To All,
Good Sunday morning November 12, 2023
I hope that you area all having a great weekend
One of our roosters very large white one died early yesterday morning so I spent a lot of time in the chicken cage. The other Rooster now has his larger palace and seems to be doing fine. His song is heard all over the neighborhood. We received word that the Mountain lion and her cub have been seen not to far away and the bobcat that my daughter got the neat video of is still around. In fact yesterday she got a picture of it looking down on her horses yesterday.
It is quiet here with daughter and granddaughters away at another Lacrosse tournament . Three games yesterday ad three more today.
Regards,
Skip
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Nov. 12
1912—Lt. Theodore Ellyson makes the first successful launch of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard.
1940—Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Harold R. Stark, submits the memorandum to Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox with four war plans if the United States enters World War II. Stark recommends the fourth war plan, "Plan Dog," calling for a strong offensive in the Atlantic and defense in the Pacific.
1942—The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins with Japanese air attacks on U.S. ships bringing reinforcements to the embattled island. Over the next four days, Japan loses the battleships Hiei and Kirishima, heavy cruiser Kinugasa, three destroyers and many valuable transports. Two U.S. light cruisers, Atlanta and Juneau, and seven destroyers are sunk. Japan's losses weaken their ability to strengthen their garrison on Guadalcanal, enabling the U.S. to shift from the defensive to the offensive in this campaign.
1942—Lt. Cmdr. Bruce McCandless displays superb initiative by assuming command of the USS San Francisco (CA 38) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal after all other personnel on the navigating and signal bridges were rendered unconscious, killed, or wounded. McCandless boldly continues to engage the enemy, leading the San Francisco to victory. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
1943—President Franklin D. Roosevelt embarks on USS Iowa (BB 61) to attend the Allied conferences at Tehran, Iran, and Cairo.
1943—PB4Y-1 (VB-103) sinks German submarine U-508 in the Bay of Biscay. Prior to this, U-508 sank 14 Allied vessels, including the American merchant SS Nathaniel Hawthorne Nov. 7, 1942.
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Today in World History November 12
1035 King Canute of Norway dies.
1276 Suspicious of the intentions of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales, English King Edward I resolves to invade Wales.
1859 The first flying-trapeze circus act is performed by Jules Leotard at the Circus Napoleon.
1863 Confederate General James Longstreet arrives at Loudon, Tennessee, to assist the attack on Union General Ambrose Burnside's troops at Knoxville.
1867 Mount Vesuvius erupts.
1903 The Lebaudy brothers of France set an air-travel distance record of 34 miles in a dirigible.
1923 Adolf Hitler is arrested for his attempted German coup.
1927 Canada is admitted to the League of Nations.
1928 The ocean liner Vestris sinks off the Virginia cape with 328 aboard, killing 111.
1938 Mexico agrees to compensate the United States for land seizures.
1941 Madame Lillian Evanti and Mary Cardwell Dawson establish the National Negro Opera Company.
1944 U.S. fighters wipe out a Japanese convoy near Leyte, consisting of six destroyers, four transports and 8,000 troops.
1944 The German battleship Tirpitz is sunk in a Norwegian fjord.
1948 Hikedi Tojo, Japanese prime minister, and seven others are sentenced to hang by an international tribunal.
1951 The U.S. Eighth Army in Korea is ordered to cease offensive operations and begin an active defense.
1960 The satellite Discoverer XVII is launched into orbit from California's Vandenberg AFB.
1968 The U.S. Supreme Court voids an Arkansas law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools.
1971 President Richard Nixon announces the withdrawal of about 45,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam by February.
1987 Boris Yeltsin is fired as head of Moscow's Communist Party for criticizing the slow pace of reform.
1990 Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan.
1990 Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, publishes a formal proposal for the creation of the World Wide Web.
1996 A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 collides with a Kazakh Illyushin II-76 cargo plane near New Delhi, killing 349. It is the deadliest mid-air collision to date (2013) and third-deadliest aircraft accident.
1997 Ramzi Yousef convicted of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
2003 The first Italians to die in the Iraq War are among 23 fatalities from a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base in Nasiriya, iraq.
