What markings are on US Army/US Navy 55 gal. drums of aviation fuel?

Given how today in Veterans Day, I decided to retrieve a 1:35th scale model of a USMC DUKW amphibious truck I have been (slowly) working on to honor my grandfather and the other Marines who served on Iwo Jima. I’m planning to incorporate this DUKW into a diorama I’m constructing to match an actual picture [...]

Aviation / Plane question?

I’ve seen several pictures like this but I’ve always wonder, what exactly is that coming out of the plane. Thanks http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cargolux/Boeing-747-428F-SCD/1000914/L/

Who is Aviation?

I love his songs, but who is he? He has no music videos, and I can’t find any pictures of him at all or search him up at all on google. Does anyone know?

What kind of helicopter did Navy seal Team 6 use?

It is not a MH-60K/L/M Black Hawk as some sited state. Looking at the picture of the tail shown on the news I can tell it’s something never before seen. I’m an aviation enthusiast and have seen just about all the choppers used by the military but this one is totally strange. It has stealth [...]

What are the orange “cones” on the Boeing 747-700 on SWA plane N416WN?

picture here: http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/0/3/1414301.jpg these: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2771076147_1a1a431f00.jpg?v=0

How can I find information on my grandfather who was a marine in WW2 Iwo Jima? His discharge states no info.?

My grandfather passed away just before I was born. He was a marine in the Pacific war. His Discharge was from Camp Lejeune, NC. His service was from 1942 October – 1945 March Aviation- Gunner Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal His pictures show him as a foot soldier but his service record (very vague) says Aviation [...]

Aviation Warfare Systems Operator ?

why is it when i look for pics of these guys i always get pictures of them in helicopters pulling someone up with like a wench or something? if this is the job it looks really awsome? is this what they do? but i also get a picture of them in like planes tht look [...]

Canadian Astronauts Launch an Out-of-this-World Exhibition: Living in Space

Canadian Astronauts Launch an Out-of-this-World Exhibition: Living in Space OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 05/12/11) – If you want to operate Canadarm2 without flying to the International Space Station, plan a space meal in simulated microgravity and see unique artefacts from Canadian astronauts’ space missions, visit the Canadian Space Agency’s interactive “Living in Space” exhibition at the [...]

Did U.S. forces use secret stealth helicopters in bin Laden raid?

Did U.S. forces use secret stealth helicopters in bin Laden raid? They managed to penetrate Pakistani airspace, hover for 40 minutes, and flee undetected towards Afghanistan until the very last minute. Read more on Daily Mail

Aviation students – the japanese/asian students that are “buying a job”.. ?

Hi, I am a aviation (comm pilot) student finishing my training in New Zealand. At our academy we have Japanese students that are sent from airlines in Japan and are basically given a job on there return. I know that in the “Japanese room” there are pictures of all these students who have left the [...]

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