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Good Saturday Morning July 23.
I hope that your weekend is off to a good start.
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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
July 23
1943 USS George E. Badger (DD 196) sinks German submarine (U 613), en route to mine waters off Jacksonville, Fla., south of the Azores.
1943 TBFs (VC 9) from USS Bogue (AVG 9) breaks up a rendezvous between German submarines (U 527) and (U 648) south of the Azores. U-527 sinks while U-648 escapes.
1943 PB4Y aircraft from (VB 107) sinks German submarine (U 598) off Brazil.
1948 During the Arab-Israeli War, USS Putnum (DD 757) evacuates the U.N. team from Haifa, Israel and becomes first U.S. Navy ship to fly the U.N. flag.
1950 USS Boxer (CV 21) crosses the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops, and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan.
1994 USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) is launched at New Orleans, La. Operated by Military Sealift Command, Patuxent is the 15th ship in the Henry J. Kaiser-class of underway replenishment oilers.
2017 After a two-year restoration at historic Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, America's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution is refloated. Since entering dry dock on May 18, 2015, ship restorers from the Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston, and teams of Constitution Sailors have worked to bring Old Ironsides back to her glory.
This day in World History July 23
1627 Sir George Calvert arrives in Newfoundland to develop his land grant.
1637 King Charles of England hands over the American colony of Massachusetts to Sir Ferdinando Gorges, one of the founders of the Council of New England.
1664 Wealthy, non-church members in Massachusetts are given the right to vote.
1793 The French garrison at Mainz, Germany, falls to the Prussians.
1803 Irish patriots throughout the country rebel against Union with Great Britain.
1829 William A. Burt patents his "typographer," an early typewriter.
1849 German rebels in Baden capitulate to the Prussians.
1863 Bill Anderson and his Confederate Bushwhackers gut the railway station at Renick, Missouri.
1865 William Booth founds the Salvation Army.
1868 The 14th Amendment is ratified, granting citizenship to African Americans.
1885 Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer at the age of 63.
1894 Japanese troops take over the Korean imperial palace.
1903 The Ford Motor Company sells its first automobile, the Model A.
1944 Soviet troops take Lublin, Poland as the German army retreats.
1962 The Geneva Conference on Laos forbids the United States to invade eastern Laos.
1995 Two astronomers, Alan Hale in New Mexico and Thomas Bopp in Arizona, almost simultaneously discover a comet.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Thanks to THE BEAR
… For The List for Saturday, 23 July 2022… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 23 July 1967…
The IADS of North Vietnam… AA Artillery…
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.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War
. Listed by last name and has other info
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Future of autonomous flight comes into focus at Farnborough Airshow
Thanks to Michael ... And Dr. Rich
[And if your "autonomous loyal wingman/men" goes rogue … can your "I" beat its "AI" in ACM??]
FARNBOROUGH, England — The future of defense aviation is autonomous, aerospace industry leaders repeatedly said at twin air shows in England this month — and it's arriving soon.
View the article. https://flip.it/fmAo8y
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Thanks to Mugs
Reasons why Electric power must come from fossil fuel.
Once again, Prager makes a cogent case.
Mugs
excellent presentation.
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: Turkey Calls for US Withdrawal, ECB Raises Rates
It's the first time the European Central Bank has hiked interest rates since 2011.
By: GPF Staff
July 21, 2022
Turkey in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again called on the U.S. to immediately pull out its troops from east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria and withdraw its support of Kurdish groups there. He made the comments ahead of a meeting on Thursday of Turkey's National Security Council. Ankara has said it is preparing to launch a new military operation in northern Syria. Relatedly, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces met with the U.S. Central Command chief to discuss joint efforts against the Islamic State and the potential Turkish operation.
Interest rates. The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time since 2011 in a bid to tame inflation. It increased the base rate by 50 basis points to zero percent. It also unveiled the Transmission Protection Instrument, which is intended to prevent the "unwarranted, disorderly" widening of borrowing costs between member states.
Nord Stream 1 reopens. Russia is again exporting natural gas to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which had been closed for 10 days for maintenance. According to its operator, however, the pipeline is running at only 40 percent capacity as more time is needed to bring it up to full capacity.
