To All,
Good Saturday Morning September 28, 2024. Heavy fog again this morning. .The LACB yesterday was great fun. Enjoyed talking with my F-8 brothers anedwe had a great turn out. If the person who accidently picked up my well worn F-8 Crusader Vietnam hat not the ones we sell please return it or let me know where I could pick it up I would appreciate it. It is unique and they do not make them any more. See you all at Tailhook next year
Have a great weekend
Regards,
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Make it a good Day
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/. Go here to see the director's corner for all 83 H-Grams
Today in Naval and Marine Corps History .
September 28
1822 Under Commodore David Porter's West India Squadron, the sloop of war USS Peacock raids a pirate camp at Funda Bay, burning two pirate boats, capturing five others, while also liberating "89 sacks of coffee concealed in the woods...."
1850 Flogging on Navy and merchant marine ships is abolished by an appropriation bill by Congress, which President Millard Fillmore signs into law.
1861 During the Civil War, the side-wheel steamer USS Susquehanna captures Confederate schooner San Juan bound for Elizabeth City, N.C., with a cargo of salt, sugar, and gin.
1957 After reconfiguration and reclassification, the former LST-32 becomes USS Alameda County (AVB 1), an advance aviation base ship. The first of her class, she is designated to provide fuel, spare parts, technicians, and facilities necessary to establish and operate an airstrip for patrol and carrier aircraft in locations where there are no base facilities.
1964 The first deployment of a Polaris A-3 missile takes place on board USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) from Charleston, S.C.
1991 USS Asheville (SSN 758) is commissioned during a ceremony at Newport News, Va. The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine is the fourth ship in the Navy to be named after the city in North Carolina, and is ideally suited for covert surveillance, intelligence gathering and special forces missions.
1991 USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) is christened and launched at San Diego, Calif. The fast combat support ship delivers petroleum products, ammunition, food and other cargo to ships at sea. It is Military Sealift Commands largest combat logistics ship and the third Navy vessel to be named after Mount Rainier in Washington. The ship is based out of Bremerton, Wash.
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Today in World History: September 28
0048 On landing in Egypt, Pompey is murdered on the orders of Ptolemy.
0855 Emperor Lothar dies in Gaul, and his kingdom is divided between his three sons.
1066 William, Duke of Normandy, soon to be known as William the Conqueror invades England.
1106 King Henry of England defeats his brother Robert at the Battle of Tinchebrai and reunites England and Normandy.
1238 James of Aragon retakes Valencia, Spain, from the Arabs.
1607 Samuel de Champlain and his colonists return to France from Port Royal Nova Scotia.
1794 The Anglo-Russian-Austrian Alliance of St. Petersburg, which is directed against France, is signed.
1864 Union General William Rosecrans blames his defeat at Chickamauga on two of his subordinate generals. They are later exonerated by a court of inquiry.
1874 Colonel Ronald Mackenzie raids a war camp of Comanche and Kiowa at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, slaughtering 2,000 of their horses.
1904 A woman is placed under arrest for smoking a cigarette on New York's Fifth Avenue.
1912 W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" is published.
1913 Race riots in Harriston, Mississippi, kill 10 people.
1924 Three U.S. Army aircraft arrive in Seattle, Washington after completing a 22-day round-the-world flight.
1928 Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin when he notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory; it remained for Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to isolate the active ingredient, allowing the "miracle drug" to be developed in the 1940s.
1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland; Warsaw surrenders to German troops.
1958 France ratifies a new constitution.
1959 Explorer VI, the U.S. satellite, takes the first video pictures of earth.
1961 Military coup in Damascus ends the Egypt-Syria union known as the United Arab Republic that was formed Feb. 1, 1958.
1963 Roy Lichtenstein's pop art work Whaam!, depicting in comic-book style a US jet shooting down an enemy fighter, is exhibited for the first time; it will become one of the best known examples of pop art.
