Good Tuesday Morning November 2
I hope that your week has started well.
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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History
Nov. 2
1864—During the Civil War, Union paddle-wheelers Key West and Tawah encounter transports Undine and Venus, which the Confederates captured three days earlier on the Tennessee River. After a heated running engagement, Venus is retaken. Undine is badly damaged but manages to escape and gains the protection of Confederate batteries at Reynoldsburg Island, near Johnsonville, TN.
1899—The protected cruiser Charleston runs aground on an uncharted reef near Camiguin Island north of Luzon. Wrecked beyond salvage, she is abandoned by her crew who make camp on a nearby island.
1943—In the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, U.S. cruisers and destroyers of Task Force 39, commanded by Rear Adm. Aaron S. Merrill, turn back Japanese forces as they try to attack invasion shipping off Bougainville. This action, with its successful use of radar to manage U.S. forces, marks the end of Japan's previous advantage in night engagement.
1943—USS Halibut (SS 232), USS Seahorse (SS 304), and USS Trigger (SS 237), all operating independently of each other, attack a Japanese convoy south of Honshu and sink five enemy vessels.
1952—Aircraft from USS Bonhomme Richard (CVA 31) and USS Oriskany (CVA 34) attack targets in the city of Pyongyang in the first of three major strikes against that city during a five-day period.
Thanks to CHINFO
Executive Summary:
•Proceedings published an article from CMC Gen. David Berger about the Concept for Stand-In Forces.
•National, local and trade press reported on the Navy's investigation into the USS Connecticut allision with an uncharted seamount.
•Multiple outlets covered the release of the Navy Aviation Vision 2030-2035.
This Day in History November 2
570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroys the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people are killed.
1772 The first Committees of Correspondence are formed in Massachusetts under Samuel Adams.
1789 The property of the church in France is taken away by the state.
1841 The second Afghan War begins.
1869 Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok loses his re-election bid in Ellis County, Kan.
1880 James A. Garfield is elected the 20th president of the United States.
1882 Newly elected John Poe replaces Pat Garrett as sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory.
1889 North Dakota is made the 39th state.
1889 South Dakota is made the 40th state.
1892 Lawmen surround outlaws Ned Christie and Arch Wolf near Tahlequah, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). It will take dynamite and a cannon to dislodge the two from their cabin.
1903 London's Daily Mirror newspaper is first published.
1914 Russia declares war with Turkey.
1920 The first radio broadcast in the United States is made from Pittsburgh.
1920 Charlotte Woodward, who signed the 1848 Seneca Falls Declaration calling for female voting rights, casts her ballot in a presidential election.
1921 Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett form the American Birth Control League.
1923 U.S. Navy aviator H.J. Brown sets new world speed record of 259 mph in a Curtiss racer.
1926 Air Commerce Act is passed, providing federal aid for airlines and airports.
1936 The first high-definition public television transmissions begin from Alexandra Palace in north London by the BBC.
1942 Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to set up an American command post for the invasion of North Africa.
1943 The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay in Bougainville ends in U.S. Navy victory over Japan.
1947 Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose flies for the first and last time.
1948 Harry S Truman is elected the 33rd president of the United States.
1959 Charles Van Doren confesses that the TV quiz show 21 is fixed and that he had been given the answers to the questions asked him.
1960 A British jury determines that Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence is not obscene.
1963 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated.
1976 Jimmy (James Earl) Carter elected the 39th president of the United States.
1983 President Ronald Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
1984 Serial killer Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the US since 1962.
2000 First resident crew arrives at the International Space Station.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … For The List for Tuesday, 2 November 2021… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻…
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED (1965-1968)… From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 2 November 1966… Senator Vance Hartke's clear and concise explanation of how and why our nation came off the rails in the middle of the 1960s… a history lesson for the ages… 5Bearpaws…
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
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Thanks to George
Skip, here is a submission for your Today in History list, Or American Military History.
November 3, 1813 The Battle of Tallushatchee during the Red Stick War
General John Coffee's "brigade" on Tennessee Mounted Militia and Choctaw allies decisively defeated the Red Stick Creeks.
(one of your Windmillers -me- is a direct descendant of General Coffee)
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This Day in U S Military History
1811 – Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen William Henry Harrison routed Indians. Following the signing of the Treaty of Greenville in summer 1795, relative peace prevailed between the white settlers and the natives of the Old Northwest. The Washington and Adams administrations at least paid lip service to the terms of the treaty, but Jefferson (the great agrarian philosopher) sought additional lands for American farmers through a series of purchases from the tribes. Not all the frontiersmen bothered with the niceties of treaties and simply occupied Indian lands illegally. Not without reason, resentment among the tribes ran high. In 1808, Tecumseh, a Shawnee chieftain, and his brother Tenskwatawa (known to the Americans as The Prophet) launched a reform movement among their people. They attempted to end the sale of additional lands to the whites and to resist alcohol and other troublesome temptations of the competing culture. A new native settlement was built at the confluence of the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers (north of present-day Lafayette, Indiana) and became known as Prophet's Town. The village became the focal point of Tecumseh's effort to rally the tribes east of the Mississippi River in the hope of halting the spread of white settlements. William Henry Harrison was governor of the Indiana Territory and superintendent of the Northwest Indians. Fearing the growing strength of Tecumseh's confederacy, Harrison decided to strike quickly. He marched an army of 1,100 men along the Wabash toward Prophet's Town. Tecumseh was temporarily out of the area on a recruiting venture among the Creeks in the south, but his brother prepared the men for battle with fiery oratory—including promises that they could not be harmed by the white men's bullets. Shortly before dawn on November 7, 1811, Harrison's soldiers were attacked. After a two-hour battle, the natives were forced to flee and their village-the gathering spot of the confederacy-was destroyed.
