To All
Good Tuesday Morning June 27, 2023.
I hope that your week is off to a good start.
Regards,
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On This Day in Naval and Marine Corps History
June 27
1861 While commanding a gunboat flotilla, Cmdr. James Harmon Ward is mortally wounded by a musket ball while aiming the bow gun of his flagship, USS Thomas Freeborn at Mathias Point, Va. Ward is the first US Naval officer casualty of the Civil War.
1898 During the Spanish-American War, the 301-ton yacht Hornet captures the Spanish steamer Benito Estenger off Cape Cruz, Cuba.
1945 PV-1 (VPB 142) sinks the Japanese submarine I 165, 450 miles east of Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1945 USS Blueback (SS 326) sinks Imperial Japanese Navy submarine chaser, (CH 2), north of Lombok, Java Sea.
1950 President Harry Truman authorizes U.S. Naval and Air operations south of 38th Parallel, Korea, in support of the U.N. call to assist South Korea.
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Today in World History June 27
1743 English King George II defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria.
1833 Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Conn.
1862 Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines' Mill--the third engagement of the Seven Days' campaign.
1864 General William Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
1871 The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan.
1905 The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies.
1918 Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time.
1923 Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade.
1924 Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job.
1927 The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot.
1929 Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures.
1942 The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel.
1944 Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France.
1950 The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea.
1963 Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam.
1973 President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing.
1985 The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua.
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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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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Some of the Bubbas may not have heard that Lt.Col Chuck Zangas passed away.
His services are today, Tuesday, June 27 at 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Church in Poway.
Most of us know Chuck from his diligent work for the Tomcat Program as Grumman's rep.
Al
Thanks to Al
Subject: Monday Morning Humor--Church Humor
Submitted by Kay Horst:
Church signs…
• The fact that there's a Highway to Hell and only a Stairway to Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers.
• God didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
• Don't give up! Moses was once a basket case.
• Adam & Eve—the first people to not read the Apple terms & conditions.
• What happens in Vegas is forgiven here!
• Jesus is coming. Look busy.
• Come hear our pastor, he's not very good but he's quick.
• God shows no favoritism but our sign guy does—Go Cubs!
• Noah was a brave man to sail in a wooden boat with two termites.
• Jesus is coming—hopefully before the election.
• We are still open between Christmas and Easter.
• Lent is coming. Get your ash in church.
• Keep using my name in vain and I'll make rush hour longer—God
• Do not criticize your wife's judgment—See whom she married.
• Now is a good time to visit. Our pastor is on vacation.
Submitted by Colleen Grosso and Mark Logan:
More church signs…
• Ketch up with Jesus. Lettuce praise and relish Him 'cuz He loves me from my head to-ma-toes.
• Whoever stole our A/C units keep one. It is hot where you're going.
• Be the kind of person your pet thinks you are.
• Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet Him.
• Just love everyone. I'll sort 'er out later—God
• Forgive your enemies—it messes with their heads.
• Tweet others as you would like to be tweeted.
• Cremation is your last chance for a smoking hot body.
• With all this rain, we need an ark. Fear not!...We Noah guy!
• Forbidden fruit causes many jams!
• All services are different. We leave the repeats to TV.
• Satan called. He wants his weather back.
• Under the same management for 2000 years!
Submitted by Mike Ryan:
It was a busy day at the cathedral. But the priest was summoned away for an emergency. He wondered, "What to do? What to do? I can't leave the confessional." And then came the idea. "I'll see if the Rabbi can fill in while I'm out."
He walked across the street to the schul, and when he presented the idea to the Rabbi, the Rabbi said, "Well, I'm not sure. We don't have anything like that here."
The priest replied,. "I'll show you. Just stick with me."
As the priest and the Rabbi sat on one side of the confessional, someone sat down on the other side.
"Father, forgive me, for I have sinned," the man said.
"What did you do"? asked the priest.
"I committed adultery," he said.
The priest asked, "How many times?", and the man answered, "Three times".
The priest said, "Say two Hail Marys, put $5 in the box, and go and sin no more."
The man thanked the priest and left.
Moments later, a woman sat down in the confessional, and the priest asked her what she'd done.
"I committed adultery," she said. "Three times," she added.
The priest said to her, "Say two Hail Marys, put $5 in the box, and go and sin no more."
The Rabbi felt more confident, he said, so the priest thanked him and left.
