It bothers me to read and hear so many mis-guided Americans declaring that we are at war with Islam.

Scott

Scott, I don’t know what propaganda you’re hearing, all we get in this country is President Bush…and the “corporate media” you decry, go out of their way to AVOID blaming Islam. He makes the point so often he sounds like he’s running for Mayor of Cairo.
I defy you give one instance when Bush…or someone in power (not some nut) have said they blame all Islam.

$200 MILLION, THAT’S A LOT OF CHICKENS!!!!

If the deal goes through, I understand that Colonel Sanders will be the unit’s commanding officer.

There, somebody had to say it. 🙂

I believe the CAF’s “Sentimental Journey” was an SB-17 before her firefighting career.
Another good book(s) to look for is “B-17 in Detail and Scale” by Bert Kinsey…3 vols. There is as lot on the SB variant in tone of those..I believe Vol 3.
Also most decent B-17 books willhave something on the SB-17…they were used a lot in Korea.
Check out the USAF Museum website at:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ and do a serch on the SB-17.
They have many of the mission histories of the 3rd Rescue group in Korea which have great operational details on the SB-17 use.

Modern nose art

I don’t know if you want modern stuff, but there is a B-1B of the 7th BW with Warner Bros cartoon character “Marvin the Martian” pictured on the plane “Alien with an Attitude.”
I don’t have a photo handy, but I’m sure some forum member does…it was at Fairford in 1998 and lots of photos were taken by enthusiasts on the open day.

As for the props moving… a conveniently placed hairdryer just out of shot. 😀

It’s official!!! Vidal Sasoon is the Frank Whittle of the 21st Century!! 😎

All the sites which I searched remark that he was an unrepentant Nazi until his dying day.
Some seem proud of that fact 🙁

Unrepentant Nazi?
I wonder how many of the WWII Luftwaffe pilots/aces admired by aviation buffs share that viewpoint?

Yes , I know it’s pretty weird to talk about the C17 here.
However I kinda remember that I read somewhere that Douglas (ooops Boeing sorry :diablo: ) had some plans to make a civil freighter from the C17 , does someone know more?

Yes the USAF (and Boeing) would like a civil outfit to buy “Civilianized” C-17s for outsized freight. In addition to typical cargo charter use, the planes would be under contract as part of the CRAF whenthe need arose.
Boeing would sell more planes, the USAF likes it because it would help keep the production line open giving the service more flexability in its purchases…not to mention a neat airlifter available when the CRAF is activated.

Canadian Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain” has a lyric

“Out on runway number nine…big 707 set to go…”

Also Carly Simon’s “You’re so vain”

“You flew your Learjet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclispe of the sun…”
Sadly, she doesn’t mention a specific model….from the time the song came out, it was probably a 25. 🙂