1923 – US Navy aviator, H.J. Brown, set new world speed record of 259 mph in a Curtiss racer.
1931 – VS-14M on the USS Saratoga and VS-15M on the USS Lexington were the first Marine carrier-based squadrons.1942 – Lt. General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Gibraltar to set up an American command post for the invasion of North Africa, Operation Torch.
1936 – Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the Axis powers.
1942 – On Guadalcanal, the "Tokyo Express," the flotilla of Japanese destroyers supplying their forces, begins to be very active. The American advance in the west continues slowly with some successes.
1943 – The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay in Bougainville ended in U.S. Navy victory over Japan. US Task Force 39 detects the approach of the Japanese cruiser squadron led by Admiral Omori (steaming from Rabaul in New Britain Island to Bougainville), shortly after midnight. In the engagement that follows the Japanese lose 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer and most of the other ships are damaged. The Americans suffer damage to 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers. However, the Japanese force abandons its mission. On Bougainville, the US 3rd Marine Division expands its beachhead. During the day, Japanese aircraft attack the ships of US Task Force 39 without success. Aircraft from US Task Force 38 raid Buna and Buka. Meanwhile, the US 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion on Choiseul continues to engage Japanese forces. This is a diversion from the attack on Bougainville.
1962 – LtCol John H. Glenn (first American to orbit the earth and the world's only septuagenarian astronaut) became first recipient of the Alfred A. Cunningham Trophy for outstanding Marine pilots.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
BOLTON, CECIL H.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company E, 413th Infantry, 104th Infantry Division. Place and date: Mark River, Holland, 2 November 1944. Entered service at: Huntsville, Ala. Birth: Crawfordsville, Fla. G.O. No.: 74, 1 September 1945. Citation: As leader of the weapons platoon of Company E, 413th Infantry, on the night of 2 November 1944, he fought gallantly in a pitched battle which followed the crossing of the Mark River in Holland. When 2 machineguns pinned down his company, he tried to eliminate, with mortar fire, their grazing fire which was inflicting serious casualties and preventing the company's advance from an area rocked by artillery shelling. In the moonlight it was impossible for him to locate accurately the enemy's camouflaged positions; but he continued to direct fire until wounded severely in the legs and rendered unconscious by a German shell. When he recovered consciousness he instructed his unit and then crawled to the forward rifle platoon positions. Taking a two-man bazooka team on his voluntary mission, he advanced chest deep in chilling water along a canal toward 1 enemy machinegun. While the bazooka team covered him, he approached alone to within 15 yards of the hostile emplacement in a house. He charged the remaining distance and killed the 2 gunners with hand grenades. Returning to his men he led them through intense fire over open ground to assault the second German machinegun. An enemy sniper who tried to block the way was dispatched, and the trio pressed on. When discovered by the machinegun crew and subjected to direct fire, 1st Lt. Bolton killed 1 of the 3 gunners with carbine fire, and his 2 comrades shot the others. Continuing to disregard his wounds, he led the bazooka team toward an 88-mm. artillery piece which was having telling effect on the American ranks, and approached once more through icy canal water until he could dimly make out the gun's silhouette. Under his fire direction, the two soldiers knocked out the enemy weapon with rockets. On the way back to his own lines he was again wounded. To prevent his men being longer subjected to deadly fire, he refused aid and ordered them back to safety, painfully crawling after them until he reached his lines, where he collapsed. 1st Lt. Bolton's heroic assaults in the face of vicious fire, his inspiring leadership, and continued aggressiveness even through suffering from serious wounds, contributed in large measure to overcoming strong enemy resistance and made it possible for his battalion to reach its objective.