The Rabbi is alone in the confessional. After a few moments, a man enters and sits down. He says, "Father, forgive me, for I have sinned."
The Rabbi asks, "What did you do?"
The man replies, "I committed adultery," and the Rabbi asks, "How many times"?
The man says, "Once".
The Rabbi says, "Well, go and do it two more times, we've got a special this week, three for five dollars."
Submitted by Dave Harris:
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done.
The monsignor replied, 'When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip.'
So next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice. At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm.
Upon his return to his office after the mass, he found the following note on the door:
Sip the vodka, don't gulp.
There are 10 commandments, not 12.
There are 12 disciples, not 10.
Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.
Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.
We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.
David slew Goliath; he did not kick the $#!+ out of him.
The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub, Yeah God.
Submitted by John Hudson:
Sister Mary Ann, volunteering at a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas.
As luck would have it, a Texaco gasoline station was just a block away. She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned.
Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car. She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient.
Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gasoline,
and carried the full bedpan back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two Baptists watched from across the street.. One of them turned to the other and said, "If it starts, I'm turning Catholic!!"
Submitted by Allan Anderson:
The day finally arrived. Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven. He is at the Pearly Gates. However, the gates are closed, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper said, "Well, Forrest, it is certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must tell you, though, that the place is filling up fast, and we have been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The test is short, but you have to pass it before you can get into Heaven."
Forrest responds, "It sure is good to be here, sir. But nobody ever told me about any entrance exam. I sure hope the test ain't too hard. Life was a big enough test as it was."
The gatekeeper continued, "Yes, I know, Forrest, but the test is only three questions.
First: What two days of the week begin, with the letter T?
Second: How many seconds are there in a year?
Third: What is God's first name?"
Forrest leaves to think the questions over. He returns the next day and sees St. Peter, who waves him up, and says, "Now that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers."
Forrest replied, "Well, the first one -- which two days in the week begins with the letter T? Shucks, That would be Today and Tomorrow."
The gatekeeper's eyes opened wide and he exclaimed, "Forrest, that is not what I was thinking, but you do have a point, and I guess I did not specify, so I will give you credit for that answer. How about the next one? How many seconds in a year?"
"Now that one is harder," replied Forrest, "but I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess the only answer can be twelve."
Astounded, the gatekeeper said, "Twelve? Twelve? Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?"
Forrest replied, "Shucks, there's got to be twelve: January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd…"
"Hold it," interrupts the gatekeeper. "I see where you are going with this, and I see your point, though that was not quite what I had in mind... but I will have to give you credit for that one, too. Let us go on with the third and final question. Can you tell me God's first name?"
"Sure," Forrest replied, "it's Andy"
"Andy?" exclaimed the exasperated and frustrated gatekeeper. "Ok, I can understand how you came up with the answers to my earlier questions, but just how in the world did you come up with the name Andy as the first name of God?"
"Shucks, that was the easiest one of all," Forrest replied. "I learnt it from the song,
ANDY WALKS WITH ME,
ANDY TALKS WITH ME,
ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN."
The gatekeeper opened the Pearly Gates, and said: "Run, Forrest, run."
Have a great week,
Al
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The video of the C-130 prompted me to sear4ch the archves for another C-130 tale from a 2012 List
Thanks to Tom
Jim Flatley . . the Navy jock who landed a four-engined C-130 Hercules to a full stop on an aircraft carrier deck . . said :
"After a dozen Mediterranean deployments on flattops and ' air to air ' exercises with most friendly nations over 30 years I came to respect all of our Allies who flew fighters in their respective TACAIR communities. I wasn't sure which I thought were the craziest.
Probably the Italians.
Then, along come's an F-86 Sabre fighter jock, re-trained in the Hercules
C-130 now inputs ' flesh ' to that conjecture.
Over the decades, we've learned to squeeze more " crazy " performance of the C-130 Hercules than just barrel rolls .
thanks to the professionals like Phil ' Hands ' Handley who finessed its flight envelope ' hard ' so others who followed would have confidence to do the same.
Here's ' Hands' unusual C-130 story :
" When in 1959 I graduated from F-86 upgrade training and was unceremoniously assigned to an airbase in France to fly the four-engined C-130A Hercules . .
I was ready to cut my heart out.
Years later and far wiser, I realize how misguided my perceptions were at that time. Memories of the C-130 mission, the people, and the aircraft itself are indelibly etched in my mind's eye. It was my distinct privilege and honor to fly this classic bird, which will surely go into the history books as the greatest prop-driven cargo aircraft of all time.
