To All,
Good Tuesday morning 26 November. .Well the day started well I got up early and made it to the Oceanside VA in good time because I beat the traffic. I was sitting there in the parking lot and just took a sip of hot tea when I received a phone call from the VA. I said hello and the voice said I am glad that I caught you in time so I said in time for what. We have to cancel your doctor appointment this morning. I said I am in the parking lot of the VA right now getting ready to come in. There was a short pause and then we had a chat. So now they are trying to get me an appointment and maybe a new doctor ( my request) So I drove home into the sun with the heavy traffic of the east bound 78 and south 15. And am now working on the list which will be out in a while.
I hope that your day has a better start than mine. Apparently the large male bobcat came back last night tried to get in again but was not successful. Still have five hens and one nasty rooster. Checking to see if the ring cameras have a shot of him.
Enjoy your Thanks giving holidays. Our oldest granddaughter made it home from her first year in college and has a full social schedule with all her local friends.
Make it a GREAT Day
Regards,
Skip
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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 84 H-Grams .
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
November 26
1776—During the American Revolution, the Continental sloop Independence, commanded by Capt. John Young, captures the British merchant ship Sam with $20,000 in coin aboard.
1847—Lt. William Lynch, in the ship-rigged sailing vessel Supply, sails from New York to Haifa for an expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea.
1863—The side-wheel steamship James Adger, commanded by Cmdr. F.H. Patterson, seizes British blockade runner Ella off Masonboro.
1864—The Sassacus class "double-ender" steam gunboat Metacomet, commanded by Lt. Cmdr. J.E. Jouett, captures Confederate blockade runner steamer Susanna in the Gulf of Mexico off Campeche Banks. Half her cargo of cotton is thrown overboard in the chase.
1941—Under the greatest secrecy, the Japanese armada, commanded by Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo, leaves Japan to attack the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The armada includes all six of Japan's first-line aircraft carriers.
1941—USS Bonhomme Richard (CV 31) is commissioned.
1951—During the Korean War, Rear Adm. R.E. Libby relieves Rear Adm. Arleigh Burke as the United Nations delegate to the Panmunjom Peace Talks.
1941 FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday
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Today in World History
November 26
1688 Louis XIV declares war on the Netherlands.
1774 A congress of colonial leaders criticizes British influence in the colonies and affirms their right to "Life, liberty and property."
1789 George Washington proclaims this a National Thanksgiving Day in honor of the new Constitution. This date was later used to set the date for Thanksgiving.
1812 Napoleon Bonaparte's army begins crossing the Berezina River over two hastily constructed bridges.
1825 The Kappa Alpha Society, the second American college Greek-letter fraternity, is founded.
1863 The first National Thanksgiving is celebrated.
1901 The Hope diamond is brought to New York.
1907 The Duma lends its support to the Czar in St. Petersburg, who claims he has renounced autocracy.
1917 The Bolsheviks offer an armistice between Russian and the Central Powers.
1922 Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, archeologists, open King Tut's tomb, undisturbed for 3,000 years. Egypt is building a billion dollar show case for all the objects found and preserved from the tomb. I have seen some of the artifacts on TV and they are doing painstaking work to preserve each one of them and display therm….skip
1938 Poland renews its nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union to protect against a German invasion.
1939 The Soviet Union charges Finland with an artillery attack on its border.
1941 The Japanese fleet departs from the Kuril Islands en route to its attack on Pearl Harbor.
1947 France expels 19 Soviet citizens, charging them with intervention in internal affairs.
1949 India becomes a sovereign democratic republic.
1950 North Korean and Chinese troops halt a UN offensive.
1957 President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a minor stroke.
1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme is found guilty of an attempt on President Gerald Ford's life.
1979 Oil deposits equaling OPEC reserves are found in Venezuela.
1982 Yasuhiro Nakasone is elected the 71st Japanese prime minister.
1983 At London's Heathrow Airport, almost 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from a Brinks-MAT vault.
1998 Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
2000 Republican candidate George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes, giving him enough electoral votes to defeat Democrat Al Gore Jr. for the US presidency, despite losing the popular vote.
2011 NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani checkpost in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
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Thanks to the Bear. .
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER ….
. rollingthunderremembered.com .