1995 Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat sign an interim agreement concerning settlement on the Gaza Strip.
1996 Afghanistan's former president (1986-92) Mohammad Najibullah tortured and murdered by the Taliban.
2008 SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, Falcon 1.
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1941: Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400
On September 28, 1941, the last day of Major League Baseball's regular season, the Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams gets six hits in eight at-bats during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting his average to .406. He becomes the first player since 1930 to hit .400. "I guess I'll be satisfied with that thrill out there today," he tells the Boston Globe about hitting .400. "... I never wanted anything harder in my life."
In addition to his .406 batting average—no major league player since Williams has hit .400—the left fielder led the big leagues with 37 homers, 135 runs and a slugging average of .735.
Williams, nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter" and "The Thumper," began his big-league career with the Red Sox in 1939. In 1942, Williams won the American League Triple Crown, for highest batting average and most RBIs and home runs. He won the Triple Crown again in 1947.
Williams was a Marine fighter pilot in WWII and was called back for the Korean War and served there also.
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Thanks to YP
I had two of these in the F-8.One at night and one in the daytime both IFR… generator failure and the RAT did nothing in either case. Was able to climb to VFR over 20 some K and work something out. …skip
Does not bring back great memories
Since it's the CRUSADER BALL time of the year, thot I'd toss this on the pile.
YP
From: Jack Woodul <youthlypuresome@me.com>
Subject: Re: Could you send this to Woodall?
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To: McClung Lonny <eaglesnest4818@yahoo.com>
Cc: Larry Durbin <expilot@gmail.com>, Richard Schaffert <brownbearlead@gmail.com>
Wonderful stuff, and another deserved tribute to Brown Bear's professionalism!
First I've heard of mandatory autothrottle use for nights. I've only used it occasionally during the day, believing that the more you rely heavily on something, the less likely it will work when you really need it! Taking care of the power, pull up on the stick adds power, a little down stick and the power reduces—real good until in close when the ball starts to rise and you need to stop it with the nose: ANSWER: hand behind the throttle, so it can't suck off power.
Good story, good job!
YP, part time Crusader pilot and 30 years worth of Airline Pukery with Delta
On Sep 28, 2024, at 6:32 AM, eaglesnest4818@yahoo.com wrote:
Larry has been a dear friend since we were in BOQ NAS Pensacola together 1962. He was F-8 East. Got out and went UAL career. I forward him all the F-8 stuff and he responded to the total numbers of F-8 built/lost numbers. VF13 on Shang. Brown Bear was his boss and flight lead.
We got split after advanced. He got jets. I got Stoofs. Him East. Me West. His family lived in El Cajon and Audrey and I were adopted by his Mom and Dad who looked after my child bride while I was in WESTPAC. One of the really good guys who I wish would have stayed in, but had a great career at UAL.
EAGLE
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From: Larry Durbin <expilot@gmail.com>
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Subject: Could you send this to Woodall?
Lost Radio at Night
Flying off an aircraft carrier during the day is kind of fun even if it's windy and bouncy. You can see, and that helps a lot. At night everything is different; everything slows down; everyone has to be more careful. About half way through the eight-month cruise, I was scheduled for a night hop with my boss, Dick Schaffert. Dick was a pilot's pilot, and later would earn three Distinguished Flying Crosses in Vietnam. I first met him in flight school when he was one of my air to air gunnery instructors in the F-11, the last phase prior to graduation and receiving my wings. We met in the ready room an hour before launch time. Before every flight off the ship or off the beach the format is the same. An hour before launch, the flight leader briefs the flight. After a while, the briefs are pretty brief, but not so with Dick. As he learned in flight school, he went over every detail of the upcoming flight. It's repetitious and boring, but he's the flight leader and my boss. One thing he covered, that hardly anyone else did, was lost comm or lost communication or no radio. At our base in Jacksonville, Florida, losing a radio, day or night, wasn't a big deal. At night, off the ship, in the middle of the Mediterranean, it was a big deal, but it never happened, or almost never happened. Dick briefed where to meet, and what altitude. I even wrote it down on my kneepad even though I knew I would never need it. He finished and we headed for the flight deck.