The following incident is but one example of many that changed my initial imprudent disappointment to a genuine and lasting admiration . .
for this truly magnificent airplane.
As I accumulated time in the Herc, my appreciation for its astonishing performance steadily increased. Not only was it brutally powerful. But surprisingly maneuverable as well. Although not authorized, rolls in the
C-130 were easily performed as long as the nose was well up before beginning the maneuver.
Part of its mission capability was the "tactical pattern," which replicated the 360-degree overhead pattern flown by fighters. I particularly enjoyed landing out of this pattern and could consistently "roll it onto the numbers" in well under one minute, after the fighter pilot break over the landing runway's touch-down numbers.
Other tactical maneuvers in its arsenal included the "assault takeoff and landing", both designed for operations from short, unprepared fields under combat conditions.
When these maneuvers were performed ' by the book ' they were impressive.
But when they were embellished through various techniques and light gross weights, they were outright spectacular. [ As a matter of fact, a certain VERTICAL TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY A 200 FT. LANDING ROLL I demonstrated at a major air show, was enough to facilitate my immediate return to a fighter squadron. But that's another story.]
The aircraft's positive G limit was easily sustained in the dense air below about 16,000 feet. And when combined with an incredibly low ' corner velocity ' [ the speed at which the aircraft is capable of making its quickest, tightest turn'] its turn radius was minuscule as compared with that of a much faster, but more heavily wing-loaded fighter.
I was convinced that were I attacked by an enemy fighter, my best course of action would be to get as low as possible to deny the attacking fighter the bottom half of vertical maneuvering room. Then use the Herc's superior turning radius to cause the Sabre to " overshoot" the 4-engine Hercules during the fighter's attacking pursuit curve.
My chance to test the theory came while cruising with only light cargo down an airway over the Mediterranean Sea, when an Italian F-86 jock apparently decided it would be fun to make mock gun passes on a " sitting duck."
After watching a couple of his " curves of pursuit " from my left cockpit window, I asked and received clearance from Rome Control for a '
block ' of altitude from 15,000 to 22,000 feet.
As the Italian rolled-in off his gunnery ' perch ' high and above me to the left, I began a left, descending turn toward him at full throttle to gain airspeed for a pull-up.
By the time he reached mid-point down the slide and reversed into his curve of pursuit, I was still well below his altitude… But my nose was now above the horizon… his was still buried… and I was really beginning to " jam " him by an increasing tight left turn.
In a vain attempt to stay on the inside of my turn, the Italian extended his speed brakes and pulled his power to idle.
Instantly, I pulled hard into him and angled up about 30 degrees. The fighter pilot badly overshot to vulnerably flush to the outside of our turn.
I rotated the C-130 into a nose high 360 degree roll ' over the top.' Now inside the F-86 Sabre's turn, I pulled a hunter's ' lead '. . and fired the C-130's ' imaginary ' guns into his path.
And for a brief, shining moment, the 4-engine ' Herc ' sat squarely at the F-86's ' Six '. . before he accelerated quickly away.
As I climbed back up to 22M, the Italian repositioned a mile or so to our left, then slowly slid his Sabre into formation off our left wing.
After removing his oxygen mask, he flashed a big Italian smile, gave us a ' thumbs up ' signal, then quickly rotated into a vertical Split-S . . to zoom down and away."
' Hands' Handley
Source : Adapted from his book : " Nickel On The Grass "
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
7 Little-Known Historical Figures Who Made a Big Impact
The history books are full of fascinating men and women who are household names: Rosa Parks, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar, to name a few. But for every famous name, there are dozens of deserving personalities who may have been forgotten. Here's a handful of influential figures who have affected our lives in ways big and small, from the inventor of Duct tape to one of the world's first pop music stars.
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Vesta Stoudt, Inventor of Duct Tape
The mother of two Navy sailors during World War II, Vesta Stoudt worried about her boys overseas. At home in Illinois, Stoudt worked at a factory packing and inspecting ammunition boxes. Back then, packages were sealed with paper tape that had a tab, which often broke, and then the entire box was dipped in wax to make it waterproof. Seeing that the packages were cumbersome to open — and possibly putting soldiers in harm's way when trying to open packages while under siege — she attempted to invent a new type of packing tape that was both waterproof and easy to open. When her employer rejected the design, Stoudt didn't take no for an answer. Instead, she went to the top and wrote a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt. Surprisingly, she received a reply explaining that her idea was being implemented. Soldiers found the tape so quick and easy to use, they called it "100 Mile an Hour Tape." Today, we just call it Duct tape.
