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Good Thursday Morning 16 April. I hope that your week has been going well. I completed reading YP's Book "The Breaks of Naval Air" yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. This morning he sent me excerpt which I have enclosed for your enjoyment.

My World News input is late so I will send it later

Regards,

Skip



Today in Naval History

April 16

1942

USS Tambor (SS 198) sinks the Japanese stores ship Kitami Maru 50 miles southeast of Kavieng, New Ireland.

1944

USS Gandy (DE 764) intentionally rams German submarine U 550 off Nantucket Shoals in Atlantic Ocean. USS Joyce (DE 317) and USS Peterson (DE 152) join Gandy and deploy depth charges and gunfire to sink the submarine.

1944 en

USS Wisconsin (BB 64) is commissioned and joins the Pacific Fleet, providing gunfire support for the Battle for Iwo Jima and the Okinawa Campaign.

1945

After three days of US naval and aerial bombardment and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) beach reconnaissance during the Okinawa Campaign, the 77th Army Division lands on Ie Shima. Kamikaza attacks take their toll on Navy ships, sinking USS Pringle (DD-477) and damaging 10 other ships.

1947

Congress passes Army-Navy Nurses Act, giving Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank.

1959

Helicopters from USS Edisto (AGB-2) begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By April 26, they carry 277 flood victims to safety.

2011

USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), is christened and launched at San Diego, Calif.





Thanks to CHINFO

Executive Summary:

• The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. military officials believe that the coronavirus outbreak on USS Theodore Roosevelt was sparked by flight operations, not the ship's port visit to Vietnam.

• Multiple outlets report that vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came dangerously close to Navy and Coast Guard ships.

• Navy Times reported that a Navy P-8A was intercepted by a Russian SU-35, with the Russian aircraft coming within 35 feet of the nose of the U.S. Aircraft.





This day in World History



April 16



69

Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide.


556

Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.


1065

The Norman Robert Guiscard takes Bari, ending five centuries of Byzantine rule in southern Italy.


1705

Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton.


1746

Prince Charles is defeated at the Battle of Culloden, the last pitched battle fought in Britain.


1818

The U.S. Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.


1854

San Salvador is destroyed by an earthquake.


1862

Confederate President Jefferson Davis approves a conscription act for white males between 18 and 35.


1862

Slavery is abolished in the District of Columbia.


1917

Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia to start the Bolshevik Revolution.


1922

Annie Oakley shoots 100 clay targets in a row, setting a woman's record.


1942

The Island of Malta is awarded the George Cross in recognition for heroism under constant German air attack. It was the first such award given to any part of the British Commonwealth.


1945

The destroyer USS Laffey survives horrific damage from attacks by 22 Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, earning the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die."


1945

American troops enter Nuremberg, Germany.


1947

A lens which provides zoom effects is demonstrated in New York City.


1968

The Pentagon announces the "Vietnamization" of the war.


1972

Two giants pandas arrive in the U.S. from China.




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Yesterday while searching for some Air Force History like the Naval History I include in the daily List I came across this site and used it for the first time below I am now trying to contact him Skip

HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENLACKLAND AFB, TEXAS23 February 2009



In 1981, as an Air Force enlisted historian, I worked for the Research Division of the Air Force Historical Research Agency (then Albert F. Simpson Historical Center) at Maxwell AFB, Al. For the next two years, I answered inquiries and conducted the Historian's Development Course. While there I discovered a real "nugget," A Chronology of American Aerospace Events from 1903-1974, gathering dust on an obscure shelf. I knew the draft document would be a handy reference for all enlisted field historians. In 1983, I took a copy of this chronology with me on my next assignment with the 39th Tactical Group in Turkey. The chronology proved to be an invaluable source in promoting Air Force history. It allowed me to prepare "Today in Aerospace History" slides for weekly staff meetings and write a weekly "Aerospace Highlights" column for the base newspaper. But at that time, the chronology was arranged by year and date, and it took considerable time to find events by specific dates. In 1985, I moved to the Ballistic Missile Office at Norton AFB, California, to write about the Peacekeeper and Small ICBM programs. The introduction of computers allowed me to convert the original chronology into a "By Date" product. I knew that the chronology was not an all inclusive listing, so I began to integrate events from other works—like the Development of Strategic Air Command, 1946-1986, The SAC Missile Chronology, and The Military Airlift Command Historical Handbook, 1941-1986—into an electronic product. This incorporation process has grown to include 32 different chronologies. I also began indexing all entries and began to add events selectively in categories of firsts, lasts, and other significant accomplishments. I kept adding to my aerospace chronology over the years. During my first civilian assignment as the historian for Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, I started a third section for organizational and personnel events. E-mail allowed me to send daily history notes, which brought further attention to the chronology and Air Force History Program. This e-mail endeavor then led commanders to request daily highlights for their speeches and special presentations. Since my assignment to the Office of History in 2004, I have loaded my chronology on the Air Force History Office portal page to make it accessible to Air Force Historians and Air Force personnel in general.