A few minutes later the "come ahead" guy on the deck was giving me hand signals as he leads me up to and over the shuttle (the visible part of the steam catapult that connects to the underside of the plane for launch). Other helpers hooked me up to the shuttle. The "shooter" signaled for me to run up the engine and go into afterburner. I did and quickly scanned my instruments. They probably all looked okay, at least I didn't see a red fire light. I turned my lights off and then on (meaning I was ready to go), put my right hand in front of my stomach to catch the stick as it came back, and waited for the big kick. A second or two later my plane and I were thrown down the catapult track with a big sendoff (zero to 200 mph in 160 feet). A couple of seconds later I was accelerating and glad everything worked. As soon as my brain was working again, I called the ship for instructions. Nothing. I called again. Nothing again. My radio was not working well, in fact, not at all. Crap and double crap. At least I wouldn't have to be following orders for a while. Dick's brief said to proceed to a point 30 miles ahead of the ship, climb to 20,000 feet and orbit at 250 knots (287 mph). I did that. It was very quiet. It seemed like an hour, but it was probably about ten minutes, I saw the lights of a plane heading towards me. It had to be Dick and it was. So now, what do we do. The problem was I had to get back to the ship and land at a certain time. I didn't know what time or where to do that.
Dick came up and joined on me. He flashed his lights; I flashed mine. That means he has the lead. He turned off his rotating beacon so I could see. I joined on him and flew very close. Why? If I was close, I knew where he was and how far away, I should stay. If I was out a little then it was too much guesswork. I stayed very close. Flying close formation, day or night, was easy and natural, but it was a certain amount of work. We did that for a while. Non-aviators are not familiar with the tricks your inner ear can play with your senses. After a few minutes, you're not sure if you are in a turn or straight and level. It's true, really. I basically cannot look at my instruments as I'm totally concentrating on my position in relation to Dick's plane. My inner ear is telling me we are in a turn for several minutes. I'm wondering why Dick would do that to me. I'm getting tired of being in a turn. I sneak a quick look at my instruments; we are straight and level. I feel better.
We headed for our approach point to start our descent to the ship. I'm still hanging on with no other option. At the appointed time we start a descent. Now it is going to get complicated. All this time I'm working very hard to stay close and as a result, I'm getting tired. I've been airborne about an hour and concentrating the entire time. We stop our descent. I know that means we are getting close to the ship. Outside it is still very dark and it's still very quiet. Dick starts to slow and of course, so do I. A short time later he blinks his lights; I drop my landing gear and tailhook.
The next item before landing is the wing, (the F-8 is unique as it must have its wing raised for landing), which I do the next time Dick blinks his lights. Another pause and he flashes his lights twice. I look ahead and see our ship, the USS Shangri-La. I flash my lights and he moves off to the left. I'm now only interested in the ship. At night we are required to use the auto-throttle, so I turn it on. That means I only have to move the stick and the computer moves the throttle for me. There are some "gotchas," with the auto-throttle, but it helps and it's a rule. Dick has moved out to parallel my path as I descend to the ship. If I got a wave-off at the ship or boltered (missed all four wires), I would look to my left, join on him again, and he would bring me around for another pass. But I am totally absorbed in making a perfect pass and getting a wire. I do not want to have to make another try. Normally I could rely on the LSO, landing signal officer, to correct any of my deviations as I approach the ship. But with no radio, that's not going to happen. I concentrate very hard on the "meatball" (an electronic device used to give pilots correct glideslope information to touchdown correctly) and lineup to the centerline. The landing area on the ship is offset to the left eight degrees. The ship is going about 25 knots (29 mph) to reduce my effective landing speed. It's not uncommon to constantly adjust the nose of the plane to keep the deck straight ahead. I approach the ramp of the ship and the meatball is perfect. I leave it right there. A second or two later there is a big, wonderful thump and pull as I catch a wire. I see Dick fly by the ship and start a turn back to make another approach. I'm the happiest, most grateful guy on the ship. I'm back safe and sound. I owe it all to my boss and I will let him know how much I appreciate it. It was a fun night.