Russia sanctions. The Council of the European Union approved a seventh package of sanctions against Russia. It includes a ban on Russian gold imports, a freeze on Sberbank's assets and new export restrictions. None of the sanctions will affect energy supplies. The EU also introduced amendments to existing measures, including easing restrictions on the aviation industry and allowing for transactions with state-owned entities related to agricultural production and transport of oil to third countries. The U.K. also announced restrictions on coal, oil and gold from Russia.
Bailout. The Chinese city of Zhengzhou is setting up a property developer bailout fund as increasing numbers of homeowners join a boycott of mortgage payments on unfinished houses.
Draghi resigns. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced on Thursday that he was resigning after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday. The parliament is expected to be dissolved and snap elections called.
Trade dispute. The United States is seeking dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal over Mexico's latest energy regulations. The U.S. believes the new measures favor Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission and oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos and undermine fair competition for American companies. Canada's Trade Ministry said it supported the U.S. request and planned to hold its own consultations with Mexico. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denied that his country's energy policies violate the agreement.
Hungary and Russia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Central Asian summit. Central Asian leaders discussed the prospects for regional integration, transport projects and food security at a summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Talks in Turkmenistan. Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met in Turkmenistan on Wednesday. The main topics of the talks were bilateral relations, joint projects and cooperation on transport.
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Hoser was one of those larger than life men who was a good friend and a great Fighter Pilot. He responded to many of the Lists with a Har har Har and then let me know what he thought of a subject in one of the lists. The Hoser stories abound …..skip
Joe "Hoser" Satrapa
Thanks to TK ... and Dr. Rich
In case you've not heard of "Toe-ser" Satrapa…
From one of my TMI classmates, John Fitzgerald, a USNA grad, F8 pilot, flew with the airlines, retired, now living in FL and Atlanta. Long time friend of OA and mine, TK
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Got a brief video today of a firefighter plane dropping on a fire and it remedied me of an old pal from my class at the Naval Academy and a fellow F8 pilot. He passed away in 2019 He was a legend for sure. If you want to spend a fun 15 minutes or so, google Joe "Hoser" Satrapa … be sure to get to the story about his right thumb…..or you can start by this article.
Johnny
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Thanks to Micro
Dissatisfied Customers
THESE ARE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:
1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallartato close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."
Plus, one of my favorites.... "Boy, you don't see that many out of state plates in Hawaii."
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Warning
To help save the economy, the Government will announce next month that the Immigration Department will start deporting seniors (instead of illegals) in order to lower Social Security and Medicare costs.
Older people are easier to catch and will not remember how to get back home.
I started to cry when I thought of you. Then it dawned on me -- oh, crap ... I'll see you on the bus.
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Thanks to Dr. Rich
Getting old isn't for sissies!!
Thanks to Jerry ...
"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone." - Andy Rooney.
"The older I get, the better I used to be." – Lee Trevino, Professional Golfer.
"Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere." – George Burns.
"The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened. - Mark Twain.
"First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down." - Leo Rosenberg.
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard there is nothing you can do about it." - Golda Meir.
"Old people shouldn't eat health foods. They need all the preservatives they can get." – Robert Orben.
"You spend 90 percent of your adult life hoping for a long rest and the last 10 percent trying to convince the Lord that you're actually not that tired." – Robert Brault.
"At my age, flowers scare me." - George Burns.
"The years between 50 and 70 are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down." - T.S. Elliot.
"The important thing to remember is that I'm probably going to forget." – Unknown.
"At age 20, we worry about what others think of us… at age 40, we don't care what they think of us… at age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all." -Ann Landers.
"We don't grow older, we grow riper." - Pablo Picasso.
"I was thinking about how people seem to read the bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me—they're cramming for their final exam."- George Carlin, Comedian.
"Everything slows down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips." - John Wagner.
"Grandchildren don't make a man feel old, it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother that does." - J. Norman Collie.
"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old." - Mark Twain.
"You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks." - Joel Plaskett.
