It's a lot of waffle that doesn't really address the root cause - the QE class carriers. The 1SL at the time sacrificed much, expended all possible political capital and frankly lied about … (View Post)

WW2 was a different game where exfil relied on courageous efforts by friendlies on the ground like la Ligne Comète with Andrée De Jongh (accurately and memorably described by a senior RAF officer as … (View Post)

The effort to get Col. Gene Hambleton back after the EB-66 shootdown in the 'Nam went way beyond anything they did in Khuzestan yesterday. 100 sorties/day for 12 days with 5 additional shootdown… (View Post)

Breaking news... A old shipmate on FB has reminded me that I was on the F-14 RAG at Oceana with Capt. Wiseman of Artemis II fame. Disappointingly, I can remember precisely zero about him. There'… (View Post)

They didn't do it for that guy because, whoever he was, he wasn't worth what that recovery risked and cost. They did to prevent a morale collapse among aircrew. You've got to believe t… (View Post)