Larry Durbin
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Thanks to the Bear
I have provided access to archive entries covering Commando Hunt operations .
https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/commando-hunt-post-list/
(To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and can read what happened each day to the aircraft and its crew. .Micro is the one also that goes into the archives and finds these inputs and sends them to me for incorporation in the List. It is a lot of work and our thanks goes out to him for his effort.
From Vietnam Air Losses site for "for 27 and 28 September
27-Sep: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=277
28-Sep: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=3023
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
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(Lengthy article with a different US history lesson than you were taught!)
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/understanding-the-civil-war/
Understanding the American Civil War
Mike Whitney Interviews Paul Craig Roberts
MIKE WHITNEY AND PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS • SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Paul Craig Roberts– Before I answer the questions it needs to be clearly stated that my answers are not merely my opinion, but hard facts supported in the historical record. Like John Maynard Keynes, I like to keep my views in accordance with the facts. In the case of what is called "the Civil War," the facts are clear enough.
Lincoln and the Republicans understood that the 2 March 1861 Morrill Tariff would result in secession of Southern states from the Union. On the same day in an effort to prevent secession, the Republicans passed and Lincoln endorsed the Corwin Amendment. The Corwin Amendment would have made it impossible for slavery to be abolished.
"On 2 March 1861, in a futile attempt to prevent the secession of the slaveholding states, Congress proposed, and sent to the states for ratification, a constitutional amendment designed to protect slavery in the states where it existed."
If the Republicans invaded the South to overthrow slavery, why did they pass a constitutional amendment that would have preserved slavery forever? If the South went to war in defense of slavery, why did the South not ratify the Corwin Amendment and remain in the Union?
These questions have been evaded by dishonest historians ever since the end of the war.
Watch the video for more
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. Thanks to Eagle
Watch "Prelude to Tonkin, Episode 2 of Yankee Air Pirates, Naval Aviation in Vietnam" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/i43D-OsQHAA?si=qPJlPEnQ3o5w-6Qs
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.Thanks to History Facts
Emperor Hirohito was buried wearing a Mickey Mouse watch.
You might be a Disney adult, but if you're not planning to be buried with a Mickey Mouse accessory, it would appear you're less of a fan than Japanese Emperor Hirohito, who was interred wearing his Mickey watch. The monarch, who reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989, first visited the "Happiest Place on Earth" in 1975 after being a fan of Disney cartoons for decades. It was then that he was gifted the watch, which he was apparently quite taken by.
The emperor's love of the timepiece was noted several times before his passing, including in a 1984 Washington Post article marking his 83rd birthday. "Hirohito expressed his approval of America not in words but with a gesture," the Post reported. "For years afterward, he wore a Mickey Mouse watch that he picked up at Disneyland." Anyone who wears the same shirt every time they visit the "Happiest Place on Earth" can surely relate.
By the Numbers
Emperors of Japan, including mythological rulers
126
Year Mickey became the first cartoon character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1978
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Number of theatrically released Mickey Mouse cartoons
121
Sons and daughters of Hirohito
7
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DID YOU KNOW?
Hirohito was the longest-reigning emperor in Japanese history.