*FEMOYER, ROBERT E. (Air Mission)
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 711th Bombing Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: Over Merseburg, Germany, 2 November 1944. Entered service at: Jacksonville, Fla. Born: 31 October 1921, Huntington, W. Va. G.O. No.: 35, 9 May 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty near Merseburg, Germany, on 2 November 1944. While on a mission, the bomber, of which 2d Lt. Femoyer was the navigator, was struck by 3 enemy antiaircraft shells. The plane suffered serious damage and 2d Lt. Femoyer was severely wounded in the side and back by shell fragments which penetrated his body. In spite of extreme pain and great loss of blood he refused an offered injection of morphine. He was determined to keep his mental faculties clear in order that he might direct his plane out of danger and so save his comrades. Not being able to arise from the floor, he asked to be propped up in order to enable him to see his charts and instruments. He successfully directed the navigation of his lone bomber for 2 1/2 hours so well it avoided enemy flak and returned to the field without further damage. Only when the plane had arrived in the safe area over the English Channel did he feel that he had accomplished his objective; then, and only then, he permitted an injection of a sedative. He died shortly after being removed from the plane. The heroism and self-sacrifice of 2d Lt. Femoyer are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
*WILKINS, RAYMOND H. (Air Mission)
Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: Near Rabaul, New Britain, 2 November 1943. Entered service at: Portsmouth, Va. Born: 28 September 1917, Portsmouth, Va. G.O. No.: 23, 24 March 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy near Rabaul, New Britain, on 2 November 1943. Leading his squadron in an attack on shipping in Simpson Harbor, during which intense antiaircraft fire was expected, Maj. Wilkins briefed his squadron so that his airplane would be in the position of greatest risk. His squadron was the last of 3 in the group to enter the target area. Smoke from bombs dropped by preceding aircraft necessitated a last-second revision of tactics on his part, which still enabled his squadron to strike vital shipping targets, but forced it to approach through concentrated fire, and increased the danger of Maj. Wilkins' left flank position. His airplane was hit almost immediately, the right wing damaged, and control rendered extremely difficult. Although he could have withdrawn, he held fast and led his squadron into the attack. He strafed a group of small harbor vessels, and then, at low level, attacked an enemy destroyer. His 1,000 pound bomb struck squarely amidships, causing the vessel to explode. Although antiaircraft fire from this vessel had seriously damaged his left vertical stabilizer, he refused to deviate from the course. From below-masthead height he attacked a transport of some 9,000 tons, scoring a hit which engulfed the ship in flames. Bombs expended, he began to withdraw his squadron. A heavy cruiser barred the path. Unhesitatingly, to neutralize the cruiser s guns and attract its fire, he went in for a strafing run. His damaged stabilizer was completely shot off. To avoid swerving into his wing planes he had to turn so as to expose the belly and full wing surfaces of his plane to the enemy fire; it caught and crumpled his left wing. Now past control, the bomber crashed into the sea. In the fierce engagement Maj. Wilkins destroyed 2 enemy vessels, and his heroic self-sacrifice made possible the safe withdrawal of the remaining planes of his squadron.
VAN WINKLE, ARCHIE
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Vicinity of Sudong, Korea, 2 November 1950. Entered service at: Arlington, Wash. Born: 17 March 1925, Juneau, Alaska. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a platoon sergeant in Company B, in action against enemy aggressor forces. Immediately rallying the men in his area after a fanatical and numerically superior enemy force penetrated the center of the line under cover of darkness and pinned down the platoon with a devastating barrage of deadly automatic weapons and grenade fire, S/Sgt. Van Winkle boldly spearheaded a determined attack through withering fire against hostile frontal positions and, though he and all the others who charged with him were wounded, succeeded in enabling his platoon to gain the fire superiority and the opportunity to reorganize. Realizing that the left flank squad was isolated from the rest of the unit, he rushed through 40 yards of fierce enemy fire to reunite his troops despite an elbow wound which rendered 1 of his arms totally useless. Severely wounded a second time when a direct hit in the chest from a hostile hand grenade caused serious and painful wounds, he staunchly refused evacuation and continued to shout orders and words of encouragement to his depleted and battered platoon. Finally carried from his position unconscious from shock and from loss of blood, S/Sgt. Van Winkle served to inspire all who observed him to heroic efforts in successfully repulsing the enemy attack. His superb leadership, valiant fighting spirit, and unfaltering devotion to duty in the face of heavy odds reflect the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service.
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Nov. 1, 1954
The U.S. Air Force retired its last Boeing B-29 Superfortress from service. The B-29 on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is "Bockscar," which dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945.
Nov. 2, 1944
Second Lt. Robert E. Femoyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions over Merseberg, Germany. The citation read in part: "While on a mission, the bomber, of which 2d Lt. Femoyer was the navigator, was struck by 3 enemy antiaircraft shells. The plane suffered serious damage and 2d Lt. Femoyer was severely wounded in the side and back by shell fragments which penetrated his body. In spite of extreme pain and great loss of blood he refused an offered injection of morphine. He was determined to keep his mental faculties clear in order that he might direct his plane out of danger and so save his comrades. Not being able to arise from the floor, he asked to be propped up in order to enable him to see his charts and instruments. He successfully directed the navigation of his lone bomber for 2-½ hours so well it avoided enemy flak and returned to the field without further damage. Only when the plane had arrived in the safe area over the English Channel did he feel that he had accomplished his objective; then, and only then, he permitted an injection of a sedative. He died shortly after being removed from the plane."