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Ching Shih, Legendary Female Pirate
Ching Shih was a fearless female pirate from China. Following the 1807 death of her husband Cheng I, who was head of the powerful Red Flag Fleet, she unofficially commanded a fleet of 1,800 pirate ships and approximately 80,000 men. She also took control of the Guangdong Pirate Confederation and spent the following years waging battle — and winning — against the Portuguese Empire, the Chinese Navy, and Britain's East India Company. She's widely considered one of the most successful pirates of all time.
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Thespis, First Actor
From junior high musicals to Hollywood blockbusters, actors across the globe owe a debt to Thespis. According to Ancient Greek sources, the poet was history's first actor. (After all, he's the origin of the word "thespian.") Before Thespis, stage performers generally told stories from their perspectives. But Thespis changed the game when he began telling stories by playing a character, not just himself. His work in 6th-century BCE also led to the groundbreaking development of the Greek tragedy, a format that has influenced storytelling and theater ever since.
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Tom Wiggins, World's First Pop Star
Born into slavery in Georgia 1849, Tom Wiggins was blind and autistic. But he had a special gift: Whenever the slavemaster's daughter played the piano, Wiggins could recreate the song by ear. He also had an uncanny ability to memorize tunes after playing them just once. By the age of 8, he had a humongous repertoire and began touring, selling out shows to packed audiences. By 10, he became the first Black musician to perform at the White House. By his teenage years, he was touring the globe and was composing sophisticated works of classical music. By the turn of the 20th century, Wiggins was a household name — making him one of the world's first popular musicians.
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Abbas Ibn Firnas, Early Aviator
Forget the Wright Brothers, Howard Hughes, and Charles Lindbergh. If there's one name in aviation you need to know, it's Abbas Ibn Firnas, the father of human flight. In 875, the Andalusian polymath began tinkering with the world's first successful glider. Not content to simply build a flying contraption, Firnas took his cues from birds and covered his body in feathers. ("I should ascend like the birds," he purportedly told onlookers.) Shortly after, Firnas reportedly jumped off a cliff, caught a stiff breeze, and gently glided across the valley for several yards. Today, there's a statue of him outside of Baghdad International Airport.
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Febb Burn, Women's Suffrage Heroine
By mid-1920, the 19th amendment, which would grant all women the right to vote, was on the verge of being enshrined in the Constitution. A total of 35 states had voted to ratify the amendment, and activists needed just one more for the amendment to pass. The problem? There was only one state left to vote: Tennessee.
When lobbyists from both sides descended onto Nashville to make their case, it became clear that the vote could end up deadlocked. At the center of the controversy was Harry T. Burn, a 24-year-old politician from an anti-suffrage district. But when it came time to vote, Burn stunned the assembly with a vote of "aye." Burn flipped because he had received a letter from his mother, Febb, imploring him to vote for the amendment, asking him, "Don't forget to be a good boy." Burn later admitted, "I knew that a mother's advice is always safest for a boy to follow and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification."
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This day in US Military History
June 27
1829 – In Genoa, Italy, English scientist James Smithson dies after a long illness, leaving behind a will with a peculiar footnote. In the event that his only nephew died without any heirs, Smithson decreed that the whole of his estate would go to "the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Smithson's curious bequest to a country that he had never visited aroused significant attention on both sides of the Atlantic. Smithson had been a fellow of the venerable Royal Society of London from the age of 22, publishing numerous scientific papers on mineral composition, geology, and chemistry. In 1802, he overturned popular scientific opinion by proving that zinc carbonates were true carbonate minerals, and one type of zinc carbonate was later named smithsonite in his honor. Six years after his death, his nephew, Henry James Hungerford, indeed died without children, and on July 1, 1836, the U.S. Congress authorized acceptance of Smithson's gift. President Andrew Jackson sent diplomat Richard Rush to England to negotiate for transfer of the funds, and two years later Rush set sail for home with 11 boxes containing a total of 104,960 gold sovereigns, eight shillings, and seven pence, as well as Smithson's mineral collection, library, scientific notes, and personal effects. After the gold was melted down, it amounted to a fortune worth well over $500,000. After considering a series of recommendations, including the creation of a national university, a public library, or an astronomical observatory, Congress agreed that the bequest would support the creation of a museum, a library, and a program of research, publication, and collection in the sciences, arts, and history. On August 10, 1846, the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution was signed into law by President James K. Polk. Today, the Smithsonian is composed of 18 museums and galleries and many research facilities throughout the United States and the world. Besides the original Smithsonian Institution Building, popularly known as the "Castle," visitors to Washington, D.C., tour the National Museum of Natural History, which houses the natural science collections, the National Zoological Park, and the National Portrait Gallery. The National Museum of American History houses the original Star-Spangled Banner and other artifacts of U.S. history. The National Air and Space Museum has the distinction of being the most visited museum in the world, exhibiting marvels of aviation and space history such as the Wright brothers' plane and Freedom 7, the space capsule that took the first American into space. John Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution's great benefactor, is interred in a tomb in the Smithsonian Building.