Japan's hereditary imperial line has been unbroken for more than a thousand years (according to Japan's official record, which includes several early mythological emperors), and Hirohito became the country's 124th emperor on Christmas Day in 1926. He served in that role until his death on January 7, 1989, a 62-year reign that stands as the longest in Japanese history. Next on the list is the transformational Emperor Meiji, whose restoration modernized the country and opened it to the West. Hirohito's successor, his first son, Akihito, ruled until 2019 — a reign that ended not with his death but with his abdication, making him the first Japanese emperor to relinquish the throne since Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
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Thanks to Dr. Rich
. Thanks to Michael ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Safety investigators are making "urgent" recommendations to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration after determining rudder pedals that pilots use to steer 737 Max jetliners on runways may get stuck …
Collins Aerospace, a Boeing supplier, determined that a sealed bearing was incorrectly assembled on actuators for rudders that pilots adjust to stay in the center of the runway after landing.
[Water may enter and freeze the bearing…]
Collins told Boeing that the faulty work affected at least 353 actuators that were installed on some Max jets and older 737s, according to the NTSB.
The NTSB recommended that Boeing change flight manuals to remove advice that pilots use maximum pedal force to overpower a jammed rudder. The NTSB said that could create sudden rudder movement that might cause the plane to go off the runway.
View the article.
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What a great Lady
Thanks to 1440
Dame Maggie Smith Dies
Dame Maggie Smith, considered one of Britain's most beloved and prolific actresses, died yesterday at a hospital in London. She was 89. Smith was best known for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" films and as the sharp-tongued Dowager Countess in the historical drama "Downton Abbey."
Born in England in 1934, Smith made her acting debut in a 1952 stage production of "Twelfth Night." Her career spanned over seven decades and 50 films, during which she amassed a collection of awards, including two Academy Awards (for 1969's "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and 1978's "California Suite"), five BAFTAs, four Emmys, three Golden Globes, and a Tony Award. Smith was made a dame in 1990 by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to the performing arts. See Smith's life in photos here. See tributes here.
Smith's cause of death was not announced. She was diagnosed with Graves' disease (an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid) in 1988 and had defeated breast cancer in her 70s.
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This Day in U S Military History
September 28
1542 – Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sails into present-day San Diego Bay during the course of his explorations of the northwest shores of Mexico on behalf of Spain. It was the first known European encounter with California. At San Diego, Cabrillo landed at Point Loma Head, now part of the Cabrillo National Monument. He then sailed on to explore much of the rest of the California coast. During one landing, he broke his leg and apparently fell sick with complications from the injury. He died in January 1543, probably on San Miguel Island off the Santa Barbara coast. Despite his reports of the appealing California coastline, the first Spanish settlement was not established in California until 1769, when Father Junípero Serra founded his mission at San Diego.
1901 – The Balangiga Massacre on Samar Island, Philippine villagers surprised Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment. Twenty-two were wounded in action and four were missing in action. Eight died later of wounds received in combat; only four escaped unscathed. The villagers captured about 100 rifles and 25,000 rounds of ammunition and suffered 28 dead and 22 wounded.
1942 – Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold gives highest priority to the development of two exceptional aircraft–the B-35 Flying Wing and the B-36 Peacemaker–intended for bombing runs from bases in the United States to targets in Europe. General Arnold was a man of distinction from the beginning of his career: Not only was he one of the first pilots in the U.S. Signal Corps, he was taught to fly by none other than one of the Wright brothers. During World War I, Arnold was director of aviation training for the Army. Between the wars, he embraced a controversial military philosophy that emphasized strategic bombing, eliminating the need for the use of ground forces altogether. At the time of the United States' entry into the Second World War, the Army Air Forces had become an increasingly distinct military service. Arnold was made its first chief. Along with this honor came the opportunity of a seat with the Joint Chiefs of Staff; initially intended to boost his status to that of his counterpart in Britain, it also increased the stature and independence of the Army Air Forces. Arnold was able to form alliances with British RAF allies who also favored the use of strategic bombing in lieu of ground-force operations. In 1942, Arnold gave the highest priority to the development of two extra long-distance transatlantic planes that would prove most useful to his strategic bombing game plan: the B-35 and the B-36 transatlantic bombers. The B-35 had been first proposed in early 1941, intended for use in defending an invaded Britain. But the design was so radical (it was tailless), the plane was put on the back burner. It was finally revived because of advantages the plane afforded over the B-36–bombing range in relation to gross weight, for example. Fifteen B-35 planes were ordered for construction–but the first did not take flight until 1946. Designs for the B-36 were also developed early in 1941, on the assumption that the United States would inevitably be drawn into the war and it would need a bomber that could reach Europe from bases in America. It was to be a massive plane–162 feet long with a 230-foot wingspan. But its construction lagged, and it was not completed until after the war. Although Hap's "high priority" could not cut through the military bureaucracy, 1947 would see the Nation Defense Act establish an autonomous Air Force–a dream for which he had worked. The B-35 would become the prototype for the B-2 Stealth bomber built in 1989. And the B-36 was used extensively by U.S. Strategic Air Command until 1959, but never dropped a bomb.
