I really believe General Lemay would possibly have backed the B-58 if the engineers could have figured out a way to do side by side seating for the pilot and co-pilot – Boeing finalized the B-52 build contract only by converting the prototype inline seating to side by side – General Lemay was a fanContinue reading “MythBusting The Epic SuperSonic B-58 Hustler That Terrified the USSR (Full Documentary)”
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The Century Series with Joe Wilding
A nice little documentary on the “Century Series” – a different take on the series – Enjoy! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
U.S. NAVY BASIC MECHANISMS OF FIRE CONTROL COMPUTERS / MECHANICAL COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONAL FILM
Mechanical computers? Yep, and they worked quite well – no keyboard, hard drive, or monitor . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
The Unstoppable Blackbird: Inside The Legendary Lockheed SR-71
When talking about the movie “Top Gun” the line that usually gets mentioned at some point – “the need for speed” – The Blackbird was the definition of speed for decades – What an absolute beastie . . . And of course . . . ( R.I.P. Brian Shul ) Have Fun! – Run theContinue reading “The Unstoppable Blackbird: Inside The Legendary Lockheed SR-71”
Stanley R. Mickelson Safegaurd Complex – or – You Just Thought Minot AFB Sucked . . .
Imagine – you go to a presentation – and watch this – and then get “the pitch” – and if enough folks didn’t volunteer for the new and exciting assignment . . . That usually happened about a month or so before your “boss” said I need 4 volunteers – You and You and YouContinue reading “Stanley R. Mickelson Safegaurd Complex – or – You Just Thought Minot AFB Sucked . . .”
Neat Stuff / Recently Released Groom Lake Footage – Late 50’s – Early 60’s
Way cool footage her folks – Enjoy! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Wartime Radio / The Secret Listeners -BBC (1979)
Good, straight forward presentation from BBC – Enjoy! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
The B-32 Dominator
I honestly don’t remember which – Revell of Monogram – but didn’t just about every kid build this model?? Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Atomic Bomb Testing in Mercury, Nevada
The little kids with the cherry bomb firecrackers never really grew up – did they? The bangs just got bigger . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Could These Creepy Short Wave Radio Messages End The World?
From Ringway Manchester . . . Been listening to shortwave ( and this “stuff” ) since 1963 – and still have never came close to figuring any of this ( the military stuff ) coded stuff out. There used to be a lot of autovon traffic heard on various frequencies – the only one thatContinue reading “Could These Creepy Short Wave Radio Messages End The World?”
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