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    Identify this bayonet

    Cool! The "S" in Sanderson was worn away which is why I couldn't find anything online easily. Once you told me "Sanderson Bros and Newbold", I quickly found a site that identified the markings- and your absolutley right! Thanks V.B.
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    Identify this bayonet

    Hello all, A while ago I came across this bayonet and sheath and was wondering if anyone here could tell me about it; who might have issued ut, what years, and so on. Thanks in advance! The first pic has both the bayonet and sheath with a 6 inch scale for size comparison. The sheath is...
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    Sinkhole: You have got to be $hitting me!!!

    I heard about this earlier. Looks strange to see that kind of hole there- almost unreal looking. I wonder how deep that is.
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    Some pics of inspiration

    I finally went through this entire thread; many of the images, stories, and poems here are very powerful and brought tears to my eyes also. My father was drafted during the Vietnam War. Instead of Vietnam he was stationed in Germany and never saw action. After the war, he transferred to the...
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    Polish president killed in plane crash

    I heard about it this morning too. I offer my condolences as well.
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    Problematic aircraft

    What were some aircraft in history, military and civilian of all eras, that were problematic either structurally or becuase of unreliable engines? I'll start with these for examples: The Fw-200- "But the Fw 200C-1 made itself very unpopular by breaking its back on landings. At least eight...
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    Suicide pilot crashes plane into tax offices

    Another general aviation plane crashed today (Feb 18)- this time into an Austin office building. Small Plane Crashes Into Austin, Texas, Office Building - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com. It happened just recently, so the story is still developing. The...
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    Need help with PMA info.

    Good stuff. As I read more I found out that the state of the art PMAs, like the DataTrak for the F-22 or ENDA for the F-16, are quite expensive. Because of this, the government has been looking into comercial off the shelf computers (COTS) that are less capable than the expensive counterparts...
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    Quotes and Jokes

    funny stuff on there!
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    Need help with PMA info.

    Hello all, Recently, I've accepted a school assignment to write a paper discussing the human factors invloved with a Portable Maintenance Aid (PMA). F-22 Support System (scroll down to "Portable Maintenance Aid" to get an general idea of it). I'm trying to gather a couple of good...
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    Quotes and Jokes

    :salute::salute: Beautiful Aaron and RA View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAEzYBFyYc ...completely random, but I couldn't help but laugh while playing it multiple times,
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    MERRY FRICKIN XMAS EVERYONE!!!

    Happy holidays everyone!
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    6 year old stuck in hot air balloon in Colorado. OMG.

    I know it happened a while back but I thought you guys would get a small kick from this. Looks like the Heenes' are finally getting the full force of the law; the parents of the "balloon boy" are to be imprisoned (can't tell if it's 30 or 90 days for the father, but the mother's sentence is for...
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    Ouch!

    What's the point in doing something like that (point.....ah-ha ha). I don't mean any disrespect to the physical and mental training needed to do that (which no doubt must have been intense for several years), but how often will you get to use that skill in a practical way? That's just my...
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    US Military what the heck ?

    "This is what happens when the world is ruled by lawyers, and not by law" -syscom3 Exactly. Where did we go wrong when it comes to justice?
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