1944 – Elements of the US forces deployed on Peleliu land on the small islands Negesbus and Kongauru. There is little resistance. On Peleliu, fighting is localized around Mount Umurbrogol where US forces attempt to eliminate individual Japanese strong points.
1972 – Weekly casualty figures are released that contain no U.S. fatalities for the first time since March 1965. There were several reasons for this. President Nixon's troop withdrawal program, first initiated in the fall of 1969, had continued unabated even through the height of the fighting during the 1972 North Vietnamese "Easter Offensive." By this time in the war, there were less than 40,000 U.S. troops left in South Vietnam. Of this total, only a small number, mostly advisors, were involved in ground combat. In addition, it appeared that the North Vietnamese offensive, which had been blunted by the South Vietnamese with the aid of massive U.S. airpower, was finally winding down; there had been a general lull in ground fighting for the sixth straight day. South Vietnamese losses continued to be high since they had assumed the responsibility for fighting the ground battle in the absence of U.S. combat troops.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*MILLER, OSCAR F.
Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army, 361st Infantry, 91st Division. Place and date: Near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif. Birth: Franklin County, Ark. G.O. No.: 16, W.D. 1919. Citation: After 2 days of intense physical and mental strain, during which Maj. Miller had led his battalion in the front line of the advance through the forest of Argonne, the enemy was met in a prepared position south of Gesnes. Though almost exhausted, he energetically reorganized his battalion and ordered an attack. Upon reaching open ground the advancing line began to waver in the face of machinegun fire from the front and flanks and direct artillery fire. Personally leading his command group forward between his front-line companies, Maj. Miller inspired his men by his personal courage, and they again pressed on toward the hostile position. As this officer led the renewed attack he was shot in the right leg, but he nevertheless staggered forward at the head of his command. Soon afterwards he was again shot in the right arm, but he continued the charge, personally cheering his troops on through the heavy machinegun fire. Just before the objective was reached he received a wound in the abdomen, which forced him to the ground, but he continued to urge his men on, telling them to push on to the next ridge and leave him where he lay. He died from his wounds a few days later.