My chronology is now being used by the National Museum of the Air Force to present Today in Air and Space History to its many visitors and by several Air Force schools and ROTC programs to make their students aware of Air Force history. My chronology will remain a work in progress, as I continue





AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS

FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS





16 April



1912: First US licensed woman pilot, Harriet Quimby, flew the English Channel. (24)

1915: Lt Patrick N. L. Bellinger successfully catapulted the AB-2 Flying Boat from a barge at Pensacola.

(24)

1916: The Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American pilots fighting with the French, established. (4)

1923: Through 17 April, Lts John A. Macready and Oakley G. Kelly flew a Fokker T-2 Transport to

FAI records at Dayton. They stayed aloft for 36 hours 4 minutes and flew 2,516.58 miles. (9)

1926: The Department of Agriculture purchased its first cotton-dusting plane. (24)

1935: Through 17 April, the Pan American Clipper flew from Alameda, Calif., to Honolulu in 18

hours 37 minutes in the first test flight for Pan American Airways' transpacific commercial air

service. (24)

1946: The US Army launched a V-2 rocket, the first in the US, at White Sands Proving Ground. (21)

1949: The YF-94 Starfire first flew.

BERLIN AIRLIFT'S BIGGEST DAY. Military aircraft delivered a record 12,940 tons of

supplies to Berlin in 1,398 flights within 24 hours. (4) (24)

1951: SAC redesignated its RB-50Bs by missions: RB-50Es were used for photoreconnaissance, Fs

for photomapping, and Gs for electronic reconnaissance. (1)

KOREAN WAR. Through 20 April, FEAF Bomber Command averaged 10 B-29 sorties a day

against Pyongyang, Kangdong, Yonpo, and other North Korean airfields. (28)

A Snark research test vehicle completed its first sled launch at Holloman AFB. (6)

1956: Lockheed unveiled its F-104A Starfighter at Palmdale. General Otto P. Weyland observed,

"This is much more than just another fighter, it is a significant and tremendous step forward in

our progress in supersonic flight."

1959: A RAF crew launched its first Thor successfully from Vandenberg AFB. (6)

1969: The first Minuteman II operational test launch from Vandenberg AFB was unsuccessful. (6)

1972: Apollo XVI carried John W. Young, Charles M. Duke, Jr., and Thomas K. Mattingly II from the

Kennedy Space Center on the fifth lunar landing mission. The lunar module "Orion" touched

down in the moon's Descartes region on 20 April, lifted off on 24 April, rejoined the "Casper"

command module, and landed in the Pacific on 27 April after an 11-day, 2-hour mission.

1973: USAF B-52s resumed bombing against North Vietnamese positions in Laos following reports

that communist forces overran a town in the Plaine des Jarres. (16) (26)

1980: The Douglas Aircraft Company revealed the KC-10 Advanced Tanker/Cargo aircraft for the

first time at its Long Beach facility. (12)

1997: The Test Pilot School's NT-33A in-flight simulator, the USAF's last T-33, flew to the USAF

Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, for permanent display. (3)

2004: MACKAY TROPHY. Near Kharbut, Iraq, in near-zero visibility, two USAF HH-60G helicopters

were dispatched to rescue a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter that had crashed in a

sandstorm. The brown-out conditions left the rescue crews' infrared and night vision goggles

ineffective, making navigation extremely difficult and the rescue attempt much more dangerous.

In executing the rescue mission, the crews also had to navigate through multiple surface-to-air

missile attacks. In the end all five Army crash survivors were located, rescued and evacuated out

of the combat zone unharmed. For that action, the crews earned the trophy. The rescue crews,

from the 41 RS and 38 RS at Moody AFB, Ga., were: Capts. Bryan Creel and Robert Wrinkle,

Aircraft commanders; Maj. Joseph Galletti and Capt. Greg Rockwood, Co-pilots; TSgts Michael

Preston and SSgt Patrick Ledbetter, Flight engineers; MSgt Paul Silver and TSgt Thomas Ringheimer,

Aerial gunners; and TSgt Matt Leigh and SSgts Vincent J. Eckert, John Griffin and Michael