2003 Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (311 mph or 501 kph) for commercial railway systems
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OPERATION COMMANDO HUNT Thanks to the Bear
Skip… For The List for Sunday, 12 November 2023… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION COMMANDO HUNT… The Truck War (1968-1972)… From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 12 November 1968… The first weeks of Commando Hunt I… the first of seven 6-month campaigns…
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
From Vietnam Air Losses site for Sunday November 12
November 12: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2384
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 https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature.
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
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Thanks to Hugh
That's a nice "tip-o'-th'-hat" to the Marines.
Here's and interesting anecdote to the "Other Marines".
Did you ever hear of Washington's Marblehead Marines ?
The 14th Continental Regiment, also known as the Marblehead Regiment and "Glover's Regiment", was raised as a Massachusetts militia regiment in 1775, and taken into the Continental Army establishment during the summer of 1775.
When the Continental Army was reestablished for 1776, the regiment was redesignated the 14th Continental. It was composed of seafaring men from the area around Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Glover's Marblehead Marines manned the boats for Washington's escape across the Hudson river following the retreat from the battle of Brooklyn Heights on Long Island (Aug 27, 1776).
Later,
The Battle of Valcour Island, on the west side of Lake Champlain occurred on October 11, 1776.
A hastily constructed flotilla of "gunboats" was manned with a collection American "rebel militia" and was under the command of Benedict Arnold. A detachment of "Glover's" Marblehead Marines was with Arnold for that engagement.
On October 11, 1776, Arnold's gunboat flotilla engaged a British force of ships proceeding south on Lake Champlain intending to link up with a second British force driving up the Hudson River. The British plan was to "split" the cohesion of the colonies along the Hudson/ Lake Champlain axis.
Arnolds "rag-tag" flotilla's engagement with the British force was essentially destroyed in it's encounter with the British. However the British force was sufficiently damaged that it turned back from it's southern course and retired back to Canada.
Winston Churchill's collective history of the "English Speaking Peoples" make a note of the Battle of Valcour Island and Arnolds"s defeat as a pivotal point in the battle with the Colonies and that it changed the course of history so profoundly, that it must rank as one of the most pivotal "victories" ever recorded in naval history. The American defense of Lake Champlain stalled British plans to reach the upper Hudson River valley.
"Glover's Marblehead Marines" also served during the New York and New Jersey campaign of 1776 and the crossing of the Delaware River before and after the Battle of Trenton. The men of the regiment were only enlisted for one and a half years, and the regiment was disbanded on December 31, 1776, in eastern Pennsylvania.
That's a nice phrase to remember " . . . . . .one of the most pivotal "victories" ever recorded in naval history" !
P.S. The Gunboat "Philadelphia" has been recovered from Lake Champlain at the site of the battle at Valcour Island and is on display at the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington, D.C.
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From the archives
: The Story Behind "My Way"
Thanks to Micro and to Cowboy for finding the url This has been around before, but it's worth a second look.
Please read the story below before you watch the video
While Canadian singer-songwriter legend from Ottawa, Paul Anka, has left a long trail of hits over his 60-year career, he admits that, early on, he was terrified to pen a tune for Frank Sinatra.
"He'd always tease me, 'hey kid, when are you going to write me a song?'" Anka remembers. "But I couldn't. I was scared to death. I was writing all this teen stuff."
Of course, there are few music lovers today who aren't familiar with the poignant ballad Anka eventually crafted for Sinatra, "My Way". Some dub it the most powerful of Anka's many earworms, which also include classics like "Puppy Love", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and even Johnny Carson's theme song for "The Tonight Show".
Anka didn't think twice 55 years ago when Sinatra called him out of the blue and declared, "kid, we're going to dinner". When Sinatra says "we're going to dinner, you drop everything and you go to dinner", recalls Paul, who, as a budding Vegas headliner in the 1960s, had a friendly tie with the Rat Pack. During the meal, Sinatra dropped a stunning surprise: He was about to quit showbiz.
"He said, 'I've had it. I'm fed up. But I'm doing one more album," Anka remembers. "He said, 'and you never wrote me that song". Anka felt the pressure. Still reeling over the news at 1 am in his apartment, he found himself toying with lyrics to a melody he had heard in France. "I thought, 'What would Frank do with this melody, if he were a writer?'" Anka says. "And all of a sudden, it just came to me: 'And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain'".
