Aviation Artist Stan Stokes’ Blue Angels F18 Ride
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This Week In Military/Aviation History 22-28 February
February 21, 2010 10:51 pmHello Folks, seven down, a lot to go, I hope. Well, I’ll try and keep this short as you may know I tend to get blabby once I get rollin’. It seems as of late for some ungodly reason my Spring Fever is starting to overpower my Cabin Fever. Silly as it sounds. It’s not even the end of February and living all my life in the Northeast near enough to Lake Ontario to get the full benefit of Lake-effect snow, I know better, or at least I should. I guess missing out on all the fun that the Mid-Atlantic had recently has given me a false sense of security and optimism. I hope I’m not setting myself up for a big letdown. Guess we’ll have to wait and see, won’t we? Well, shall we take our weekly trip down History Lane? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K. 
Oh, being the moderator of the 1941 HAG Museum Website Message Board, it’s time I stuck in a blatant plug for the 1st Museum Event of 2010 which is being held next Saturday. Get ready….here it comes:
Help the HAG…
1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
1st Annual Chili Cook Off & Auction
Bring your family and friends…
February 27, 2010 @12:30-3:00
Swanson Hall, Big Tree Lane, Geneseo
Here’s how it works:
To Enter the Contest: Bring a pot of your Best Chili
1st Place Prize – Airplane Ride
Or: Come to taste and vote, Everyone Welcome!
To Help the HAG: Donate an item from home or work to auction
We will “Make Some Noise” auctioning them off…all proceeds go to the HAG
FUN and Outdoor Games for the Children at 1:00
(dress them for the weather)
X-Country Skiing is welcomed… Bring your own skis
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22 February 1911
Henri Pequet and Captain W.G. Windham begin a regular airmail service between Allahabad and Naini Junction in India, to coincide with the Universal Postal Exhibition in Allahabad.
27 February 1913
Slavorosov, Caproni’s chief test pilot, flies from Milan to Rome on a tour arranged by the La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
25 February - 25 April 1934
American airwoman Laura Ingalls undertakes a solo flight round South America, a distance of 27,359 kilometers (17,000 miles).
Swimsuit models and Warbirds…
February 17, 2010 8:02 pmThis Week In Military/Aviation History 15-21 February
February 14, 2010 9:59 pmWell Folks, that’s another seven for the history books. The Super Bowl turned out to be rather enjoyable. Now I have to pick a team to follow for next year. I do still follow the Bills, but just to see how badly they played. Who knows, next year might be different. Yeah, right. Well, enough of this, let’s move on down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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19 February 1934
All existing air mail contracts are cancelled and the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) begins flying internal mail services.
19 February 1936
Brigadier General William ‘Billy’ Mitchell, the United States Army Air Corps’ advocate of air power, dies in the Doctor’s Hospital in New York.
19 February 1942
The first air attack on Australia takes place when Japanese bombers attack shipping in the harbor at Port Darwin.
WW II COLOR FILM : AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC
February 13, 2010 8:50 pmReview: iBomber app for iPhone
February 10, 2010 7:45 pm
iBomber is a surprisingly fun and addictive arcade style game for the iPhone. While it could in no way be considered a simulation of aerial combat it is still quite enjoyable and should appeal to most World War II aviation enthusiasts.
The game is basically a sandbox style shooter, meaning that the entire level takes place in a rectangular map with black walls preventing your egress from the gaming area. Your viewpoint is through the bomb site of an unknown type of American bomber (the menu screen suggests a B-17 Flying Fortress) in the Pacific Theater of Operations. You fly a series of missions against Japanese targets ranging from bunkers to battleships. You have an unlimited supply of 500 lb. iron bombs and occasionally you can acquire limited amounts of specialized bombs and health packs from bombed targets. The specialty bombs include multi-bombs, rocket bombs and bunker busters, each having a its own strength and weaknesses. The health packs are needed to repair the damage you receive from anti-aircraft artillery and the defensive fire of various enemy bombers. The aircraft fly at static heights and often orbit carriers and other surface installations and ships.