Nov. 3, 1909
Lt. Frank P. Lahm, Daedalian Founder Member #211, piloted the first Army Wright plane during its initial flight at College Park, Maryland. Navy Lt. George C. Sweet, Founder Member #5791, accompanied Lahm as a passenger and is credited as the first Navy officer to fly in an airplane.
Nov. 4, 1923
Lt. Alford J. Williams raised the world speed record to 266.59 mph in an R2C-1 racer equipped with a D-12 engine at Mitchel Field, N.Y., bettering the record set two days before by Lt. Harold J. Brow, Daedalian Founder Member #6631. Williams is shown standing next to the R2C-1 racer.
Nov. 5, 1915
Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Mustin made the first catapult launch from a commissioned warship, launching in flying boat AB-2 from the stern of North Carolina (Armored Cruiser No. 12) at 11:58 a.m. in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Sailors had originally removed the catapult from a coal barge, and on Oct. 28 installed the device onto the cruiser's stern. Assistant Naval Constructor Lt. Holden C. Richardson, CC, and Lt.j.g. Patrick N. L. Bellinger completed an additional takeoff on Nov. 6, and 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham, USMC, completed the first Marine Corps launch on Nov. 8. All four men were Daedalian Founder Members: Mustin, #3501; Richardson, #13115; Bellinger, #2101; and Cunningham, #4134.
Nov. 6, 1945
The first jet plane to land on an aircraft carrier was a Ryan FR-1 Fireball piloted by U.S. Navy Ens. Jake West.
Nov. 7, 1917
Over France, Eugene J. Bullard became the first Black pilot to shoot down a German aircraft during World War I. Due to the racism encountered in America, Bullard joined the French Army and subsequently flew with a French squadron. On Sept. 14, 1994, the Secretary of the Air Force posthumously appointed him a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He is Daedalian Founder Member #14167.
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Thanks to Brett
GUIDANCE
The Weekly Rundown: Climate Change in Global Focus at COP26
Nov 1, 2021 | 14:00 GMT
COP26 banners hang from lamp posts Oct. 29, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland ahead of the start of the climate summit.
(ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
What We're Tracking
The Rome G-20 sets the stage for Glasgow. Ahead of the U.N. climate summit, G-20 leaders will meet face to face at the Oct. 30-31 Rome G-20 heads of state summit, the first time they have met since the pandemic began. Climate- and energy-related issues will dominate the agenda, and the divisions that will be present over the next two weeks in Glasgow will be previewed in Rome. G-20 negotiators have been trying to reach an agreement to phase out funding for coal-fired power plants, and while an agreement to stop financing coal projects overseas may be on the horizon, an agreement on domestic coal-fired power plants will be difficult due to India and China's opposition to a specific date. The G-20, which produces about four-fifths of global emissions, is also facing divisions over a commitment to limit global warming to 1.5 C due to opposition from the same countries. Beyond climate issues, G-20 leaders will also discuss COVID-19 and global vaccination campaigns and give the formal sign-off on an international tax treaty agreed to earlier this year. On the sidelines of the summit, the European Union and the United States could announce an agreement on steel tariffs that would see Washington place tariff-rate quotas on imported European steel.
Climate change mitigation in global focus at COP26. Representatives from around the world will convene in Glasgow, Scotland, starting Oct. 31 for nearly two weeks to discuss the next steps in the global fight against climate change. Over the past year, we have seen renewed focus on combating climate change, both in the private sector and from national governments, with frequent announcements of ambitious emissions-reduction targets and initiatives. COP26, however, will likely provide a reality check as the differing goals and ambitions of countries looking to tackle an international issue come to the forefront. Specifically, we expect climate funding and the pace of developing world adaptation to be a sticking point during the discussions.
The European Union will have a leading voice in the COP26 summit considering the ambitious emission-reduction targets Brussels set with its Green Deal, but the ongoing energy crisis could weaken the bloc's ability to pressure other parts of the world to reduce their emissions.
China will look to dodge criticism of its slow rollout of emissions reduction measures and its ongoing commitment to domestic coal power.
India has not submitted its latest plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions ahead of COP26 and will instead focus on the need for appropriate climate financing and technology transfer for developing countries to mitigate the climate crisis.
Even major hydrocarbon exporters in the Middle East are jumping on the bandwagon of carbon cutting, although major producers like Saudi Arabia are also trying to influence the global energy transition conversation by pushing for a slower transition than Western governments' target of 2050.
Sudan's coup leader says a new prime minister will be announced within the week. Sudanese Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who led the country's recent military coup, has said that he is prepared to appoint a new prime minister after Abdalla Hamdok refused to resume his role. Burhan is likely responding to mounting pressure from international observers like U.S. President Joe Biden, and anticipating widespread domestic unrest. Protests have been ongoing since the Oct. 24 coup, and millions of Sudanese are expected to march in opposition to the coup over the weekend. It is unclear if the appointment of a new prime minister and civilian Cabinet will be enough to pacify the pro-democracy movement.