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 Tuesday November 26
November 26: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=907
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 Service members 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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A SEA STORY FROM RUNT
I like everyone of the Bubba's relish the Sea Stories that folks send you so in that regard the following: is submitted:
Runt is a JO in his first squadron, and the Old Man was about to have his CoC and wanted to go out with a bang. He turned to his number one Lt (which I had no clue about) and said you are OinC for a Dining In that none will forget. Tall orders especially for a short guy but I accepted them gladly. The time frame was just after the POWs returned and our guest speaker was one of them who had been in the squadron many years before. I am going to refrain from using last names to protect the innocent as well as the offenders. The Skipper's first name was Frank, the XO Bob and the guest speaker was Ed who later reached Flag rank.
Fortunately, in those days it was only men or it would have ended up on Pat Schroeder's desk and it would have predated the "Tailhook Scandal BS nearly twenty years later. Frank's clear directions were to hold nothing back and that is all I needed. Most of my peers were PO'ed as it cost us all $50 each which was big bucks in those days. I happily took on the challenge. First step was to find a venue. We all were pretty rowdy in those days and I still don't understand how we avoided DWIs or worse traffic deaths. Times were different then, the War was over, POWs came home and the rest of society felt the need to spit on us and call us baby killers. Our rowdy bunch had been thrown out of nearly O'Club in San Diego so finding a spot to host us was a challenge. Finally found the O'Club at the Amphib Base. They weren't that popular at the time and needed folks to attend. I signed a contract and we were set. On to the detail planning. We had to have a fully dressed piper to parade the beef. Check that off. We had to have decorations...ice sculptures and fish tanks on the tables, Uniform of the Day was Full Dress Whites with swords. Full wine list including the obvious Port, and cigars. Open bar, which was probably not the best decision. Menu set. On to the most important element....entertainment. For those old enough to remember back in those days every bar in San Diego had topless/bottomless dancers. My buddy and I set out in earnest searching for the right or maybe in this case wrong choice. We finally settled on a girl from the Body Shop who was Monique from Nice (she pronounced it like the word for pleasant instead of the town from the South of France). Methinks she was probably from Tecate, or Mexicali but we didn't care.
I knew most of us should not be on the road afterward so I reserved a bunch of rooms at the BOQ. The night finally arrived and all was set. Senior officers present were POW Ed, CAG, Frank and Bob. All the rest were us pogs and the Department Heads. By the time the dinner bell rang and the Parading of the Beef most of us were feeling no pain. We had a goldfish eating contest which yours truly won with 11. Someone else had the same but 6 of mine were floaties. All the JO's stumbled through the vast array of silverware and glasses. I think I remember the food was great.
On to the toasts. I asked for permission to be excused and off I went to the Body Shop to pick up Monique. Picture the Body Shop in its relative darkness with many nude women walking around and in comes Runt in Full Dress Whites with sword. Found Monique and off we went back to the Amphib Base O'Club. The toasts were rapping up and I escorted the entertainment to the dining table which she climbed on and proceeded to get out of costume. About the time her top came off Ed said thank you gentleman but this is too soon for me. He left with CAG then the stewards closed the doors and locked us in. Monique did her thing and squatted on the ice sculptures and pretended to pee in the fish tanks. She then got a dumb JO up on the table. She got me down to my skivvies when I finally realized this was probably not a good idea. Turned out to be the absolute greatest Dining In that I have ever attended.
Story is not quite over. Most of us retired to the BOQ and as my buddy and I were far too incapacitated to drive anywhere we took Monique with us to sleep it off for a few hours. That is all the details I wish to provide in that regard. Finally felt like we could drive and took Monique home. I think I rolled into my house at about 0600. Went immediately back to bed with a stage 4 hangover. Somewhere close to noon my wife woke me up and handed me the phone. It was the Skipper's wife. She said that Frank thought it was an absolutely fantastic event, but the XO's wife was pissed off and said "I am going to have that young LT's butt." At that point all I wanted to do is go back to sleep.
