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Written by Michael P. Rogers
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Friday, 01 July 2011 00:00 |
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As I spend time browsing the Internet for Aviation related articles, it never ceases to amaze me on the number of fascinating stories that I find about the people that have helped to write the history of Aviation. I have added this section to our Website Blog to highlight some of these articles that I have found. If you have any of your own, please forward them to me and I will add them to the list.
To view these articles, simply click on the "Aviation History" link shown on the menu to the left. In order to prevent any copyright issues, this section will differ from our other Blog Posts in that it will provide a short intro to the article and then a link to the actual article on the web. I hope that you enjoy reading these articles as much as I do.
Mike Rogers
LEFC Communications Chairman |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 August 2011 20:11 )
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Written by Michael P. Rogers
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Thursday, 03 March 2011 00:00 |
In April 1942 thirty-six Japanese Zeros attacked a British naval base at Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and were met by about sixty Royal Air Force aircraft of mixed types, many of them older obsolete british designs. Twenty-seven of the RAF planes went down; fifteen Hawker Hurricanes (of Battle of Britain fame), eight Fairey Swordfish, and four Fairey Fulmars. The Japanese lost one Zero. After Pearl Harbor and attacks like this one, the Allied forces quickly discovered how deadly an aerial dogfight could be with this Japanese fighter.
The article below describes a little known piece of history on how a twist of fate helped the Allied forces learn intimate details about the Zero's strengths and weaknesses, and helped to win the air war against the Japanese air force.
[this is a very well done article with some great historical pictures]
http://toshmcintosh.com/2011/02/kogas-zero-by-jim-reardon/
[For more info about the Japanese Zero and Petty Officer Koga's final mission you can also check out these links in Wikipedia.]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akutan_Zero
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 April 2011 22:46 )
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Written by Michael P. Rogers
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011 00:00 |
We all have probably witnessed a Space Shuttle landing at Cape Kennedy on TV or via the Internet, but few have seen what it looks like when they have to taxi the Space Shuttle home from Edwards Air Force Base in California to Florida on the back of a specailly designed Boeing 747!
The links below are to a personal account from the Pilot of the 747 that brought the Shuttle Atlantis home to Florida on its last leg in June of 2009, and YouTube videos of its departure from CA and arrival back in FLA. Atlantis returned to its home base in Florida after completing its mission (STS-125) to repair the Hubble Telescope.
First Hand Pilot Account of flying the Shuttle Atlantis back to FLA on the back of a 747
YouTube Video of the Shuttle Atlantis leaving Edwards Air Force Base in CA
YouTube Video of the Shuttle Atlantis landing in FLA on the back of a 747 |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 February 2011 15:09 )
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