The Iran nuclear talks resume at long last? A resumption date for nuclear talks between Iran and world powers finally may be announced next week. Lead Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani announced Oct. 27 that Iran had agreed to resume talks by the end of November and that a date for the resumption would be announced in the coming week. Nuclear negotiations have been stalled since Ebrahim Raisi was elected Iran's president in June, and Bagheri Kani's comments are the most specific indication Iran has given on when they will resume. If talks are announced, what, if any, issues negotiated in the previous six rounds of negotiations the new Iranian administration wants to reopen will prove very telling. The United States and its Western allies plus Russia, have argued that talks should resume from where they started, but Iran has hinted it wants to revisit other aspects, although it has not specified exactly what it might want to change.
An election in Japan will likely weaken the LDP's legislative hold. Japan will hold its lower house elections Oct. 31, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is projected to lose its absolute majority of seats. This would force the LDP to form a coalition with the Komeito party in an amicable partnership that will nonetheless hinder the LDP's permissive agenda on nuclear energy. A loss of seats will cost the LDP momentum ahead of upper house elections in July 2022, and may make the LDP lose faith in new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took over for former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in October. If so, the LDP — and Japan at large — could reenter a period of revolving-door leaders next year.
OPEC+ unlikely to shift plans dramatically at its meeting. With oil prices remaining firmly in the $80 to $85 per barrel range, OPEC+ will meet Nov. 4 to discuss its December production policy amid growing calls for the bloc to boost oil production to deal with high prices. Thus far, OPEC+ has given no indication that it will heed those calls, and it may stick to its current plan to increase production by just 400,000 b/d. Saudi Arabia has already warned that oil producers should not get too confident in the recent price rise because the world remains mired in the pandemic, and OPEC+'s technical committee trimmed the bloc's official forecast Oct. 29 for 2021 oil demand growth. OPEC+ can be expected to stay the course, but if it does decide to boost production higher than currently planned, only a modest increase or accelerating planned increases for January to December 2022 can be expected.
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Thanks to Barrett from yesterday's List
Ref. Korea in 1950: the late RADM Paul Pugh and his partner "Simp" Evans were the USN exchange pilots when the 4th Wing deployed to Korea. (Paul featured in an early Hook Magazine "Where Are They Now?") Bang-bang, they both got MiGs. When Paul's second hit the ground he found himself TDY to Japan until...guess what...Capt. Jabara got No's 5 and 6. "No way were the blue suits going to let a squid become the first jet ace!"
Paul's squadron CO was the very colorful and talented Billy Hovde, best known as Robin Olds' dancing partner at West Point ("I was the only one who could dance backwards very well.") Billy had buzzed his alma mater to get himself banished to combat, and his plan succeeded--became a double ace. Then he buzzed the tower at Iwakuni (?) and got himself grounded. Sooo...LCDR Pugh became CO until Billy was released from durance vile.
None of them could get in the back door today...
There's some insight about "Butcher Bob" Hanson from two of his squadronmates. Lemme know if you'd like to have it--understand if not because he was a loner glory hound tolerated by his CO for career advancement purposes, which worked.
Barrett
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 2, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
2 November
1916: Glenn Muffly requested a Chicago-New York commercial night airmail line. Sponsored by New York Times, Victor Carlstrom flew a mail demonstration flight on 2-3 November over the route. (24)
1923: Lt H. J. Brow (USN) set an FAI speed record for piston-engine land planes by flying a Curtiss 500 airplane 259 MPH at Minneola. (9)
1936: John H. Shobe set a new speed record from New York City to Boston by flying his Beechcraft 190 miles in 50 minutes 30 seconds to average 227.5 MPH. (24)
1943: FIRST FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE MISSION. 74 B-17s and 38 B-24s flew 1,600 round-trip miles to bomb aircraft factories near Wiener Neustadt, Austria. (4) (24)
1944: MEDAL OF HONOR. While on a mission over Merseberg, Germany, a bomber sustained three hits from anti-aircraft shells. A severely wounded navigator, Lt Robert E. Femoyer, refused morphine to keep his head clear so he could direct his plane out of danger. For 2 1/2 hours, he navigated his lone bomber away from flak. Only when he reached the English Channel did he agree to take a sedative. He died after the plane landed in England. For his sacrifice, Femoyer received the Medal of Honor. (4)
1947: The Howard Hughes H-4 Hercules, "The Spruce Goose," made its first and only flight in the Los Angeles Harbor. It traveled about a mile. (20)
1950: KOREAN WAR. FEAF flew the first RB-45 Tornado jet reconnaissance mission. (28)
1954: At San Diego, test pilot James F. "Skeets" Coleman, flying the Convair XYF-1, took off in vertical flight, then shifted to horizontal, and finally changed back to vertical for the landing. (16) (24)
1962: Operation LONG SKIP. After Communist Chinese forces invaded India's Assam Valley and Ladakh District in October, India asked the US for help. Through 14 November, MATS dispatched 48 C-135 missions to deliver nearly 1,035 tons of equipment, small arms, and ammunition to Calcutta. The timely response led the Chinese to withdraw. (2) Through 16 November, after Typhoon Karen MATS aircrews airlifted 1,180 tons of emergency supplies to Guam and evacuated some 650 people. (18)
