Stuff

Busy day.

New Zealanders are famous for tinkering in the shed, and restoring old stuff. Like, say, an 88mm flak cannon? H/T to  ijkvmi88

Via CDR Salamander- since we’re on an Antipodean kick, here’s the Aussies and Kiwi’s at the Battle of Long Tan.

 

I was looking up some obscure old US aircraft, and ended up re-reading the wiki entry for the Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplane. Which lead to this personal history of an aircrewman who served in World War II flying from the USS San Francisco.  There are a few minor inaccuracies in the telling, but it is a good read. And how about starting the war as a Seaman, and making Chief, and then Chief Warrant Officer?

The new Air Force Chief of Staff is serious about cutting back on useless additional duties.

Comments

[timactual]

"The new Air Force......cutting back on additional duties."

Responsibility for implementing this critical program will be assigned as an additional duty.

[Paul L. Quandt]

timactual: lol!

Paul