1874 – Using new high-powered rifles to devastating effect, 28 buffalo hunters repulse a much larger force of attacking Indians at an old trading post in the Texas panhandle called Adobe Walls. The Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne Indians living in western Texas had long resented the advancement of white settlement in their territories. In 1867, some of the Indians accepted the terms of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge, which required them to move to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) but also reserved much of the Texas Panhandle as their exclusive hunting grounds. Many white Texans, however, maintained that the treaty had ignored their legitimate claims to the area. These white buffalo hunters, who had already greatly reduced the once massive herds, continued to hunt in the territory. By the early 1870s, Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne hunters were finding it harder to locate buffalo, and they blamed the illegal white buffalo hunters. When the federal government failed to take adequate measures to stop the white buffalo hunters, the great chief Quanah Parker and others began to argue for war. In the spring 1874, a group of white merchants occupied an old trading post called Adobe Walls near the South Canadian River in the Indian's hunting territory. The merchants quickly transformed the site into a regional center for the buffalo-hide trade. Angered by this blatant violation of the treaty, Chief Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf amassed a force of about 700 Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne braves. On this day in 1874, the Indians attacked Adobe Walls. Only 28 hunters and traders occupied Adobe Walls, but they had two advantages over the Indians: the thick walls of the adobe structure were impenetrable to arrows and bullets, and the occupants had a number of high-powered rifles normally used on buffalo. The hunters .50 caliber Sharps rifles represented the latest technology in long-range, rapid firing weaponry. Already skilled marksmen, the buffalo hunters used the rifles to deadly effect, decimating the warriors before they came close enough even to return effective fire. On the second day of the siege, one hunter reportedly hit an Indian warrior at a distance of eight-tenths of a mile. Despite their overwhelmingly superior numbers, after three days the Indians concluded that Adobe Walls could not be taken and withdrew. The defenders had lost only four men in the attack, and they later estimated that the Indians had lost 13. Enraged by their defeat, several Indian bands subsequently took their revenge on poorly defended targets. Fearful settlers demanded military protection, leading to the outbreak of the Red River War. By the time the war ended in 1875, the Commanche and Kiowa had been badly beaten and Indian resistance on the Southern Plains had effectively collapsed.
1940 – The Germans set up two-way radio communication in their newly occupied French territory, employing their most sophisticated coding machine, Enigma, to transmit information. The Germans set up radio stations in Brest and the port town of Cherbourg. Signals would be transmitted to German bombers so as to direct them to targets in Britain. The Enigma coding machine, invented in 1919 by Hugo Koch, a Dutchman, looked like a typewriter and was originally employed for business purposes. The German army adapted the machine for wartime use and considered its encoding system unbreakable. They were wrong. The Brits had broken the code as early as the German invasion of Poland and had intercepted virtually every message sent through the system. Britain nicknamed the intercepted messages Ultra.
1942 – The FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from 2 submarines, one off New York's Long Island and the other off of Florida. The men were tried by a military court and 6 were secretly executed in a DC jail. Ernest Burger and George Dasch were sentenced to 30 years in prison for their help in revealing the plot. They were pardoned in 1948 by Pres. Truman.
1944 – American forces of 7th Corps (part of US 1st Army) complete the capture of Cherbourg. The port, however, is not presently operational. To the left, the British 2nd Army continues attacks. Forces of the British 30th Corps capture Rauray, near Caen, and British 8th Corps launches new attacks.