1971: First two advanced communications satellites for the Defense Satellite Communication System Phase II (DSCS II) placed in orbit. (12)
1995: Lt Col Greg Feest, the 9 FS Commander at Holloman AFB, became the first F-117A Nighthawk pilot with 1,000 hours in the cockpit. He flew in DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM with the 37 TFW. (16)
2000: The AFFTC flew the last EC-135E Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. In the 1960s, NASA modified eight C-135s, called Apollo Range Instrumentation Aircraft, to track lunar missions, unmanned orbital missions, and ballistic re-entry programs. The AFFTC decided the ARIA's unique mission capabilities were no longer necessary. (3) The Dryden Flight Research Center's NB-52B launched the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), an 80 percent scale version, on its first free flight over Edwards AFB. The X-38 used its 7,500 square foot xylon parasail for the first time too. (3)
2001: Operation ENDURING FREEDOM/MACKAY TROPHY. A 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53 Pave Low helicopter crew earned the trophy by rescuing the crew of another MH53 that had crashed on a rescue mission in the mountains of Afghanistan. (21)
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World News for 2 November thanks to Military Periscope
USA—2 Far-Right Extremists Sentenced For Firearms, Other Charges Dept. Of Justice | 11/01/2021 Two members of The Base, a violent, far-right extremist group, have been sentenced to jail by a federal judge after pleading guilty to a variety of charges, reports the Dept. of Justice. On Oct. 28, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced Brian Mark Lemley and Patrick Jordan Mathews each to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearms and alien-related charges. Lemley, a resident of Maryland and Delaware, pleaded guilty to charges in Maryland of conspiracy to transport certain aliens, to transporting certain aliens, to disposing of a firearm and ammunition to an illegal alien, and to transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony. He also pleaded guilty to charges in Delaware of harboring aliens, aiding and abetting an alien in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice. Mathews, a Canadian national who had been residing in Newark, Del., pleaded guilty to Maryland and Delaware charges of being an alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition; a Maryland charge of transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony; and a Delaware charge of obstruction of justice. Chuang determined that the sentences deserved a terrorism enhancement despite the lack of a conviction for a violent crime, reported BBC News. A third co-defendant, William Garfield Bilbrough, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport and transporting an alien and was sentenced to five years in prison. Bilbrough was also a member of The Base. Lemley, Mathews and Chuang were caught by federal investigators plotting to use a gun at a rally in Richmond, Va., in an effort to bring down the U.S. government. Other aspects of their plot included destroying rail lines, poisoning water supplies and breaking violent extremist Dylann Roof out of a prison in Indiana.
USA—Final Marine Corps Law Enforcement Battalion Deactivated Marine Corps Times | 11/01/2021 The Marine Corps has shut down the last of three law enforcement battalions as part of its new Force Design 2030 plan, reports the Marine Corps Times. The 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion in Okinawa, Japan, was officially deactivated on Oct. 1, the newspaper reported last week. The service decided to cut its law enforcement battalions as part of efforts to shift from the conflicts in the Middle East to those with near-peer adversaries. The units were "excess to current needs" and their mission could be accomplished by remaining units with minor changes, according to the Marine Corps. The 1st Law Enforcement Battalion was deactivated on Oct. 1, 2020, and the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion was shuttered on Dec. 17, 2020. The Marine Corps has traditionally eliminated its law enforcement battalions following the end of major conflicts, the Times noted.
USA—SDA Relaunches RFP For Transport Layer Satellite Program Air Force Magazine | 11/01/2021 The Space Development Agency (SDA) is revamping its procurement process for the next phase of its Transport Layer communication satellite project following a protest, reports Air Force magazine. The SDA initially issued a request for proposals for the Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites that sought bids to build up to 126 satellites, which would be divided among six orbital planes and several vendors, reported Space News. On Oct. 8, Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office arguing that the solicitation terms unfairly favored certain companies. On Oct. 28, the SDA announced that it had canceled the original solicitation and was reissuing it under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contracting mechanism. Following the cancellation of the original request, the GAO dismissed Maxar's protest. OTAs offer additionally flexibility in structuring a proposal and evaluation to the government and are not subject to the Competition in Contracting Act, noted Space News. The change was "not expected to substantially impact the delivery timeline, cost, or technical requirements for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer," an SDA spokeswoman said. The Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites are expected to launch in 2024.