He finished the song at 5 am and called Sinatra on the spot, promising him a song for his final album. "I knew I had something I wouldn't be afraid to give him", Anka says. The next day, he recorded a demo of the song and flew to Las Vegas, where Sinatra lived. "I played him the song and he looked at me and said, 'I'm doing it'".
Two months later, Sinatra called Anka again. This time, with better news. "He says, 'kid, listen to this,' and puts the phone up to the speaker", Anka remembers. "I heard 'My Way' playing for the first time, and I started to cry". Paul Anka never knew what a legacy he had created when, at the request of Ol' Blue Eyes, he wrote this song for Frank's (presumed) retirement.
Frank Sinatra had a mega-smash hit with it, followed by the Three Tenors, Pavarotti, and numerous other big stars who covered the song over the years.
In this video, 10 superb voices, an amazing orchestra, plus piano, saxophone, electric guitar, and extra choral support go well beyond doing justice to Anka's composition. The singers are Dutch, and you will notice that the majority of the orchestra are women. The performance is fantastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDOAz_6OQk
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TAPS bugle call history and unofficial lyrics
Echo from Tam
May you find a day of true peace and be honored by this grateful nation on this Veterans Day.
From this military family to yours
Tam
https://www.usmemorialday.org/taps
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Thanks to DR
Watch all the attached videos.
Now understand how many such missiles have been launched into Israel since October 7, and continuing TODAY.
From not just Gaza.
From Lebanon (Hezbollah), from Iran, from multiple sites in Syria.
Hold that image.
Now switch to any other channel and see thousands of protesters here in the United States marching and supporting the same terrorists launching those attacks.
DR "handler"
Date: Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 7:32 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: Israel Scores F-35's First Cruise Missile Kill
Israel Scores F-35's First Cruise Missile Kill | The Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/israeli-f-35-shoots-down-cruise-missile
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Thanks to Carl
Grumman veterans struggle to maintain aircraft legacy - The Suffolk Times
https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2023/11/grumman-veterans-struggle-to-maintain-aircraft-legacy/
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
8 Gratuitous Facts About Tipping
In America, the act of tipping — chipping in a little extra on top of a bill in recognition of service workers — is both customary and controversial. How much is polite to tip, and how did tipping even come to be in the first place? Is it just an American thing? These eight facts about tipping help answer some questions about when to tip, how tipping evolved, and where you might not want to tip at all.
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"Tip" Is Not an Acronym
There's a persistent rumor that the word "tip," when used to refer to a gratuity, is an acronym for "To Insure Promptness," "To Insure Performance," or "To Insure Prompt Service." This is false. Around the 1700s, "tip" was underworld jargon among petty criminals as a verb meaning "give" or "share." It's been in the mainstream, both as a verb and a noun, since the 18th century.
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The U.S. Minimum Wage Is Different for Tipped Workers
The federal minimum wage for most people in the United States is $7.25 per hour as of 2023, but for tipped workers it's just $2.13. Those tipped workers need to get paid the equivalent of $7.25 an hour once tips are tallied, and their employer needs to make up the difference, but for staff at some restaurants, a tip isn't always a bonus — up to a certain point, it's just supplementing staff wages. (Many states and cities have higher minimum wages.)
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Tipping Was Imported From Europe
As it exists now, tipping is a very American phenomenon, but it was customary in Europe for hundreds of years before wealthy Americans imported it back home. It dates back to the feudal system in the Middle Ages, when servants would perform duties for their wealthy masters and receive a paltry sum in exchange. Eventually, this evolved into gratuities for service industry workers from their customers. Wealthy Americans who traveled to Europe in the 19th century brought back the practice, just as a wave of poor European immigrants, used to working under the European tip system, were arriving. The idea got major pushback at the time as "un-American," but tipping picked up after the Civil War because …
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U.S. Tipping Has Roots in Slavery
When recently freed former enslaved folks entered the U.S. workforce after the Civil War, many had few employment prospects — so restaurants would "hire" them, but force them to rely on tips for payment instead of a reliable wage. Six states then abolished tipping in an attempt to force employers to pay their employees, but those bans were eventually overturned. When the Fair Labor Standards Act established the minimum wage in 1938, tipping was codified as a way to earn those wages.
