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A guy at Vandenberg AFB got tired of the gophers tearing up the lawn at his Air Force provided house. So he poured a few gallons of gasoline down their holes and lit it. Blew the concrete patio right out of the ground. Gophers had found that hard surface an excellent waterproof roof for...

I don't answer questions like that on weekends.

I knew that the new local air forces, e.g. Thailand, used left over Japanese aircraft but did not realize that the French did.

Supposedly the N models first came off the production line in March 1944, and the N-1, fastest of all the production Warhawks, did not have the revised clear rear canopy that came out with the P-40N-5-CU. So those old E models were indeed getting rather long in the tooth by the time that photo...

I especially like this P-40 shot from AK. Now just look at that collection of aircraft and what it implies. Both short tails and N canopies are present. A testament to the durability of those aircraft, especially given the AK Theater.

Here is one for you. Who knew that Zekes flew combat in those markings?

B-52 in the USAF Museum. It was damaged by a SAM on 9 April 1972, made an emergency landing at Da Nang and after being repaired flew four more missions over NVN in December 1972.

I recall Johnny Carson describing how on one flight after they landed the stewardess took him to the lavatory on the airplane and showed him that an elderly lady had taken a safety pin and pinned closed the curtains over the window. But on the other hand.....

Yeah, you look at that one and you look at this one and realize they ain't making them like that no more.

Well, we already knew that the first mission to land on Mars was Viking.

One of my favorite "Rosie the Riveter" pictures. I asked an old friend of mine, a professional photographer in California, if he thought this was a shot of a real factory worker or a stage shot of a professional model. He replied that it was a terrific shot but that he thinks it is more likely...

I'll bet the restrooms in that 737 are clean but I doubt anything else is.

I doubt that, but you probably could win a dance competition.

And straight ahead are Very Unpleasant Wild Beasts.

Note that this is at an airport. Nothing about propellers and rotors, but they covered the really important stuff.