Monday morning finally arrived and I reported for duty. The Skipper asked me to come to his office and there was the XO. Frank goes on for a while on how terrific he thought the event was. The XO was kind of a skulker and brooded in the corner. All is well until Frank turns to Bob and says "I understand your wife wants this young LT.s butt. If you can't get a better hold on her emotional outburst YOU DON"T DESERVE THIS COMMAND". Loved the words but why and hell did he choose to say them in front of me. I still had another cruise to go under Bob's watch. Fortunately Frank became the Air Boss on Kitty Hawk which was our ship and was able to look out for me until I departed. Bottom line is Bob didn't treat me too badly and it was a one of one transfer fitrep. I do remember his one gotcha was LT Lawson needs to be more humble. Still got my orders to Pax River which was what I wanted.
Runt
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From the Archives
. Thanks to Barrel
THIS IS THE BEST MAXINE
EVER, EVER, EVER!
RIGHT ON MAXINE!!!
This is the best analogy yet!
Leave it to Maxine to come up with a solution for the mess that America/Canada/UK/Germany/ Australia/NZ is now in economically.
I bought a bird feeder. I hung it
On my back porch and filled it
With seed. What a beauty of
A bird feeder it was, as I filled it
Lovingly with seed.
Within a week we had hundreds of birds
Taking advantage of the
Continuous flow of free and
Easily accessible food.
But then the birds started
Building nests in the boards
Of the patio, above the table,
And next to the barbecue.
Then came the shit. It was
Everywhere: on the patio tile,
The chairs, the table...
Everywhere!
Then some of the birds
Turned mean. They would
Dive bomb me and try to
Peck me even though I had
Fed them out of my own Pocket.
And others birds were
Boisterous and loud. They
Sat on the feeder and
Squawked and screamed at
All hours of the day and night
And demanded that I fill it
When it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even
Sit on my own back porch
Anymore. So I took down the
Bird feeder and in three days
The birds were gone. I cleaned
Up their mess and took down
The many nests they had built
All over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like
It used to be .... Quiet, serene....
And no one demanding their
Rights to a free meal.
Now let's see.....
Our government gives out
Free food, subsidized housing,
Free medical care and free
Education, and allows anyone
Born here to be an automatic
Citizen.
Then the illegal's came by the
Tens of thousands Suddenly
Our taxes went up to pay for
Free services; small apartments
Are housing 5 families; you
Have to wait 6 hours to be seen
By an emergency room doctor;
Your child's second grade class is
Behind other schools because
Over half the class doesn't speak
English.
Corn Flakes now come in a
Bilingual box; I have to
'press one ' to hear my bank
Talk to me in English, and
People waving flags other
Than "ours" are
Squawking and screaming
In the streets, demanding
More rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe
it's time for the government
To take down the bird feeder.
We may have just elected the Man to do that
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From the archives
. The Interstate Highway System
From 1949 to 1958 I traveled the roads of the country in the back seat of various Chevys' from 1949 to 1955. With my two sisters in the back seat with no A/C . The two lane Route 66 was one we used a lot.. Every so often we would go visit the relatives back East ( my mom had six sisters and 5 brothers) and the Pennsylvania turnpike was a four lane wonder. I remember many times we were stuck behind a big truck for miles going up hill and those old cars all had 6 cylinders and dad could not get enough power to pass on the few places that opened up to so that raised the level of frustration in the car.
Took Too Long & Over Budget, but Worth It
Taking an additional 24 years past the original estimated completion date (1992 instead of 1968), and running $89 billion over the original budget (almost one trillion in today's dollars), made our Interstate Highway System the world's most expensive construction project. It also had a profound effect on American society. Hear about that, its history, and how it works in these two videos.
The catalyst for President Dwight D. Eisenhower's support for the Interstate Highway System dates back to his days as a 28-year-old Lieutenant Colonel in the Army in 1919, as well as his service during World War II. Here's a video about that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdfwNWiAul8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsM6Hi0lQA
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This Day in U S Military History November 26
1789 – George Washington proclaimed this a National Thanksgiving Day in honor of the new Constitution. He made it clear that the day should be one of prayer and giving thanks to God, to be celebrated by all the religious denominations. This date was later used to set the date for Thanksgiving.
1863 – The first of our modern annual Thanksgivings was held following the Oct 3 proclamation of Pres. Lincoln to assign the last Thursday in Nov for this purpose.