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Tipping Is a Faux Pas in Japan
In America, tipping is customary to not only say thank you for good service but also to help service workers make ends meet — even in states without tipped wages — so not tipping or undertipping is considered an insult in many industries. Yet at most businesses in Japan, tipping is embarrassing at best and insulting at worst. Many restaurants do implement service charges though, so you should still prepare yourself for something on top of face value when the bill comes.
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At Hotels, Tips for Housekeeping Are Customary
When you're staying at a hotel — at least, an American hotel — it's customary to tip the housekeeping staff. Don't worry, the etiquette isn't to leave 20% of your hotel stay. Experts recommend a minimum of anywhere from $1 to $5 per day, and to leave a bigger tip if you've been messy, you made special requests, or if there's a pandemic on.
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65% of Americans Always Tip at Sit-Down Restaurants
According to a poll by Bankrate, slightly less than two-thirds of all Americans always tip at sit-down restaurants. Furthermore, 42% say they always tip 20% or more. This doesn't include takeout or coffee shops — Americans are much less likely to tip consistently there, at only 13% and 22%, respectively.
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You Should Still Tip for Takeout
Americans are far less likely to tip when they get takeout vs. when they sit down to eat because they're not getting table service, but restaurant staff still work to prepare your food and package it up. You may not be expected to tip as much, but a little something is still warranted — after all, the kitchen staff perform essentially the same job whether you sit down or take it to go.
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This Day in U S Military History
1912 – Robert Scott's diary and dead body were found in Antarctica.
1912 – LT Theodore Ellyson makes first successful launching of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard.
1940 – CNO Admiral Stark submits memorandum to Secretary of the Navy on 4 plans if U.S. enters war. He favors the fourth one, Plan Dog, calling for strong offensive in the Atlantic and defense in the Pacific.
1942 – The World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. A large American convoy carrying supplies and reinforcements retreats upon the approach of a large Japanese naval force. The Japanese carry out air attacks on the American land positions as well as their shipping.
1943 – The Japanese carrier aircraft stationed at Rabaul on New Britain are withdrawn. Of the 173 planes committed, 121 have been lost, with many pilots.
1948 – An international war crimes tribunal in Tokyo passes death sentences on seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, who served as premier of Japan from 1941 to 1944. Eight days before, the trial ended after 30 months with all 25 Japanese defendants being found guilty of breaching the laws and customs of war. In addition to the death sentences imposed on Tojo and others principals, such as Iwane Matsui, who organized the Rape of Nanking, and Heitaro Kimura, who brutalized Allied prisoners of war, 16 others were sentenced to life imprisonment. The remaining two of the 25 defendants were sentenced to lesser terms in prison. Unlike the Nuremberg trial of German war criminals, where there were four chief prosecutors representing Great Britain, France, the United States, and the USSR, the Tokyo trial featured only one chief prosecutor–American Joseph B. Keenan, a former assistant to the U.S. attorney general. However, other nations, especially China, contributed to the proceedings, and Australian judge William Flood Webb presided. In addition to the central Tokyo trial, various tribunals sitting outside Japan judged some 5,000 Japanese guilty of war crimes, of whom more than 900 were executed.
1980 – The U.S. space probe Voyager 1 came within 77,000 miles of Saturn. More than three years after its launch, the U.S. planetary probe Voyager 1 edges within 77,000 miles of Saturn, the second-largest planet in the solar system. The photos, beamed 950 million miles back to California, stunned scientists. The high-resolution images showed a world that seemed to confound all known laws of physics. Saturn had not six, but hundreds of rings. The rings appeared to dance, buckle, and interlock in ways never thought possible. Two rings were intertwined, or "braided," and pictures showed dark radial "spokes" moving inside the rings in the direction of rotation. Voyager 2, a sister spacecraft, arrived at Saturn in August 1981. The Voyagers also discovered three new moons around Saturn and a substantial atmosphere around Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Voyager 1 was preceded to Saturn by Pioneer 11, a smaller and less sophisticated U.S. spacecraft that flew by the gas giant in September 1979. The Voyager spacecrafts were equipped with high-resolution television cameras that sent back more than 30,000 images of Saturn, its rings, and satellite. Voyager 1 was actually launched 16 days after Voyager 2, but its trajectory followed a quicker path to the outer planets. Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter in March 1979, followed by Voyager 2 four months later. Both spacecraft then continued on to Saturn, with Voyager 1 arriving in November 1980 and Voyager 2 in August 1981. Voyager 2 was then diverted to the remaining gas giants, arriving at Uranus in January 1986 and Neptune in August 1989. Voyager 1, meanwhile, studied interplanetary space and continued on to the edge of the solar system. In February 1998, Voyager 1 became the most distant man-made object from the sun, surpassing the distance of Pioneer 10. Voyager 2 is also traveling out of the solar system but at a slower pace. Both Voyager spacecrafts contain a gold-plated copper disk that has on it recorded sounds and images of Earth. Along with 115 analog images, the disk features sound selections that include greetings in 55 languages, 35 natural and man-made sounds, and portions of 27 musical pieces. The Voyagers are expected to remain operable until about the year 2020, periodically sending back data on the edge of the solar system.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
EVERHART, FORREST E.
Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company H, 359th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Kerling, France, 12 November 1944. Entered service at: Texas City, Tex. Birth: Bainbridge, Ohio. G.O. No.: 77, 10 September 1945. Citation: He commanded a platoon that bore the brunt of a desperate enemy counterattack near Korling, France, before dawn on 12 November 1944. When German tanks and self-propelled guns penetrated his left flank and overwhelming infantry forces threatened to overrun the 1 remaining machinegun in that section, he ran 400 yards through woods churned by artillery and mortar concentrations to strengthen the defense. With the 1 remaining gunner, he directed furious fire into the advancing hordes until they swarmed close to the position. He left the gun, boldly charged the attackers and, after a 15-minute exchange of hand grenades, forced them to withdraw leaving 30 dead behind. He re-crossed the fire-swept terrain to his then threatened right flank, exhorted his men and directed murderous fire from the single machinegun at that position. There, in the light of bursting mortar shells, he again closed with the enemy in a hand grenade duel and, after a fierce 30-minute battle, forced the Germans to withdraw leaving another 20 dead. The gallantry and intrepidity of T/Sgt. Everhart in rallying his men and refusing to fall back in the face of terrible odds were highly instrumental in repelling the fanatical enemy counterattack directed at the American bridgehead across the Moselle River.
*SAYERS, FOSTER J.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Thionville, France, 12 November 1944. Entered service at: Howard, Pa. Birth: Marsh Creek, Pa. G.O. No.: 89, 19 October 1945. Citation: He displayed conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in combat on 12 November 1944, near Thionville, France. During an attack on strong hostile forces entrenched on a hill he fearlessly ran up the steep approach toward his objective and set up his machinegun 20 yards from the enemy. Realizing it would be necessary to attract full attention of the dug-in Germans while his company crossed an open area and flanked the enemy, he picked up his gun, charged through withering machinegun and rifle fire to the very edge of the emplacement, and there killed 12 German soldiers with devastating close-range fire. He took up a position behind a log and engaged the hostile infantry from the flank in an heroic attempt to distract their attention while his comrades attained their objective at the crest of the hill. He was killed by the very heavy concentration of return fire; but his fearless assault enabled his company to sweep the hill with minimum of casualties, killing or capturing every enemy soldier on it. Pfc. Sayers' indomitable fighting spirit, aggressiveness, and supreme devotion to duty live on as an example of the highest traditions of the military service.