Game play is simple as are the controls. You only control your direction and speed with your height being fixed. Left and right turns are accomplished but turning the iPhone left or right while throttle control is achieved by tilting the unit up to slow the aircraft down. This last feature limits playability in anything except an upright manner. Playing while laying down is not recommended as throttle control is limited at that orientation. That is a minor issue however and most people would not find it to be an issue.
If you enjoy a World War II themed combat games, don’t mind the arcade style action, and are looking for a quick, fun game then iBomber is for you. I thoroughly enjoyed this game and though it is a bit pricey at $2.99 I felt it to be worth it. There is a free trial version if you want to try before you buy.
Company: Cobra Mobile
Platform: iPhone, available through iTunes
Size: 42.9mb
Rating: 9+ for infrequent/mild cartoon or fantasy violence
Price: $2.99 as of 2/10/10, Free lite version
Review By: Scott Rose
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 February
February 7, 2010 6:06 pmWell Folks, I’m startin’ kinda early so I can watch the Super Bowl…..commercials. Yeah, I kinda gave up on the game itself a few years ago when the Bills made their unsuccessful runs for that ever elusive trophy. After that, nothing ever seemed the same. No matter how hard I try, I can’t find a team I’m interested in, well, at least for very long anyway. I know there have been some embarrassing Super Bowls where a team choked or never seemed to click with any success. I usually picked those to watch when I was giving the game just that one more chance. We’ll see tonight if it’s true to form for me. I hope not. I promise not to root for either team so you can enjoy the game, ’cause the team I show any interest in, without fail, loses. Well let’s juke & jive down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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10 February 1908
The United States Army signs a contract with the Wright brothers for the construction of a Wright Model A biplane.
11 February 1913
The Chilean air service, Escuela de Aeronatica Militar, is formed.
12 February 1914
A Russian Ilya Mourometz aircraft carries sixteen passengers and a dog to a height of 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) and sets a world load-to-altitude record.
11-12 February 1917
German Leutnants Peter and Frohwein, in a DFW CV aircraft, record the first night fighting victories when they shoot down two enemy bombers at Malzeville.
8 February 1919
The first airline passengers to be carried from Paris to London are flown by a Farman F60 Goliath from Toussus-le-Noble to Kenley.
14 February 1932
A diesel-powered Lockheed Vega flown by R. Nichols at Floyd Bennet Field in New York sets a world altitude record for a diesel powered aircraft of 6,074 meters (19,928 feet).
TN Museum of Aviation Warbird Gathering 10.06.07
February 2, 2010 6:00 amThis Week In Military/Aviation History 1-7 February
January 31, 2010 10:32 pmWell Folks, here we are once again. Not only has a week gone by, but also the first month of 2010 has also gone by the wayside. I sincerely hope that the month treated you right. Well, time marches on even as we sit here reading this, so let’s take a little trip down history lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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February 1910
Hugo Junkers patents an aeroplane with a cantilevered wing.
1 February 1911
Burgess and Curtiss becomes the first fully licensed aircraft manufacturer in the USA.
5 February 1911
Vivian C. Walsh makes the first aeroplane flight in New Zealand in his Howard-Wright (type) biplane at Auckland.
7 February 1911
The first French flying certificate is issued to Lieutenant de Rose.
February 1912
Jules Vedrine makes the first 100 mph flight in his Monocoque Deperdussin.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 25-31 January
January 24, 2010 10:22 pmHello Folks, doesn’t it seem like we just did this? Well, we did…seven days ago. What a heck of a quick week eh? Of course, I’m retired so to me one day runs into the next instead of dragging along until Friday comes…finally. And then the weekend zips by in the wink of an eye and that long, long workweek starts all over again. Bah! Sorry, but I don’t miss that a bit. So, what say we lose ourselves in some history for at least a little while, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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26 January 1911
Glenn Curtiss makes the first premeditated aeroplane landing on water, water taxiing and water take-off from USS Pennyslvania in San Diego Bay.
31 January 1917
Germany declares the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare.