SCHAFFNER, DWITE H.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 306th Infantry, 77th Division. Place and date: Near St. Hubert's Pavillion, Boureuilles, France, 28 September 1918. Entered service at: Falls Creek, Pa. Birth: Arroya, Pa. G.O. No.: 15, W.D., 1923. Citation: He led his men in an attack on St. Hubert's Pavillion through terrific enemy machinegun, rifle, and artillery fire and drove the enemy from a strongly held entrenched position after hand-to-hand fighting. His bravery and contempt for danger inspired his men, enabling them to hold fast in the face of 3 determined enemy counterattacks. His company's position being exposed to enemy fire from both flanks, he made 3 efforts to locate an enemy machinegun which had caused heavy casualties. On his third reconnaissance he discovered the gun position and personally silenced the gun, killing or wounding the crew. The third counterattack made by the enemy was initiated by the appearance of a small detachment in advance of the enemy attacking wave. When almost within reach of the American front line the enemy appeared behind them, attacking vigorously with pistols, rifles, and handgrenades, causing heavy casualties in the American platoon. 1st Lt. Schaffner mounted the parapet of the trench and used his pistol and grenades killing a number of enemy soldiers, finally reaching the enemy officer leading the attacking forces, a captain, shooting and mortally wounding the latter with his pistol, and dragging the captured officer back to the company's trench, securing from him valuable information as to the enemy's strength and position. The information enabled 1st Lt. Schaffner to maintain for S hours the advanced position of his company despite the fact that it was surrounded on 3 sides by strong enemy forces. The undaunted bravery, gallant soldierly conduct, and leadership displayed by 1st Lt. Schaffner undoubtedly saved the survivors of the company from death or capture
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September 19, 2007
An A-10C of the 104th Fighter Squadron flies the first combat sortie for the newly modified Warthog in action over Iraq. The 104th FS is part of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing.
September 20, 1988
The Special Operations Combined Test Force conducted the first flight of the MC-130H Combat Talon II evaluation program. The MC-130H Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Secondary missions include psychological operations, and helicopter and vertical lift air refueling.
September 21, 1961
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter made its first flight. The Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later renamed Boeing Helicopter and now named Boeing Rotorcraft Systems).
September 22, 1963
The Air Force Academy chapel—destined to become world famous—is dedicated. Six years earlier, the design was almost scrapped as an "insult to religion and Colorado."
September 23, 1951
Using the Shoran bombing technique, 8 B-29s from the 19th Bomb Group knock out the center span of the Sunchon rail bridge despite 9/10ths cloud cover.
September 24, 1929
Lt. James H. Doolittle makes the first all-blind flight at Mitchel Field. Although a check pilot accompanies him, Doolittle takes off in a Consolidated NY-2 airplane with a completely covered cockpit, flies a short distance, and lands.
September 25, 2010
The first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite reaches orbit, launched aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. Minotaur IV booster from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
September 26, 1971
A Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant, crewed by Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Joseph Lawrence ("Jay") Crowe, Jr., CGA '62 (Pilot), Hampton (Copilot), William Simm (Flight Engineer), Daniel G. Manion (Pararescue Jumper) and Richard L. Steed (Pararescue Jumper), rescued the crew of a North American Aviation OV-10A Bronco (call sign "RUSTIC 07″), Lieutenant Lansford Elmer Trapp, Jr., and Cambodian observer, Sergeant Chap Khorn, after they ejected from their 12.7mm-damaged aircraft, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Kampong Cham, Cambodia. Read the full story of the rescue here.
September 27, 1965
Company test pilot John W. Conrad makes the first flight of the Navy's LTV YA-7A Corsair II attack aircraft at NAS Dallas, Tex. Conrad will make the first flight of the USAF version of the SLUF (Short Little Ugly Feller—polite form) on April 5, 1968. A-7s would be used by both services in Vietnam and will still be in Navy service during Desert Storm.
September 28, 1912
Second Lieutenant Lewis Cassidy Rockwell was flying a Wright Model B, Signal Corps Aeroplane No. 4, at the United States Army training field at College Park, Maryland, where he was being trained as a military aviator. Corporal Frank S. Scott, U.S. Army Signal Corps, a mechanic on these airplanes, rode as a passenger aboard Lieutenant Rockwell's airplane. The plane crashed, killing both. Corporal Scott was the first United States enlisted soldier to be killed in an airplane crash. The crash was also the first in which two or more persons were killed.
September 29, 1988
Launch of the space shuttle Discovery ends the long stand-down of the US manned space program in the wake of the Challenger disaster. As I remember Hoot Gibson was the pilot….skip
September 30, 1976
B-1 Phase I testing was completed after 64 sorties and 342.9 flight hours. While it was a combined DT&E and OT&E effort, the primary objective was to generate data for the production of the new bomber.