*BARNES, JOHN ANDREW III
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry 173d Airborne Brigade. Place and date: Dak To, Republic of Vietnam, 12 November 1967. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Born: 16 April 1945, Boston, Mass. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Barnes distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while engaged in combat against hostile forces. Pfc. Barnes was serving as a grenadier when his unit was attacked by a North Vietnamese force, estimated to be a battalion. Upon seeing the crew of a machine gun team killed, Pfc. Barnes, without hesitation, dashed through the bullet swept area, manned the machine gun, and killed 9 enemy soldiers as they assaulted his position. While pausing just long enough to retrieve more ammunition, Pfc. Barnes observed an enemy grenade thrown into the midst of some severely wounded personnel close to his position. Realizing that the grenade could further injure or kill the majority of the wounded personnel, he sacrificed his life by throwing himself directly onto the hand grenade as it exploded. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his own safety, and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, he averted a probable loss of life and injury to the wounded members of his unit. Pfc. Barnes' extraordinary heroism, and intrepidity at the cost of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
*DIAS, RALPH E.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, 3d Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF. Place and date: Que Son Mountains, Republic of Vietnam, 12 November 1969. Entered service at: Pittsburgh, Pa. Born: 15 July 1950, Shelocta, Indiana County, Pa. Citation: As a member of a reaction force which was pinned down by enemy fire while assisting a platoon in the same circumstance, Pfc. Dias, observing that both units were sustaining casualties, initiated an aggressive assault against an enemy machine gun bunker which was the principal source of hostile fire. Severely wounded by enemy snipers while charging across the open area, he pulled himself to the shelter of a nearby rock. Braving enemy fire for a second time, Pfc. Dias was again wounded. Unable to walk, he crawled 15 meters to the protection of a rock located near his objective and, repeatedly exposing himself to intense hostile fire, unsuccessfully threw several hand grenades at the machine gun emplacement. Still determined to destroy the emplacement, Pfc. Dias again moved into the open and was wounded a third time by sniper fire. As he threw a last grenade which destroyed the enemy position, he was mortally wounded by another enemy round. Pfc. Dias' indomitable courage, dynamic initiative, and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service to his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 12, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
12 November
1909: Wanamaker's Department Store in Philadelphia advertised "Flying Machines for Sale." The ad offered a Bleriot plane, a duplicate of the one that flew the English Channel, for $5,000 in connection with an exhibit of the Bleriot. (24)
1912: Lt Theodore G. Ellyson made the second and successful catapult launching in a Curtiss seaplane from a float at the Washington Navy Yard. (21)
1921: FIRST AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING. Wesley May, with a 5-gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back, stepped from the wing of a Lincoln Standard to the wing skid of a JN-4 and climbed to the engine to pour gas into the tank. Frank Hawks flew the Lincoln and Earl S. Daugherty the JN-4. (18) (24)
1941: First launching of an experimental GB-8 Glide Bomb with radio controls. (24)
1942: Under the leadership of Lt Gen Lewis H. Brereton, Ninth Air Force started combat operations in Egypt to support British efforts in North Africa. (21) (24)
1944: The largest air and ground cooperative effort to date occurred as over 4,000 Allied planes dropped more than 10,000 tons of bombs on enemy targets.
1950: Pan American World Airways finished a global radiotelephone communications system. The system had 19,687 miles of voice radio link and 32 high frequency radio ground stations on 16 islands and continents. (24)
1952: KOREAN WAR. Through 13 November, six B-29s from the 98th Bombardment Wing knocked four spans out of Pyongyang's restored railway bridges. (28)
1956: A USMC twin-engine Sikorsky S-56 helicopter set a 162.7 MPH speed record at Stratford. (24)
1960: To launch the Discoverer XVII into polar orbit from Vandenberg AFB, the USAF used a restartable Agena B in combination with a Thor rocket. This marked the first successful flight of a restartable rocket. (24)
1965: Last QF-80 drone in the USAF shot down at Holloman AFB. The USAF picked eight aerospace research pilots for assignment to the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. (16)
1970: At Edwards AFB, a Boeing 747-B set a world record with a gross takeoff weight of 820,700 pounds to better the C-5A's 14 October 1969 unofficial record of 798,000 pounds. (3)
1980: Exercise BRIGHT STAR. Through 25 November, elements of the new Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force participated in its first joint overseas exercise. Eight A-7s from the 150 TFG at Kirtland AFB deployed to Cairo West, Egypt. (4) (26) For the first time, USAFE tasked an entire wing, the 50 TFW at Hahn AB, Germany, to exercise its full wartime mission in a chemical environment for a sustained period. (26)
1997: The Boeing Phantom Works (formerly McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis) X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft successfully completed its flight research program for NASA at Edwards AFB. (3)
1998: Operation PHOENIX SCORPION III. After Saddam Hussein expelled UN weapons inspectors from Iraq, the DoD ordered more US forces to Southwest Asia using AMC airlifters through 15 November. The Clinton administration accepted Iraq's peace overtures on 14 November to end the deployment. During the four-day effort, AMC completed 257 airlift and tanker missions to move more than 3,000 passengers and 2,700 short tons of cargo. Tankers refueled 90 aircraft, offloading 9.3 million pounds of fuel. (22)
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