1941 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. The tradition of celebrating the holiday on Thursday dates back to the early history of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, when post-harvest holidays were celebrated on the weekday regularly set aside as "Lecture Day," a midweek church meeting where topical sermons were presented. A famous Thanksgiving observance occurred in the autumn of 1621, when Plymouth governor William Bradford invited local Indians to join the Pilgrims in a three-day festival held in gratitude for the bounty of the season. Thanksgiving became an annual custom throughout New England in the 17th century, and in 1777 the Continental Congress declared the first national American Thanksgiving following the Patriot victory at Saratoga. In 1789, President George Washington became the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday, when, at the request of Congress, he proclaimed November 26, a Tuesday, as a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. Constitution. However, it was not until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving to fall on the last Thursday of November, that the modern holiday was celebrated nationally. With a few deviations, Lincoln's precedent was followed annually by every subsequent president–until 1939. In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt departed from tradition by declaring November 23, the next to last Thursday that year, as Thanksgiving Day. Considerable controversy surrounded this deviation, and some Americans refused to honor Roosevelt's declaration. For the next two years, Roosevelt repeated the unpopular proclamation, but on November 26, 1941, he admitted his mistake and signed a bill into law officially making the last Thursday in November the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day
1941 – Adm. Chuichi Nagumo leads the Japanese First Air Fleet, an aircraft carrier strike force, toward Pearl Harbor, with the understanding that should "negotiations with the United States reach a successful conclusion, the task force will immediately put about and return to the homeland." Negotiations had been ongoing for months. Japan wanted an end to U.S. economic sanctions. The Americans wanted Japan out of China and Southeast Asia-and to repudiate the Tripartite "Axis" Pact with Germany and Italy as conditions to be met before those sanctions could be lifted. Neither side was budging. President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull were anticipating a Japanese strike as retaliation-they just didn't know where. The Philippines, Wake Island, Midway-all were possibilities. American intelligence reports had sighted the Japanese fleet movement out from Formosa (Taiwan), apparently headed for Indochina. As a result of this "bad faith" action, President Roosevelt ordered that a conciliatory gesture of resuming monthly oil supplies for Japanese civilian needs canceled. Hull also rejected Tokyo's "Plan B," a temporary relaxation of the crisis, and of sanctions, but without any concessions on Japan's part. Prime Minister Tojo considered this an ultimatum, and more or less gave up on diplomatic channels as the means of resolving the impasse. Nagumo had no experience with naval aviation, having never commanded a fleet of aircraft carriers in his life. This role was a reward for a lifetime of faithful service. Nagumo, while a man of action, did not like taking unnecessary risks-which he considered an attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor to be. But Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Isoruku Yamamoto thought differently; while also opposing war with the United States, he believed the only hope for a Japanese victory was a swift surprise attack, via carrier warfare, against the U.S. fleet. And as far as the Roosevelt War Department was concerned, if war was inevitable, it desired "that Japan commit the first overt act."
1943 – During World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a German missile off Algeria; 1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 American troops.
From H-Gram 022
The sinking of HMT Rohna, the Worst Loss of U.S. Life at Sea On 26 November 1943, a German Hs-293 radio-controlled, rocket-boosted glide bomb hit and sank His Majesty's Transport (HMT) Rohna off the coast of Algeria, resulting in the deaths of 1,149 crew and passengers, including 1,015 U.S. Army troops (plus 35 U.S. soldiers who subsequently died from wounds.) The loss of Rohna constituted the greatest loss of U.S. life at sea due to enemy action
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
SHERIDAN, CARL V.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company K, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Place and date: Frenzenberg Castle, Weisweiler, Germany, 26 November 1944. Entered service at: Baltimore, Md. Birth: Baltimore, Md. G.O. No.: 43, 30 May 1445. Citation: Attached to the 2d Battalion of the 47th Infantry on 26 November 1944, for the attack on Frenzenberg Castle, in the vicinity of Weisweiler, Germany, Company K, after an advance of 1,000 yards through a shattering barrage of enemy artillery and mortar fire, had captured 2 buildings in the courtyard of the castle but was left with an effective fighting strength of only 35 men. During the advance, Pfc. Sheridan, acting as a bazooka gunner, had braved the enemy fire to stop and procure the additional rockets carried by his ammunition bearer who was wounded. Upon rejoining his company in the captured buildings, he found it in a furious fight with approximately 70 enemy paratroopers occupying the castle gate house. This was a solidly built stone structure surrounded by a deep water-filled moat 20 feet wide. The only approach to the heavily defended position was across the courtyard and over a drawbridge leading to a barricaded oaken door. Pfc. Sheridan, realizing that his bazooka was the only available weapon with sufficient power to penetrate the heavy oak planking, with complete disregard for his own safety left the protection of the buildings and in the face of heavy and intense small-arms and grenade fire, crossed the courtyard to the drawbridge entrance where he could bring direct fire to bear against the door. Although handicapped by the lack of an assistant, and a constant target for the enemy fire that burst around him, he skillfully and effectively handled his awkward weapon to place two well-aimed rockets into the structure. Observing that the door was only weakened, and realizing that a gap must be made for a successful assault, he loaded his last rocket, took careful aim, and blasted a hole through the heavy planks. Turning to his company he shouted, "Come on, let's get them!" With his .45 pistol blazing, he charged into the gaping entrance and was killed by the withering fire that met him. The final assault on Frezenberg Castle was made through the gap which Pfc. Sheridan gave his life to create.