"There's one advantage to being 102, there's no peer pressure." - Dennis Wolfberg.
"There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus, he does not believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus." - Bob Phillips.
"Looking fifty is great—if you're sixty." - Joan Rivers.
"Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician." – Anonymous.
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10 Habits that Hurt Your Kidneys
It's estimated that about 20 million Americans are afflicted with kidney disease. This is not a disease that develops overnight, it's a steady process that takes year and years of bad habits.
And the more bad habits you have the faster you inch towards developing kidney disease. People who have 3 or more bad habits up their chances of developing the disease by more than 337%, compared to others with no bad habits.
This is a list of 10 bad habits that are damaging your kidneys. See how many you are committing.
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This Day in U S Military History…….July 23
1940 – German bombers began the "Blitz," the all-night air raids on London.
1943 – Americans occupy Trapani and Marsala. On the north coast, US forces reach Termini Imerese.
1944 – Elements of the US 4th Corps (part of US 5th Army) penetrate the outskirts of Pisa but are only able to occupy the area south of the Arno River.
1944 – On Guam, American marines on the northern beachhead reach Point Adelup. On the southern beachhead, the marines cross the neck of the Orote Peninsula, thereby cutting off the main Japanese airfield on the island.
1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson, in the course of discussions about what to do concerning the deteriorating situation in Vietnam, is told by some that he should give the American public all the facts, ask for an increase in taxes, mobilize the reserves, and declare a state of national emergency in the United States. Johnson rejected this approach, and informed his staff that he wanted any decisions implemented in a "low-key manner" in order to avoid an abrupt challenge to the communists, and to avoid undue concern and excitement in Congress and in domestic public opinion. During these discussions, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara urged the president to "expand promptly and substantially" the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam. Johnson, not wanting to "lose" Vietnam to the communists, ultimately accepted McNamara's recommendation and authorized a total of 44 U.S. battalions in South Vietnam, which led to a massive escalation of the war.
1973 – Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, died in Zurich, Switzerland at the age of 82. Known as a race-car driver before World War I, he became America's premier flying ace during the war and returned home to a hero's welcome. Declining offers from the aviation industry and even Hollywood, Rickenbacker decided to lend his name to a car company, although he played a negligible role in the company's management and eventually resigned his position there. Without his high-flying name behind the product, Rickenbacker Motors crashed and burned. Later he and several associates bought Eastern Airlines in 1938 and guided it to become one of the most profitable airlines in the postwar era.
1998 – It was reported that Congress made the Air Force buy more C-130 transport aircraft against its wishes. Since 1978 only 5 of 256 C-130s sent to the Air National Guard and Air Reserve were requested by the Air Force. The planes were built in Georgia.
1999 – The 3-day Woodstock '99 music festival began at the decommissioned Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY, with some 225,000 people. The $35-38 million production ended in chaos with hundreds of concertgoers burning fires, looting and vandalizing.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
HEARD, JOHN W.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 3d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Mouth of Manimani River, west of Bahia Honda, Cuba, 23 July 1898. Entered service at: Mississippi. Birth: Mississippi. r)date of issue: 21 June 1899. Citation: After 2 men had been shot down by Spaniards while transmitting orders to the engine-room on the Wanderer, the ship having become disabled, this officer took the position held by them and personally transmitted the orders, remaining at his post until the ship was out of danger.
BRADLEY, WILLIS WINTER, JR.
Rank and organization: Commander, U.S. Navy. Born: 28 June 1884, Ransomville, N.Y. Appointed from: North Dakota. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on the U.S.S. Pittsburgh, at the time of an accidental explosion of ammunition on that vessel. On 23 July 1917, some saluting cartridge cases were being reloaded in the after casemate: through an accident an explosion occurred. Comdr. Bradley (then Lieutenant), who was about to enter the casemate, was blown back by the explosion and rendered momentarily unconscious, but while still dazed, crawled into the casemate to extinguish burning materials in dangerous proximity to a considerable amount of powder, thus preventing further explosions.
