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  1. uk 75

    Fighters escort Kennedy to West Berlin?

    Found this reference to USAF fighters escorting Kennedy on his famous visit to West Berlin. https://www.panam.org/pan-am-stories/632-a-dangerous-game I had always assumed that no Western combat aircraft had flown through the air corridors to Berlin during the Cold War. There were plans for...
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    • cold war early 1960s united states united states air force west germany
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    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Grey Havoc

    THE BIG PICTURE " OPERATION ROLL-UP "

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Bs-0a_0Os
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    • cold war early 1950s korean war u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Military
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    M777ER the Long Range Cannon project

    The genesis of the Long Range Cannon project was the M777 Extended Range (ER) Howitzer project, a 2014 prototyping initiative to significantly extend the range of the currently fielded M777A2 variant. That effort involved the incorporation of a longer cannon tube for extended-range firing; a...
  4. uk 75

    US Naval Gunnery in Jane's Fighting Ships 1969/70

    I have been looking for the attached picture for years and found it in the US Navy section of Jane's Fighting Ships 1969/70 . It shows the range of guns planned for US service in the 1970s. From left to right we have: 8 inch Major Calibre Lightweight Gun (MCLWG). 5 inch 54cal Mk 42 gun for DD931...
  5. Grey Havoc

    Gig economy model doomed, at least in the United States?

    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63224297 https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/2022/october/us-labour-plan-hits-gig-economy-shares https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-biden-labor-rule-would-make-contractors-into-employees-2022-10-11/
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    • 2022 biden administration united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. Orionblamblam

    Space Defense Platform

    A space weapon concept model from 1961-62. More jibberjabber here: https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=5018
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    • air defense command cold war early 1960s space race space weapons united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  7. Grey Havoc

    'How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails' (New York Times)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-rail-politics.html (Registration or subscription may be required)
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    • 2010s bullet trains cahsr california high-speed rail california high-speed rail authority early 2020s early 21st century high speed rail / high speed railway late 2000s united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Tom Clancy’s Red Storm Rising animated chapters by FIXEDIT

    These are well worth a look. I wonder what FIXEDIT could do with a bigger budget! View: https://youtu.be/VVjdFBZCRQc View: https://youtu.be/zo8FhChnyq0 View: https://youtu.be/rTov2oSXR8M View: https://youtu.be/4irbMNQc8As
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    • alternate history cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation red army soviet union united states ussr west germany world war iii
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  9. Grey Havoc

    Tetrahedral Kites (Alexander Graham Bell)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/b9pyft/1908_alexander_graham_bell_and_crew_flying_a/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alexander-graham-bell-goes-and-flies-a-kite-for-science/
  10. Grey Havoc

    Former Uber security chief convicted for concealing a felony (BBC)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63157883 Intended by the U.S. authorities as a 'Pour encourager les autres' moment, it would seem.
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    • cloud computing computing cyber warfare cyberwar early 2020s hacking late 2010s ransomware united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  11. Grey Havoc

    Hanford Single-Shell Tank (SST) Integrity Project

    https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035203 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1167084 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167084
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s department of energy hanford nuclear reservation hanford site hanford waste treatment and immobilization plant late 2000s nuclear post-cold war river protection project united states
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    US built Lend Lease Matilda II

    Reading up on the GM 6046 diesel several years ago I was surprised to see the concept was sketched up by the British purchasing commission as a power option for a proposed US built version of the Matilda II. The very limited information I have read indicated that the US was not interested in...
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    The Tradewind magazine, February 1930 - Wright Aircraft Engines

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/334429752518?hash=item4ddd910cc6:g:7AoAAOSwPxNiYxmt
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    • curtiss-wright corporation early 1930s interwar period the wright engine builder united states
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  14. Grey Havoc

    U.S. Army Armored Gun System program (early 1980s)

    https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lc14/the-littlefield-collection/lots/r0083-armored-gun-system-close-combat-vehicle-light-ccvl/574444
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    • 1980s cadillac gage cold war fmc food machinery corporation teledyne continental motors thyssen henschel thyssen-henschel u.s. army light divisions united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  15. hesham

    USA Rescue & Utility Helicopter Competition of 1945

    From The Spangenberg Index, could be the US Navy was responsible about that contest,it was about Rescue and Utility Helicopter,and the tenders were; - United Helicopters (Hiller) L-3 - Kellett - Higgins H-3 - McDonnell H-3 - Fleetwing Model-52 - Sikorsky For McDonnell,it was Model-42,about...
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    Red Aviation A03 V12 diesel engine

    I came across this engine, which is used in the Celera 500L, but is also offered for other applications (I've seen a DHC Beaver and a crop duster): It's a 6.1 l V12, twin turbo diesel engine. Rated at 550 or 600 shp. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2WZJJ5IzMU
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