B17G-30-BO of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group encounters home defense Me109s over Germany in 1944. … Continue reading
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H.R 2406 is out of the House (finally)… Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the … Continue reading
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red … Continue reading
Nuff said… Miguel Encinias, a Las Vegas, N.M., native who fought in three wars and received three Distinguished Flying Crosses, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday. He was 92. His son and daughter said he died of natural causes in … Continue reading
It’s pretty bad when we all end up standing around watching coffee brewing… As Peter extolled the merits of the Chemex drip coffee maker… I do have to admit it made a pretty good cup of coffee, and apparently the … Continue reading
Sooo, the usual suspects got together at the local eatery for breakfast last Saturday, and after breakfast we see this as we stroll out of the restaurant… Rat Rods!!! They even brought their own wrecker… All of them were real … Continue reading
Trying to get writing done… Finished my course for CHL yesterday, shot 239 on a 250 qual. Nothing like bouncing a round off your ear to cause a flinch in rapid fire… Sigh… That was a 5 down shot… Now … Continue reading
Mk I Spitfires of 610 Squadron flying a defensive patrol low over the White Cliffs during the height of the Battle of Britain in August 1940. They normally flew both a low and a high patrol at least twice a … Continue reading
Up to almost 70K words, but I need some feedback from my readers… I’m doing something a bit different, and would like to know what you think. I’ve written a sequence where a number of characters come together for the … Continue reading
And stimulation… JD and one of his friends flew over for lunch earlier this week, so Lawdog, Phlegmmy, Peter, Dot and I met them at our favorite BBQ joint… We DIDN’T do this… We actually talked about a variety of subjects over lunch, came … Continue reading