GRAVES, ORA
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 July 1896, Los Animas, Colo. Accredited to: Nebraska. G.O. No.: 366, 1918. Citation: For extraordinary heroism on 23 July 1917, while the U.S.S. Pittsburgh was proceeding to Buenos Aires, Argentina. A 3-inch saluting charge exploded, causing the death of C. T. Lyles, seaman. Upon the explosion, Graves was blown to the deck, but soon recovered and discovered burning waste on the deck. He put out the burning waste while the casemate was filled with clouds of smoke, knowing that there was more powder there which might explode.
*BOYCE, GEORGE W. G., JR.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 112th Cavalry Regimental Combat Team. Place and date. Near Afua, New Guinea, 23 July 1944. Entered service at: Town of Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y. Birth: New York City, N.Y. G.O. No.: 25, 7 April 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty near Afua, New Guinea, on 23 July 1944. 2d Lt. Boyce's troop, having been ordered to the relief of another unit surrounded by superior enemy forces, moved out, and upon gaining contact with the enemy, the two leading platoons deployed and built up a firing line. 2d Lt. Boyce was ordered to attack with his platoon and make the main effort on the right of the troop. He launched his attack but after a short advance encountered such intense rifle, machinegun, and mortar fire that the forward movement of his platoon was temporarily halted. A shallow depression offered a route of advance and he worked his squad up this avenue of approach in order to close with the enemy. He was promptly met by a volley of hand grenades, 1 falling between himself and the men immediately following. Realizing at once that the explosion would kill or wound several of his men, he promptly threw himself upon the grenade and smothered the blast with his own body. By thus deliberately sacrificing his life to save those of his men, this officer exemplified the highest traditions of the U.S. Armed Forces.
*EUBANKS, RAY E.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 503d Parachute Infantry. Place and date: At Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, 23 July 1944. Entered service at: LaGrange, N.C. Born: 6 February 1922, Snow Hill, N.C. G.O. No.: 20, 29 March 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty at Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, 23 July 1944. While moving to the relief of a platoon isolated by the enemy, his company encountered a strong enemy position supported by machinegun, rifle, and mortar fire. Sgt. Eubanks was ordered to make an attack with 1 squad to neutralize the enemy by fire in order to assist the advance of his company. He maneuvered his squad to within 30 yards of the enemy where heavy fire checked his advance. Directing his men to maintain their fire, he and 2 scouts worked their way forward up a shallow depression to within 25 yards of the enemy. Directing the scouts to remain in place, Sgt. Eubanks armed himself with an automatic rifle and worked himself forward over terrain swept by intense fire to within 15 yards of the enemy position when he opened fire with telling effect. The enemy, having located his position, concentrated their fire with the result that he was wounded and a bullet rendered his rifle useless. In spite of his painful wounds he immediately charged the enemy and using his weapon as a club killed 4 of the enemy before he was himself again hit and killed. Sgt. Eubanks' heroic action, courage, and example in leadership so inspired his men that their advance was successful. They killed 45 of the enemy and drove the remainder from the position, thus effecting the relief of our beleaguered troops.