Rubio and SrA Edward Ha, Pararescuemen. (Pentagon Press Release No. 011205, Airmen

to Receive Mackay Trophy for Heroics, 2 Dec 05)

2005: The first U-2S upgraded through the Reconnaissance Avionics Maintainability Program

(RAMP) returned to the 9 RW at Beale AFB. The RAMP upgrade replaced the original cockpit

with new equipment including three 6-by-8 inch multifunction displays, an up-front control and

display unit, and an independent secondary flight display system. Lockheed-Martin received

the contract to modify the entire fleet of 31 U-2S aircraft and 4 U-2 trainers by 2007. (ACC

News Release, "First Upgraded U-2 Arrives at Beale AFB," 29 April 2005)



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Thanks to Glen. An interesting bit of History on the attempts to rescue the Iran hostages.

thought you might like this one. start at minute 1:40 to skip the ads.

Of course, Cdr Don Sharer caught the brunt of a lot of the abuse. former Maintenance Officer of VF-142.

Glenn

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from Ralph



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIbqpe3E64I



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Thanks to Carl

The Daily Rant

(PLS READ! "Prissy little sots" — classic Mychal and yes I did check dictionary to confirm. Mychal has an extensive vocabulary and a unique writing style.)



https://mychal-massie.com/whats-happening-to-my-country/



What's Happening To My Country?

April 16, 2020



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Thanks to Dutch



WHY PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE CONFUSED

thanks to Marathon

HERE IS WHY PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE CONFUSED

Chief Heather Fong is the first SFPD female, lesbian chief of police.
Theresa Sparks, a former male, is president of the San Francisco
Police Commission, and CEO of a multi-million dollar sex toy retailer, and a transgender woman.
Sgt. Stephan Thorne, a former female, is the first transgender male SFPD police officer.

Where else are you going to find an Asian lesbian police chief, one deputy chief who is a woman who was a man, another deputy chief who is a man who was a woman, and a police commissioner who was a man is now a woman and whose full-time job is running a dildo store.


Their Representative in Congress is Nancy Pelosi.



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This Day in Military History



1945 – Just four days after President Franklin Roosevelt passed away–the federal government tacked another year on to the term of one of Roosevelt's key pieces of wartime legislation, the Lend-Lease Act. The Lend-Lease bill was originally enacted in 1941, when the U.S. was wavering between entering World War II and remaining neutral. Roosevelt, however, was increasingly committed to the fight against fascism; he was also under growing pressure from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to cease the practice of selling, rather than lending or outright giving, war materials to England. The Lend-Lease legislation remedied this situation, as America now served as "the great arsenal of democracy," providing Great Britain with money and military machinery; in return, England could make repayments either "in kind or property, or any other direct or indirect benefit which the President deems satisfactory." As the war progressed, the U.S. expanded the Lend Lease system to include China and Russia. All told, the U.S. funneled $50.6 billion worth of Lend-Lease aid to the Allies during the war, the majority of which went to Britain and the USSR.



1972 – From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Apollo 16, the fifth of six U.S. lunar landing missions, is successfully launched on its 238,000-mile journey to the moon. On April 20, astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke descended to the lunar surface from Apollo 16, which remained in orbit around the moon with a third astronaut, Thomas K. Mattingly, in command. Young and Duke remained on the moon for nearly three days, and spent more than 20 hours exploring the surface of Earth's only satellite. The two astronauts used the Lunar Rover vehicle to collect more than 200 pounds of rock before returning to Apollo 16 on April 23. Four days later, the three astronauts returned to Earth, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.



1972 – In an effort to help blunt the ongoing North Vietnamese Nguyen Hue Offensive, the United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong after a four-year lull. In the first use of B-52s against both Hanoi and Haiphong, and the first attacks against both cities since November 1968, 18 B-52s and about 100 U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter-bombers struck supply dumps near Haiphong's harbor. Sixty fighter-bombers hit petroleum storage facilities near Hanoi, with another wave of planes striking later in the afternoon. White House spokesmen announced that the United States would bomb military targets anywhere in Vietnam in order to help the South Vietnamese defend against the communist onslaught. These actions were part of the U.S. response to the North Vietnamese offensive, which had begun on March 30. The North Vietnamese had launched a massive invasion designed to strike the knockout blow that would win the war for the communists. The attack was called the Nguyen Hue Offensive by the North Vietnamese, but was also more commonly known to Americans as the "Easter Offensive." The attacking force of North Vietnamese included 14 infantry divisions and 26 separate regiments, with more than 120,000 troops and approximately 1,200 tanks and other armored vehicles. The main North Vietnamese objectives, in addition to Quang Tri in the north, were Kontum in the Central Highlands, and An Loc farther to the south. The fighting, which continued into the fall, was some of the most desperate of the war as the South Vietnamese fought for their very survival. They prevailed against the invaders with the help of U.S. advisors and massive American airpower.