Belarus—Government Orders Closure Of American Public Diplomacy, Aid Offices U.S. Embassy in Belarus | 11/01/2021 Belarusian authorities have forced the U.S. to shut down a pair of offices at the embassy in Minsk, reports the U.S. Embassy in Belarus. On Oct. 20, the Belarusian government informed the U.S. that the Public Diplomacy and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) offices and the American Center in Minsk would need to be closed, the embassy said in a release last week. The government also required the embassy to terminate the employment of nearly two dozen Belarusian staff members. The move demonstrates the Belarusian government's insecurities concerning diplomacy, people-to-people ties and an independent civil society, the embassy said, while emphasizing that the U.S. would not be deterred in its support for democracy and human rights in Belarus.
China—Photos Show FC-31 Carrier Variant In The Air The War Zone | 11/01/2021 A prototype of China's first stealth carrier fighter has been photographed in the air for the first time, reports the War Zone website. On Oct. 29, images began circulating on social media showing a suspected carrier variant of the FC-31 fighter in flight, reported the Aviationist blog. It was not immediately clear if this was the first flight for the type. Compared to the baseline aircraft, the latest FC-31 has been modified with a catapult launch bar and a wing-fold mechanism for carrier operations. It also features an electro-optical sensor system under the nose and a remodeled cockpit canopy profile. The aircraft is based on the improved second version of the FC-31, which introduced aerodynamic refinements such as smaller clipped and swept vertical tails, a less angular appearance and cleaner surfaces. The FC-31 naval fighter is intended to fly from the Type 003 carrier, which is under construction and will be the Chinese navy's first catapult-assisted takeoff-but-arrested-recovery (CATOBAR) carrier.
South Korea—5-Day Air Exercise Underway With U.S. Yonhap | 11/01/2021 South Korea and the U.S. have quietly kicked off a five-day air exercise, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul). On Monday, the training began with about 100 aircraft, including South Korean F-15Ks and KF-16s and U.S. F-16s, said an unnamed military source. The exercise does not involve any U.S. aircraft from outside of South Korea, the source said. The training is being held in a reduced capacity to avoid antagonizing North Korea, a military official told Reuters. The drill has been held regularly in a low-key, scaled-back manner since 2017, when the larger Vigilant Ace exercise was suspended in an effort to improve ties with Pyongyang.
Australia—Macron Accuses Morrison Of Lying About Sub Deal Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 11/01/2021 French President Emmanuel Macron says Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied about Australia's intentions regarding its submarine programs, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corp. On Sunday, Macron told the Australian broadcaster on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome that he was certain that Morrison had lied to him about Australia's plans to abandon a submarine deal with Paris. Macron said that the decision, which terminated an Aus$6.4 billion (US$4.7 billion) deal with France for 12 conventional submarines, had damaged relations with France and hurt Australia's credibility abroad. For his part, Morrison insisted that France should have been aware of Canberra's changing view and suggested that he had told Macron that the conventionally powered submarines were not going to be able to meet Australia's strategic interests.
Afghanistan—Taliban Chief Makes Rare Public Appearance In Kandahar Reuters | 11/01/2021 The Taliban's reclusive leader has made his first public appearance in several years, reports Reuters. On Saturday, Haibatullah Akhundzada visited the Jamia Darul Aloom Hakimia religious school in Kandahar, the Taliban said. Video and photos of the event were not immediately available, but the Taliban shared a 10-minute audio recording with some of its members, reported Agence France-Presse. There have regularly been rumors that Akhundzada, who has rarely appeared publicly, had died. Akhundzada has been the supreme leader of the Taliban since 2016, when his predecessor Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike, noted Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
Qatar—Al Zubarah Corvette Handed Over In Italy Fincantieri | 11/01/2021 Fincantieri says it has delivered the first of four air defense corvettes ordered by the Qatari navy. On Oct. 28, the Al Zubarah was handed over during a ceremony at the Muggiano La Spezia shipyard in Italy, Fincantieri said in a press release. The Al Zubarah-class corvettes are 351-feet (107-m) long and powered by a combined diesel-and-diesel (CODAD) propulsion plant developing a top speed of 28 knots (52 kph). The ships will be capable of missions from surveillance and search-and-rescue to combat operations. Qatar ordered the four corvettes in August 2017 as part of a larger 5 billion euro (US$5.9 billion) deal that included two offshore patrol vessels based on the Emirati Falaj 2-class and an air defense amphibious ship based on the Algerian Kalaat Beni Abbes class.
Japan—Self-Defense Force Signs On To Italian Training School Leonardo | 10/29/2021 The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has signed an agreement with the Italian air force to send pilots to Italy for advanced training, reports Leonardo. On Tuesday, JASDF chief Gen. Shunji Izutsu and his Italian counterpart, Gen. Alberto Rosso, signed the technical arrangement on the training of Japanese military pilots at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) during a virtual ceremony. The IFTS is a joint program between the Italian air force and defense firm Leonardo. Under the agreement, Japanese pilots will undertake phase four advanced training at the IFTS. Japanese instructor pilots may join at a later date. The IFTS phase four training is currently based at Galatina air base in southern Italy, noted Defense News. That training is expected to move to a dedicated facility at the Decimomannu air base on Sardinia. This is expected to increase phase four training capacity from 40 to 80 pilots each year. The IFTS employs 22 M-346A jets for advanced training along with full-mission simulators and part task trainers. Earlier phases use the M-345 jet trainer. Japan and Italy both operate the F-35 fighter and KC-767 tanker aircraft, creating commonalities for pilots, noted Rosso. Japan is the third international partner to join the IFTS after Qatar and Germany. Qatari pilots are already training at the school, while the first German pilots are expected to arrive shortly.