1945 – On Luzon, units of the US 37th Division, part of US 1st Corps, reach Aparri, on the north coast. With the occupation of the whole of the Cagayan valley, the campaign for the recapture of the island is now effectively complete. The remaining Japanese forces are isolated in remote parts of Luzon and lack supplies or medical care.
1945 – The American carrier USS Bunker Hill is struck by a Kamikaze plane, killing 373 men.
1950 – Flying a F-82G Twin Mustang in a defensive mission over Kimpo Airfield, Lieutenant William G. "Skeeter" Hudson, 68th Fighter (All-Weather) Squadron, destroyed a Yak-7U fighter and was officially credited with the first aerial victory of the Korean War. Lieutenant Carl Fraser occupied the second cockpit as copilot.
1950 – A patrol of F80C Shooting Stars from the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron intercepted eight Ilyushin IL-10 fighters over Kimpo. Captain Raymond E. Schillereff and Lieutenant Robert H. Dewald each scored single victories while Lieutenant Robert E. Wayne claimed a pair IL-10s. These were the first air-to-air victories achieved by jet fighters in U.S. Air Force history.
1993 – US warships fired 24 Tomahawk cruise missiles at intelligence headquarters in Baghdad in retaliation for the assassination plot. The Iraqis claimed 8 dead. Iraqis pulled their dead from the rubble of buildings wrecked by U.S. missiles during an early morning raid ordered by President Clinton in reprisal for an alleged assassination plot against former President Bush.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
BUTTERFIELD, DANIEL
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Washington, D.C. Born: 31 October 1831, Utica, N.Y. Date of issue: 26 September 1892. Citation: Seized the colors of the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers at a critical moment and, under a galling fire of the enemy, encouraged the depleted ranks to renewed exertion.
DAVIS, CHARLES C.
Rank and organization: Major, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Shelbyville, Tenn., 27 June 1863. Entered service at: Harrisburg, Pa. Born: 15 August 1830, Harrisburg, Pa. Date of issue: 14 June 1894. Citation: Led one of the most desperate and successful charges of the war.
HALL, HENRY SEYMOUR
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 27th New York Infantry; and Captain, Company F, 121st New York Infantry. Place and date. At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. At Rappallannock Station, Va., 7 November 1863. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York. Date of issue: 17 August 1891. Citation: Although wounded at Gaines Mill, Va., he remained on duty and participated in the battle with his company. At Rappahannock Station, Va., while acting as aide, rendered gallant and prompt assistance in reforming the regiments inside the enemy's works.
HOPKINS, CHARLES F.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 1st New Jersey Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at:——. Birth: Warren County, N.J. Date of issue: 9 July 1892. Citation: Voluntarily carried a wounded comrade, under heavy fire, to a place of safety; though twice wounded in the act, he continued in action until again severely wounded.
MOFFITT, JOHN H.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 16th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Plattsburg, N.Y. Born. 8 January 1843, Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y. Date of issue: 3 March 1891. Citation: Voluntarily took up the regimental colors after several color bearers had been shot down and carried them until himself wounded.
SIDMAN, GEORGE E.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Owosso, Mich. Born: 25 November 1844, Rochester, N.Y. Date of issue: 6 April 1892. Citation: Distinguished bravery in battle. Rallied his comrades to charge vastly superior force until wounded in the hip. He was a 16_year_old drummer.
WEBBER, ALASON P.
Rank and organization: Musician, 86th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 27 June 1864. Entered service at: Illinois. Birth: Greene County, N.Y. Date of issue: 22 June 1896. Citation: Voluntarily joined in a charge against the enemy, which was repulsed, and by his rapid firing in the face of the enemy enabled many of the wounded to return to the Federal lines; with others, held the advance of the enemy while temporary works were being constructed.
THOMPSON, HENRY
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Biography not available. Citation: For rescuing a man from drowning at Mare Island, Calif., 27 June 1878.
BOWEN, HAMMETT L., JR.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam, 27 June 1969. Entered service at: Jacksonville, Fla. Born: 30 November 1947, Lagrange, Ga. Citation: S/Sgt. Bowen distinguished himself while serving as a platoon sergeant during combat operations in Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam. S/Sgt. Bowen's platoon was advancing on a reconnaissance mission into enemy controlled terrain when it came under the withering crossfire of small arms and grenades from an enemy ambush force. S/Sgt. Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid S/Sgt. Bowen and 3 of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, S/Sgt. Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. S/Sgt. Bowen's extraordinary courage and concern for his men at the cost of his life served as an inspiration to his comrades and are in the highest traditions of the military service and the U.S. Army.