*MITCHELL, FRANK N.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Near Hansan-ni, Korea, 26 November 1950. Entered service at: Roaring Springs, Tex. Born: 18 August 1921, Indian Gap, Tex. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as leader of a rifle platoon of Company A, in action against enemy aggressor forces. Leading his platoon in point position during a patrol by his company through a thickly wooded and snow-covered area in the vicinity of Hansan-ni, 1st Lt. Mitchell acted immediately when the enemy suddenly opened fire at pointblank range, pinning down his forward elements and inflicting numerous casualties in his ranks. Boldly dashing to the front under blistering fire from automatic weapons and small arms, he seized an automatic rifle from one of the wounded men and effectively trained it against the attackers and, when his ammunition was expended, picked up and hurled grenades with deadly accuracy, at the same time directing and encouraging his men in driving the outnumbering enemy from his position. Maneuvering to set up a defense when the enemy furiously counterattacked to the front and left flank, 1st Lt. Mitchell, despite wounds sustained early in the action, reorganized his platoon under the devastating fire, and spearheaded a fierce hand-to-hand struggle to repulse the onslaught. Asking for volunteers to assist in searching for and evacuating the wounded, he personally led a party of litter bearers through the hostile lines in growing darkness and, although suffering intense pain from multiple wounds, stormed ahead and waged a single-handed battle against the enemy, successfully covering the withdrawal of his men before he was fatally struck down by a burst of small-arms fire. Stouthearted and indomitable in the face of tremendous odds, 1st Lt. Mitchell, by his fortitude, great personal valor and extraordinary heroism, saved the lives of several marines and inflicted heavy casualties among the aggressors. His unyielding courage throughout reflects the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
PITTMAN, JOHN A.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Kujangdong, Korea, 26 November 1950. Entered service at: Carrolton, Miss. Born: 15 October 1928, Carrolton, Miss. G.O. No.: 39, 4 June 1951. Citation: Sgt. Pittman, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. He volunteered to lead his squad in a counterattack to regain commanding terrain lost in an earlier engagement. Moving aggressively forward in the face of intense artillery, mortar, and small-arms fire he was wounded by mortar fragments. Disregarding his wounds he continued to lead and direct his men in a bold advance against the hostile standpoint. During this daring action, an enemy grenade was thrown in the midst of his squad endangering the lives of his comrades. Without hesitation, Sgt. Pittman threw himself on the grenade and absorbed its burst with his body. When a medical aid man reached him, his first request was to be informed as to how many of his men were hurt. This intrepid and selfless act saved several of his men from death or serious injury and was an inspiration to the entire command. Sgt. Pittman's extraordinary heroism reflects the highest credit upon himself and is in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the military service.
FLEMING, JAMES P.