Syria—Russian Fighter Jets Arrive In Qamishli The Syrian Observer | 11/01/2021 Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Qamishli in northeastern Syria, reports the Syrian Observer. Four aircraft arrived at Qamishli International Airport late last week, reported the Kurdish-run North Press. The War Zone website reported on Oct. 28 that at least one Su-35S jet was observed at the airport, with unconfirmed reports indicating that at least four could be based there. These are the first aircraft to be permanently stationed at the airfield, which is less than 60 miles (100 km) from a U.S. military base, reported the pro-Assad Al Akhbar (Beirut) newspaper. The fighter jets join Russian helicopters and other systems already based in Qamishli. Moscow may increase the size of its fighter contingent there, depending on technical factors, sources said. Most of Qamishli is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces but the Syrian government maintains control of the airport.
Lebanon—4 Countries Withdraw Ambassadors In Response To Minister's Remark The National | 11/01/2021 Four Gulf countries have pulled their ambassadors from Lebanon in response to comments in support of the Houthi rebels in Yemen by a government minister, reports the National (Abu Dhabi). On Saturday, the Emirati government recalled its ambassador from Lebanon. Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia had previously called their ambassadors home for consultations. Abu Dhabi also barred its citizens from traveling to Lebanon and on Sunday called on citizens in Lebanon to return home. The decisions were spurred by controversial comments made by Information Minister George Kordahi to Al Jazeera (Qatar) in August in which he said that Houthi rebels in Yemen were acting in self-defense. The interview was recorded before Kordahi assumed the information minister post on Sept. 10. It aired last week. Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have accused the Houthis of acting as Iranian proxies. Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. intervened in Yemen in 2015 at the request of the internationally recognized Yemeni government. President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Najib Mikati emphasized that Kordahi's view was not that of the Lebanese government. Kordahi has refused to apologize for his remarks.
Egypt—Navy Purchases Retired Solid Support Ships From U.K. U.K. Ministry Of Defense | 11/01/2021 The U.K. has agreed to sell a pair of solid support ships to the Egyptian navy, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense. The former Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Fort Rosalie and Fort Austin were sold to Egypt by the U.K. Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), the ministry said on Friday. Negotiations are underway for the refurbishment of the ships prior to delivery. The support vessels have a capacity of 3,500 tons of dry and refrigerated stores, which are carried in four holds. Both ships were decommissioned on March 31, noted the Naval News. This is the first time in more than 30 years that the U.K. has sold military vessels to Egypt.
Ethiopia—TPLF Says Seizes Northern Towns Agence France-Presse | 11/01/2021 Rebels in northern Ethiopia say they have captured a pair of strategic towns in the northern Amhara region, reports Agence France-Presse. On Saturday, fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) gained control of the town of Dessie in Amhara region, which borders the Tigray region, according to a TPLF spokesman and locals. The TPLF captured numerous Ethiopian federal and allied troops, the spokesman told Reuters. On Sunday, the TPLF said it had gained control of Kombolcha, to the east of Dessie, representing its farthest push south since fighting began in November 2020. A government spokesman denied the TPLF claims and said that fierce fighting continued in both towns. Kombolcha is home to an airport and sits along a strategic highway linking landlocked Ethiopia with the port of Djibouti.
Sudan—3 Killed In Protests New York Times | 11/01/2021 At least three people have been killed in protests against the military regime in Sudan, reports the New York Times. On Saturday, two people were killed when soldiers fired into crowds in Omdurman, Sudan's second-largest city that sits across the Nile from Khartoum, the capital, said the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors. No information was provided about the third fatality, but the committee reported dozens of injuries in Bahri city near Khartoum and in the eastern Gedaref state. More than 100 people were injured in demonstrations across Sudan, said the pro-democracy group. At least 14 people have been killed since Gen. Abdel Fatah Al Burhan seized power on Oct. 25, reported the Voice of America News.
Brazil—Police Kill 25 Suspected Bandits In Raid Guardian | 11/01/2021 Brazilian police have killed 25 suspected criminals in an operation in the southeastern Minas Gerais state, reports the Guardian (U.K.). On Sunday, police gunned down the alleged bandits at two farmhouses in Varginha, about 250 miles (400 km) northwest of Rio de Janeiro, reported the O Tempo newspaper. The federal highway police, which took part in the raid, said that assault rifles, .50-caliber machine guns, explosives and bulletproof vests were recovered from the scene. Police said that the operation was launched after they received intelligence that the group was planning an imminent violent robbery. Criminal gangs have increasingly used "shock-and-awe" tactics in bank robberies across the country, noted the Washington Post
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