RUBIN, TIBOR
Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Republic of Korea. While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter, Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle, single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several hundred North Korean soldiers. On October 30, 1950, Chinese forces attacked his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That night and throughout the next day, he manned a .30 caliber machine gun at the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese. Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp. His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
*LUCAS, ANDRE C.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. place and date: Fire Support Base Ripcord, Republic of Vietnam, 1 to 23 July 1970. Entered service at: West point, N.Y. Born: 2 October 1930, Washington D.C. Citation: Lt. Col. Lucas distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism while serving as the commanding officer of the 2d Battalion. Although the fire base was constantly subjected to heavy attacks by a numerically superior enemy force throughout this period, Lt. Col. Lucas, forsaking his own safety, performed numerous acts of extraordinary valor in directing the defense of the allied position. On 1 occasion, he flew in a helicopter at treetop level above an entrenched enemy directing the fire of 1 of his companies for over 3 hours. Even though his helicopter was heavily damaged by enemy fire, he remained in an exposed position until the company expended its supply of grenades. He then transferred to another helicopter, dropped critically needed grenades to the troops, and resumed his perilous mission of directing fire on the enemy. These courageous actions by Lt. Col. Lucas prevented the company from being encircled and destroyed by a larger enemy force. On another occasion, Lt. Col. Lucas attempted to rescue a crewman trapped in a burning helicopter. As the flames in the. aircraft spread, and enemy fire became intense, Lt. Col. Lucas ordered all members of the rescue party to safety. Then, at great personal risk, he continued the rescue effort amid concentrated enemy mortar fire, intense heat, and exploding ammunition until the aircraft was completely engulfed in flames. Lt. Col. Lucas was mortally wounded while directing the successful withdrawal of his battalion from the fire base. His actions throughout this extended period inspired his men to heroic efforts, and were instrumental in saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers while inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Lt. Col. Lucas' conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action, at the cost of his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for July 23, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
23 July
1908: Thomas S. Baldwin delivered the Army's first airship and hydrogen plant to Fort Myer. (18)
1914: Special Order 171 appointed a board of visitors at the North Island Aviation School to examine candidates for the new aviation mechanician rating. (24) 1918: The Director of the Army Air Service ordered every flying field in the United States to have an air ambulance. This was based on the February
1918 efforts of Maj Nelson E. Driver, a medical officer, and Captain William C. Ocker, Commander of Flight Training at Gerstner Field, Louisiana, to modify the rear cockpit seat of a JN-4 Jenny to accommodate a patient in a semireclining position. (18)
1936: The Navy awarded a contract to Consolidated for the XPB2Y-1 four-engine flying boat. (24)
1940: Radar used for the first time in shooting down an enemy bomber. 1948: MATS deployed men and equipment to establish an Airlift Task Force in Germany to relieve Berlin. Maj Gen William H. Tunner commanded the Task Force operations under USAFE's operational control. (16) (24)
1951: Lockheed flew the first production model of L-1049 Super Constellation.
1956: At Edwards AFB, Lt Col Frank K. (Pete) Everest flew the Bell X-2 at a record speed of Mach 2.87, over 1,900 MPH. (3) (9)
1958: The Boeing Vertol VZ-2A Tiltwing research aircraft successfully transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight and back for the first time. (20) 1959: A Boeing 707 flew the first commercial flight from New York to Moscow. The 8-hour, 54- minute flight time broke the record for the 5,090-mile flight of 11 hours 6 minutes made a few days earlier by a Russian TU-114. (24) At Vandenberg AFB, construction began on the first Atlas E coffin-type launcher. (6)
1966: MACKAY TROPHY. The YF-12A Test Force received the trophy from General John P. McConnell, CSAF, at Edwards AFB for flights on 1 May 1965 that set 9 world speed and altitude records. (3)
1970: McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, first wide-bodied trijet transport, rolled out at Long Beach.
1971: Hughes Aircraft Company received a contract to build 2,000 Maverick air-to-surface missiles for F-4Es and A-7Ds. (12)
1972: Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) launched from Western Test Range. As the first US civilian satellite to be flown, it acquired synoptic, multispectral repetitive images for three months and derive data on agriculture and forestry resources, minerals, and land resources. The satellite also represented the first step in merging space and remote sensing technology to manage earth resources more efficiently.
1987: At Sacramento, Aerojet General conducted the first full-duration firing of a Titan IV first stage engine. During the test, the engine burned for 200 seconds and generated 500,000 pounds of thrust.
1995: To ease economic suffering in Byelorussia, a 433 AW C-5 Galaxy airlifted in 28 pallets of medical supplies, blankets, clothes, furniture, and a military ambulance. (16)
1999: Through 27 July, the Space Shuttle Columbia flew a mission to deploy a new satellite, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to watch X-rays from high-energy regions of the universe. In the mission, Col Eileen Collins, the first female pilot of a space shuttle, became the first female commander of a space shuttle mission. (21)
2004: Congressman Jerry F. Costello (D-Ill.) announced that the 932 AW at Scott AFB would receive three new C-40Cs, the military version of the Boeing 737, and three modern C-9C Nightingales. The C-9Cs were transferred from Andrews AFB to replace the three C-9As at Scott. (22)
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