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Air Force, 20th Special Operations Squadron. Place and date: Near Duc Co, Republic of Vietnam, 26 November 1968. Entered service at: Pullman, Wash. Born: 12 March 1943, Sedalia, Mo. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt. Fleming (then 1st Lt.) distinguished himself as the Aircraft Commander of a UH-1F transport Helicopter. Capt. Fleming went to the aid of a 6-man special forces long range reconnaissance patrol that was in danger of being overrun by a large, heavily armed hostile force. Despite the knowledge that 1 helicopter had been downed by intense hostile fire, Capt. Fleming descended, and balanced his helicopter on a river bank with the tail boom hanging over open water. The patrol could not penetrate to the landing site and he was forced to withdraw. Dangerously low on fuel, Capt. Fleming repeated his original landing maneuver. Disregarding his own safety, he remained in this exposed position. Hostile fire crashed through his windscreen as the patrol boarded his helicopter. Capt. Fleming made a successful takeoff through a barrage of hostile fire and recovered safely at a forward base. Capt. Fleming's profound concern for his fellowmen, and at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Air Force and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 26, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
26 November
1943: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. When a B-17 suffered an engine failure on the way to the target in Germany, enemy fighters repeatedly attacked the aircraft. TSgt Maurice V. Henry manned his guns, destroying one and damaging another. Then an incendiary shell hit the aircraft, and Henry put out the fire. Later, when the B-17 crashed in the English Channel, Henry helped the other crewmen from the sinking craft with utter disregard for his own safety. When he was last seen, he was still grasping the emergency radio, calling for rescue. For his courage, Henry received the DFC posthumously. (4)
1945: A TWA Lockheed Constellation set a west-east transatlantic commercial record by flying 2,000 miles from Gander, Newfoundland, to Rineanna, Ireland, in 6 hours 45 minutes. (24)
1950: KOREAN WAR. B-26s flew their first close air support night missions under Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) direction. The 3 BG flew 67 B-26 missions along the Eighth Army's bomb line in 5 hours. Nevertheless, Chinese forces pushed the Eighth Army and the X Corps southward. (28)
1952: A Northrop B-62 Snark, a turbojet-powered subsonic missile with 5,500 nautical-mile range, launched from Cape Canaveral for the first time on a zero-length launcher. (6) (24)
1955: An N-69D-configured Snark flew its first flight test at Cape Canaveral. It was the first to use a stellar inertial guidance system. (6)
1956: SECDEF Charles E. Wilson issued a "Roles and Mission" memo to the Armed Forces Policy Council to fix jurisdiction over missile development. This gave the USAF control of surface-to surface missiles with ranges over 200 miles and surface-to-air missiles with ranges over 100 miles, while the Army controlled missiles with ranges less than 200 and 100 miles, respectively. (1) (6)
1958: From Cape Canaveral, an operational Thor missile completed its first successful launch. (6)
1959: At El Paso, Max Conrad completed a 6,911-mile nonstop flight from Casablanca, Morocco, in a Piper Comanche airplane. (24)
1964: Four college students completed an experiment in which they lived for 28 days in a spacecraft-type capsule and for 14 days in a hospital isolation ward on a diet designed for consumption by astronauts during space flight.
1968: MEDAL OF HONOR. While flying a UH-1F helicopter, 1Lt James P. Fleming twice exposed his aircraft to intense hostile fire while rescuing a special forces reconnaissance patrol near Due Co, Vietnam. He later received the Medal of Honor for his heroic action. (21)
1975: The X-24B research craft flew its last flight at Edwards AFB. (3)
1976: Through 29 November, after an earthquake in Turkey, MAC launched one C-5, 14 C-141s, and 15 C-130s with 486 tons of supplies and equipment from Ramstein AB and Rhein-Main AB; RAF Mildenhall; Pisa AB, Italy; and Cigli AB, Turkey. C-130s also moved nearly 520 tons of supplies and airlift control element members fom Incirlik to Van Air Field, Turkey. (18)
1980: Through 2 December, MAC C-130s flew 18 missions to airlift 1,000 tents from Germany to Naples to help people made homeless by an earthquake in Italy. Commercial aircraft under MAC contract also moved relief supplies from the US to the disaster area, while USAFE provided blankets, tents, and C-rations. Air Force communications personnel from Monte Vergine gave intensive aid to local communities. (2) (4)
1985: Through December 3, the Space Shuttle Atlantis conducted its second space mission. Following the shuttle's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center, Lt Col Brewster Shaw led a seven-man crew through the deployment of three satellites and rehearsals of space station construction techniques. (8: Nov 90)
1986: The Navy launched its first Tomahawk SLCM in a capsule launch from a submerged submarine. In the test, the attack sub Pittsburgh launched an anti-ship SLCM over the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility Sea Test Range. The SLCM passed within lethal distance of its target before recovery.
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