An excerpt from one of the twenty half-hour movies that comprise The Air Force Story; a series of films commissioned by General of the Army Henry “Hap” Arnold in 1944, and narrated by Arthur Godfrey, a famous radio personality, pilot and aviation booster of the 1940s and 50s.
Deus Indicat. Deo Ducente Nil Nocet
I forgot to comment on this the other day. About HBC--I agree! I've often thought: how did the ...
UK classes killing kids' interest in tech
A great post. Your technical skills, on which you've built a career, dwarf mine, but my experien...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
I agree, I will address it at length in the future.
The short version is that the F-35 will be...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
Hi Chris,
I don't believe I've seen what you've thought of this purchase in terms of the actua...
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths
Chris, this is a really outstanding post, and I learned a lot from it. Very timely, too, given t...
Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.
#PhotoOfTheDay – Australian soldiers drawing water from the village pump; Fleurbaix, May 1916: http://t.co/NzVFNl7U #WWI LCpl Harry van Tromp was killed at Vimy on 23 May 1916. This photo was taken on his last day in England: http://t.co/mr0vo9Gm Faces of #WWI Private Bernard Cooke was born in Brighton, but moved to Canada & joined the CEF. Add to his details in Faces of #WWI - http://t.co/yLWxSCBj
Eden: I propose to invite M. Molotov to consider a new starting-point of a Treaty of Mutual Assistance http://t.co/aHv2VWDm #OnThisDay 1916, Haig sent this memo to the Adjutant General asking for the best day to start the Somme offensive: http://t.co/Qe5EHDJR #WWI