October 1, 1957
The first flight was flown in a series of Low Altitude Bombing System (LABS) suitability tests for the Douglas B-66B. The purpose was to evaluate the suitability of the twin engine light bomber to the high stresses involved in the toss-bomb maneuver.
October 2, 1942
Marine Maj. Bob Galer, leading a force of a dozen Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats, goes against nine Mitsubishi G4M (Allied code name "Betty") bombers over Guadalcanal, but quickly realizes he has been caught in an ambush, as 36 Mitsubishi A6M Zero ('Zeke') fighters swoop down. He fights his way out of the engagement, shooting down two Zeros. By October, his total of aerial victories will reach 13. Galer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism and leadership
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for September 28, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
28 September
1912: Cpl Frank S. Scott, chief mechanic for the Wright Scout, became the first enlisted fatality in Signal Corps aviation. He died when the aircraft piloted by Lt L. C. Rockwell crashed at College Park. (11)
1918: A pilot on one JN-4 maneuvered another JN-4 solely by radio over Langley Field. (24) 1Lt E. S. Brewer and Gunnery Sergeant H. B. Wersheiner scored the first Marine aerial victory over Belgium. (10)
1921: MACKAY TROPHY. Lt John A. Macready flew his Lepere Biplane to a 34,508-foot world record. He earned the Mackay Trophy for this flight. (9) (24)
1923: In the Schneider Cup seaplane race, Lt David Rittenhouse set a 169.9 MPH world speed record for seaplanes over a 200- kilometer closed course. (24)
1948: The Army Signal Corps released a balloon at Belmar, N.J., and it set a 140,000-foot altitude record. (24) NACA reported that a ramjet missile had exceeded 1,600 MPH on a flight. (16)
1950: At Holloman AFB, eight white mice survived a balloon flight to 97,000 feet. (16) (24) KOREAN WAR. The 7 FBS, the first jet fighter squadron to operate from a base in Korea, moved from Itazuke to Taegu. Three RB-45 Tornadoes, the first jet reconnaissance aircraft in the USAF inventory, arrived in the Far East. (28)
1951: KOREAN WAR. An F-80 flew a 14-hour, 15-minute combat mission with eight refuelings from KB-29M tankers. FEAF informed the Air Force in October of what may have been the longest flight on record for jet aircraft using in-flight refueling. (17) (28)
1954: The McDonnell YF-101A Voodoo first flew at Edwards AFB. The F-101 was the heaviest, fastest, single-seat US fighter of this period. A reconnaissance variant came out later, making the F-101 the first used for supersonic photo reconnaissance. (3) (12)
1961: Scientists fired two onboard spinup rockets to change the rate of rotation on TIROS II after 10 months in orbit. (24)
1962: General Dynamics/Astronautics fired a Centaur flight stage at 30,000 pounds thrust for the first time at Sycamore Canyon, Calif. (24) A SAC crew launched its first Minuteman I from Vandenberg AFB. (1) SAC's declaration of the 568 SMS at Larson AFB as operational ended the deployment of Titan I missiles. (6)
1964: The Navy launched the USS Daniel Webster, the first sub equipped with Polaris A-3 missiles, from Charleston. (5) (16) With eight KC-135s, the Yankee Team Tanker Task Force (also the Foreign Legion), started supporting PACAF fighter combat operations. (1)
1965: John B. McKay flew the X-15 on its 150th flight to an altitude of 295,000 feet and speed of 3,682 MPH.
1968: Bernie J. Dvorscak flew the XV-4B Hummingbird II VSTOL aircraft on a 28-minute maiden flight from Dobbins AFB. (5) (16)
1983: The USAF designated the new EF-111A tactical electronic jamming aircraft as the Raven. (16)
1995: At Yokota AB, a 32-year-old C-130 Hercules in the 36 AS flew its 25,000th flying hour. (16)
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