in AirVenture Oshkosh

"Vacationing with pets, and bringing your dog to work has been a "thing" for a couple of years or so. More and more hotels/motels accept pets. ...

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Yesterday, 08:54 PM

BusyLittleShop replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

I also recommend Pacific Air Museum... you'll have fun dog fighting a Zero in their simulator... if you yank and bank hard Gs you'll see streamers...

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Yesterday, 08:32 PM

oakchas replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

We are forgetting all of our history. We do so at our own peril. It saddens me. I hope I don't live to see the end result. Damn shame.

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Yesterday, 05:45 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread AirVenture and dogs....my "pet" peeve. in AirVenture Oshkosh

No, more hotels are accepting about dogs. Once you move away from dogs, you'll find they are as hostile to pets as they always were.

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Yesterday, 04:34 PM

WLIU replied to a thread AirVenture and dogs....my "pet" peeve. in AirVenture Oshkosh

Vacationing with pets, and bringing your dog to work has been a "thing" for a couple of years or so. More and more hotels/motels accept pets. That...

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Yesterday, 01:04 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Waldo Waterman in Hangar Talk

I was always a fan of the Waterman Aerobile since I first caught a glimpse of it jammed in the corner of one of the Garber facility hangars. ...

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Yesterday, 01:01 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Pearl Harbor Day, Have We Forgotten ? in Hangar Talk

If you ever get to Pearl, not only is the Arizona memorial (and the little museum where the launch sails from) interesting, but if you go over to the...

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Yesterday, 12:59 PM

FlyingRon replied to a thread Spot repair for peeling/flaking paint? in The Maintenance Workshop

Specifically, you need to be careful with what abrasives you use on aluminum. You can actually CAUSE more corrosion than you are preventing.

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Yesterday, 08:07 AM

L16 Pilot replied to a thread AirVenture and dogs....my "pet" peeve. in AirVenture Oshkosh

The last time I flew commercial I noticed a number of dogs (on a leash) in the concourses. I assume these are the new "emotional support animals"...

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