Military Hardware

Thanks guys, like I said before, I do like posting this stuff and on the other thread!

 

Wow I remember Steve when he was flying the Red Baron at Reno I was there when he crashed her how those warbirds would put goose bumps on the back of my neck nothing like the roar of that counter rotating prop Rolls- Royce griffon. Here is a link to when he set the speed record for a prop plane 499 mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO87ssbtY48&feature=related

 

Sweet looking Mustang! Thanks for the video

 

I found some badass pictures.
An F6F Hellcat with a Zero! Proof that there is at least three airworthy P-38s.

 

great stuff!

 

Some more.
North American P-51A Mustang
Bell P-63 King Cobra
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Vought F4U Corsair

 

For our Coast Guard troops!

 

Boeing B-17G

 

USN Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass (Ret)! First shot is of the famous fly-by in the F-14. All other pictures are of him in his airshow performances.
If ya ever get a chance to see him fly the Skyblazer F-86, you'll be amazed at his low level performances.

 

Here's your Friday military pictures!

 

For the Memorial Day Weekend, I will start with pictures of this beautiful P-51D. This aircraft is so highly polished, it gives me goose bumps!
And a scenic picture of th F/A-22 Raptor.

 

The P-51D and HANG F-15 in Burner!

 

Army Stryker

 

A Great Era Of Air Power



Lefty Gardner's P-38 Lighting Reno Air Races



Hawker Sea Fury




Red Baron In a Hanger At Reno Air Races

 

HELL Yeah....Probe clears US marine accused of Iraqi prisoners' murder: reports (AFP)

Sat May 14th 2005 at 2:58 pm ET
NEW YORK (AFP) - A military probe has concluded that a US marine accused of killing two unarmed Iraqi prisoners should be cleared of all charges, US news media reported. Marine Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano was justified when he shot the prisoners on April 15, 2004, a report from the investigating officer has found, according to New York Times and the New York Daily News.
Prosecutors had claimed that Pantano, 33, a former Wall Street trader, executed the prisoners as they knelt with their backs turned. He faced a maximum penalty of death on charges of dereliction of duty and murder.
But the government "was not able to produce credible evidence or testimony that the killings were premeditated" or even that the prisoners were shot in the back, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Winn, in charge of the investigation, wrote in his report.
While Pantano used poor judgment, the shooting was not a crime and fell within the rules of combat in the Sunni Triangle area, Winn wrote.
Pantano however should receive nonjudicial punishment for firing 30 bullets at the Iraqis, then reloading and firing 30 more bullets. Nonjudicial punishment that would include 30 days arrest in quarters and losing half of his pay for two months, according to the Daily News.
According to the Times, the Iraqis were caught trying to flee a house believed to be an insurgent hide-out.
The marines handcuffed them while the suspicious house was searched.
When marines found weapons Pantano had the handcuffs removed and ordered the prisoners to inspect their car.
Pantano then shot the two men with his rifle when, he said, they made threatening moves.
Winn harshly criticized Pantano's main accuser, Sergeant Daniel Coburn, who he wrote "has told his story so many times in so many versions that he cannot keep his facts straight anymore," according to the Daily News.
Winn's report was sent to the Second Marine Division commander, who is not bound by the recommendation, the Times reported.

 

The U.S. Marine Corps!

 

Well, Memorial Day is almost over. Let me post these last few pictures. I've been checking the number of views for this thread. Its not spectacular but people do view it. So, for those that like this, here it is!!

 

I've got some really good mk-19 in action from my company in oif2 I'll have to try to get them scanned for ya.

 

Cool, good deal!

 

Here's the next batch!