*MURPHY, MICHAEL P.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit. Place and Date: Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan, 27 – 28 June 2005. Entered Service at: Patchogue, New York. Born: 7 May 1976, Smithtown, New York Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. While leading a mission to locate a high-level anti-coalition militia leader, Lieutenant Murphy demonstrated extraordinary heroism in the face of grave danger in the vicinity of Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan. On 28 June 2005, operating in an extremely rugged enemy-controlled area, Lieutenant Murphy's team was discovered by anti-coalition militia sympathizers, who revealed their position to Taliban fighters. As a result, between 30 and 40 enemy fighters besieged his four-member team. Demonstrating exceptional resolve, Lieutenant Murphy valiantly led his men in engaging the large enemy force. The ensuing fierce firefight resulted in numerous enemy casualties, as well as the wounding of all four members of the team. Ignoring his own wounds and demonstrating exceptional composure, Lieutenant Murphy continued to lead and encourage his men. When the primary communicator fell mortally wounded, Lieutenant Murphy repeatedly attempted to call for assistance for his beleaguered teammates. Realizing the impossibility of communicating in the extreme terrain, and in the face of almost certain death, he fought his way into open terrain to gain a better position to transmit a call. This deliberate, heroic act deprived him of cover, exposing him to direct enemy fire. Finally achieving contact with his headquarters, Lieutenant Murphy maintained his exposed position while he provided his location and requested immediate support for his team. In his final act of bravery, he continued to engage the enemy until he was mortally wounded, gallantly giving his life for his country and for the cause of freedom. By his selfless leadership, courageous actions, and extraordinary devotion to duty, Lieutenant Murphy reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 27
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 27 THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
27 June
1909: In New York, the Sun, Times, and Herald newspapers printed the first ads in the world of a practical airplane for sale. (24)
1911: Lt (JG) John H. Towers (USN), reported to the Curtiss School in Hammondsport for instruction. He became Naval Aviator No. 3. (24)
1923: Lts Lowell H. Smith and John P. Richter made the Army Air Service's first complete hose refueling between two aircraft over San Diego, while setting world refueled speed records for 2,500 and 3,000 kilometers. Their DH-4B received two hose refuelings from a DH-4B flown by Lts Virgil Hine and Frank Seifert. (18) (24)
1929: Capt Frank Hawks set a FAI record for a round-trip cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles and back. He reached Los Angeles in 19 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds and returned to New York in 17 hours 38 minutes 10 seconds. (9)
1944: American bombers left Russian bases with an escort of P-51 Mustangs and attacked oil production plants in Poland before flying on to Italy. (4)
1950: KOREAN WAR. FEAF and the 374 TCW flew C-54, C-47, and C-46 aircraft to airlift 748 evacuees from Kimpo and Suwon airfields to Japan. Moreover, F-82s, F-80 jets, and B-26 light bombers provided air cover for the evacuation. (21) KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force accepted a mission to establish air superiority over S. Korea to prevent N. Korean air attacks on Republic of Korea forces and to protect evacuation forces. When N. Korean planes appeared over Kimpo and Suwon Airfields, USAF fighters engaged them in the first air battle. Major James W. Little, the 339th Fighter All-Weather Squadron Commander, fired the first shot; however, Lt William G. Hudson flying an F-82 Twin Mustang from the 68th Fighter All-Weather Squadron scored the first aerial victory by shooting down an enemy Yak-11. In all, six pilots shot down seven N. Korean propeller-driven fighters over Kimpo, the highest number of USAF aerial victories in one day for
1950. (16) (24) (28)
KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force B-26s, flying from Ashiya AB, Japan, attacked enemy targets in South Korea in the evening, but bad weather made the raids ineffective. (28)
1952: Glide tests on the Bell X-2 rocket research airplane began at Edwards AFB. (3)
1956: Through 28 June, Navy held its first annual Fleet Air Gunnery Meet at El Centro, Calif. VF112 won team honors and the Earle Trophy, while Lt (JG) H. N. Wellman from VF-43 earned individual honors. (24)
1957: The SM-73 (Goose) was the first plastic airframe missile to fly and the first missile to complete countdown, launch, and flight on the first attempt. (16) (24)
1958: First production model F-105B Thunderchief delivered to the USAF. Operation TOP SAIL. Two 99 AREFS KC-135s from Westover AFB, Mass., broke the FAI speed record from New York to London. Major Burl B. Davenport landed his lead tanker in London after 5 hours 29 minutes 14.6 seconds. Two days later, they returned in 5 hours 53 minutes 12.8 seconds for another record. (1) (9) The 556 SMS from Patrick AFB launched SAC's first Snark missile from Cape Canaveral. (6) (12)
1961: At the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., NASA fired the eight-engine Saturn SA-72 successfully in a 29.9-second static test. (24)
1962: Joseph A. Walker flew the X-15 No. 1 at its maximum speed to set a record 4,159 MPH (Mach 5.92) in a climb from 96,000 to 120,000 feet. (3) (9)
1963: Maj Robert A. Rushworth flew the X-15 No. 3 to 54.15 miles (285,000 feet) and became the second military pilot to receive astronaut's wings for space flight in a winged aircraft. (3) (9) 1966: The McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom II first flew.