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Congressional Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day



BUSH, RICHARD EARL
Rank and organization: Corporal, U .S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division. Place and date: Mount Yaetake on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 April 1945. Entered service at: Kentucky. Born: 23 December 1923, Glasgow, Ky. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a squad leader serving with the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces, during the final assault against Mount Yaetake on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 April 1945. Rallying his men forward with indomitable determination, Cpl. Bush boldly defied the slashing fury of concentrated Japanese artillery fire pouring down from the gun-studded mountain fortress to lead his squad up the face of the rocky precipice, sweep over the ridge, and drive the defending troops from their deeply entrenched position. With his unit, the first to break through to the inner defense of Mount Yaetake, he fought relentlessly in the forefront of the action until seriously wounded and evacuated with others under protecting rocks. Although prostrate under medical treatment when a Japanese hand grenade landed in the midst of the group, Cpl. Bush, alert and courageous in extremity as in battle, unhesitatingly pulled the deadly missile to himself and absorbed the shattering violence of the exploding charge in his body, thereby saving his fellow marines from severe injury or death despite the certain peril to his own life. By his valiant leadership and aggressive tactics in the face of savage opposition, Cpl. Bush contributed materially to the success of the sustained drive toward the conquest of this fiercely defended outpost of the Japanese Empire. His constant concern for the welfare of his men, his resolute spirit of self-sacrifice, and his unwavering devotion to duty throughout the bitter conflict enhance and sustain the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

DEWEY, DUANE E.
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company E, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Near Panmunjon, Korea, 16 April 1952. Entered service at: Muskegon, Mich. Born: 16 November 1931, Grand Rapids, Mich. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a gunner in a machine gun platoon of Company E, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When an enemy grenade landed close to his position while he and his assistant gunner were receiving medical attention for their wounds during a fierce night attack by numerically superior hostile forces, Cpl. Dewey, although suffering intense pain, immediately pulled the corpsman to the ground and, shouting a warning to the other marines around him. bravely smothered the deadly missile with his body, personally absorbing the full force of the explosion to save his comrades from possible injury or death. His indomitable courage, outstanding initiative, and valiant efforts in behalf of others in the face of almost certain death reflect the highest credit upon Cpl. Dewey and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

*INGALLS, GEORGE ALAN
Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Place and date: Near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam, 16 April 1967. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif. Born: 9 March 1946, Hanford, Calif. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Ingalls, a member of Company A, accompanied his squad on a night ambush mission. Shortly after the ambush was established, an enemy soldier entered the killing zone and was shot when he tried to evade capture. Other enemy soldiers were expected to enter the area, and the ambush was maintained in the same location. Two quiet hours passed without incident, then suddenly a hand grenade was thrown from the nearby dense undergrowth into the center of the squad's position. The grenade did not explode, but shortly thereafter a second grenade landed directly between Sp4c. Ingalls and a nearby comrade. Although he could have jumped to a safe position, Sp4c. Ingalls, in a spontaneous act of great courage, threw himself on the grenade and absorbed its full blast. The explosion mortally wounded Sp4c. Ingalls, but his heroic action saved the lives of the remaining members of his squad. His gallantry and selfless devotion to his comrades are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon Sp4c. Ingalls, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

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Thanks to Carl

I loved Groucho. How many of you remember the time that the guy answered the original question correctly and Groucho had to ad Lib. The question was what is Miles and miles and Miles …The guy answered Texas and Groucho looked at his sheet and looked at the guy and did that a few times and finally said it was the correct answer. I can't remembered what they did but after driving across Texas a couple of times that always came to mind..skip

Belly laugh time!! Poor Sally did not stand a chance! Gonzales Gonzales & Marx!! 😂 This is obviously old but always funny!!





You may remember Gonzales Gonzales from John Wayne movies. He provided comedy in Rio Bravo, Hellfighters, and another Wayne movie. Here is where he got his start as an actor when he appeared as a contestant on 'You Bet Your Life'. Now this is truly funny. Groucho takes advantage of the situation based upon the audience laughter. John Wayne saw the event and put him in his movies. This interview will bring a smile to your face.



http://www.chonday.com/Videos/funny-mexican-guy-with-groucho-marx#.UfVbmBN44QQ.email





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