1968: The first Marine pilot to fly the NF-104 on a zoom flight flew it to 91,000 feet over the desert near Edwards AFB. (3) 1970: The ADC marked its 20th anniversary of continuous 24-hour alert.
1972: USAF C-123 Provider aircraft operations in SEA ended with the inactivation of the 310th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) and the transfer of its aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Force. (16) (17)
1976: Vandenberg AFB launched the first Titan II with a Universal Space Guidance System. (6)
1990: In the forest north of Santa Barbara, Calif, a fire erupted near the Painted Cave. Through 2 July, MAC C-130 aircrews delivered first suppressant chemicals, fire fighters, and fire-fighting equipment to the area. Aircraft also sprayed the fire from the air. The fire burned 4,900 acres and more than 450 homes, causing $250 million in damage. (26)
1994: C-130 Hercules aircraft from ANG and AFRES units (the 145th Airlift Group (AG), 153 AG and 302 AW) began flying missions to fight fires in the West. Eight aircraft continued this operation through September and dropped more than 5 million gallons of fire retardant. The fires burned more than 2 million acres in six western states. (16) (26)
1995: Lockheed-Martin started assembling the first production model F-22. (16) (26) For the first time a Space Shuttle, the Atlantis, visited the Russian Mir space station. (21)
1996: A C-5 returned to Dover AFB the remains of 19 Air Force officers and airmen killed in the 25 June terrorists attack on the Khobar Towers housing area in Saudi Arabia. (22)
1998: At Edwards AFB, Aurora Flight Service's Perseus B reached 60,200 feet in altitude, slightly above its designed altitude. (3)
2003: An F/A-18 Hornet from the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB achieved a 29 percent fuel savings by flying in a DC-8's wingtip vortex for a study of vortex-induced performance benefits on fighters. The Hornet flew about 200 feet behind the larger plane at 25,000 feet in altitude. (3)
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Daily Memo: Danish Defense, Moldovan Politics
Denmark is upgrading its fleet of fighter jets.
By: GPF Staff
Early delivery. Denmark's Defense Ministry said it will retire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft in 2024, three years earlier than expected, after announcing that it will receive its new F-35 fighters sooner than planned. The first batch of F-35s is expected to arrive this fall. Denmark has also launched a program to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s, though it's still considering whether to donate its own fighters to Kyiv.
Moving on. Moldova's pro-Russian Shor party, which was dissolved by the country's Constitutional Court last week, is forming a new bloc. Shor's leader, who plans to appeal the decision at the European Court of Human Rights, said the new grouping will implement the same projects its predecessor had been working on. The now-dissolved party had organized months of protests against the country's pro-Western government.
Chinese diplomacy. China's foreign minister held talks separately with his Sri Lankan and Vietnamese counterparts on Sunday. He expressed Beijing's commitment to building closer ties with both countries. Also on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Beijing was willing to enhance strategic mutual trust and deepen cooperation with Barbados during a meeting with the island nation's prime minister.
Eurasian transport. A new transport corridor between China and Uzbekistan via Iran has launched its first delivery. Goods will be loaded onto ships at the Chinese port of Xiamen en route to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and then delivered by rail to Uzbekistan within 14 days. It's part of Uzbekistan's broader plans to expand its transport infrastructure, which include participating in the building of cargo terminals in the Iranian ports of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar.
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