Tag Archives: military service

The Loss of the Buffalo Gal

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Joe Clark

Last night I had a long conversation with my sister-in-law, Kay. We talked about the “coincidences” in life which defied explanation. There are so many instances and events in each of our lives bordering on the unbelievable. Then I woke … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History, Life in General | Tagged 454th Bomb Group (H), B-24H Liberator, Buffalo Gal, military service, The Greatest Generation, World War II, “coincidences” in life | 2 Comments

This Morning

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Joe Clark

Every April 18 when I wake up in the morning, I immediately think of a particular group of 80 men who seemingly did the impossible. If not for them, this world as we know it today might not be. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History | Tagged 80 men, Air Force, April 18 1942, B-25B Mitchell bomber, Carroll V. Glines, China, Dick Cole, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, Japan, Jimmy Doolittle, military service, Navy, Richard Cole, Robert Considine, suicide mission, Ted W. Lawson, the Army Air Corps, The Last Raider, the USS Hornet, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, This Morning, World War II | Comments Off

It Seems As If Only Yesterday

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Joe Clark

It is the start of the new term. It is difficult to believe it is the Spring 2018 term. As part of the introduction to my classes, I used a scene from the movie, “The Dead Poets Society.” It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-7E Corsair, airplanes, Carpe diem, discipline, extraordinary learning, flight training, flying airplanes, grades, inexperienced pilots, It Seems As If Only Yesterday, judgment, learning to fly, memories, military service, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, reading, Robin Williams, student pilots, studying, The Dead Poets Society, the key to learning, the Perseid meteor showers, the Spring 2018 term, “cramming” | Comments Off

Another Terrible Week

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Joe Clark

Again, it was another terrible week. This time, rather than a collision at sea, it was a tanker aircraft falling from the sky in the middle of America. A dozen and a half fatalities so far, according to the initial … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged air refueling tanker, flying, KC-130, Marines, media, military service, professional pilots, talking heads | Comments Off

Classic

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Joe Clark

In their latest issue, Flying Magazine published an interesting article about the DC-3. It made me realize that sometimes we get so busy living life that time just passes by without our noticing. Such is the case with the DC-3. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History | Tagged 1927, 1935, a classic airplane, air travel, Airbus, airplanes, Charles Lindbergh, Charles Stewart Rolls, December 17, flying the oceans, Kitty Hawk, May 27, McDonnell Douglas, memories, military service, Rolls-Royce Ltd., taildraggers, the DC-3, The Mojave, the Wrights, train travel, World War II | Comments Off

Roar of a Tiger

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Joe Clark

Things you learn from researching a book. You get an idea, you act on it, and you learn so much. I decided to write about one of my favorite airplanes, the P-51 Mustang. Dropping the term “MOH P-51” into Google, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History | Tagged 354th Fighter Group, 356th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force, Air Force, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, American Volunteer Group, Andy Rooney, brigadier general, Colonel James H. Howard, England, flying, January 11 1944, judgment, Lambert Field, Medal of Honor, memories, military service, Navy, Oschlersleben Germany, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Pearl Harbor, Roar of the Tiger, the Army Air Corps, USS Enterprise, warriors, World War II | Comments Off

The First Passenger Death

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Joe Clark

“Uh-oh!” It was a simple statement uttered by a man who was about to die. Pilots tend to do that – which is a way of recognizing they will say something very prophetic just before crashing. Usually it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History | Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, crashing, engine failures, flying, Fort Myer VA, Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, military service, Orville Wright, pilots, September 17 1908, The First Passenger Death, the first passenger fatality, the Wright Brothers, the Wright Flyer, US Army, “Uh-oh!” | 1 Comment

The First Lady Lex

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Joe Clark

Eighty-six years ago today, the first aircraft carrier to bear the name Lexington was commissioned. The USS Lexington was the first of her kind and consequently she became the lead ship of her type, the Lexington-class. Of the class, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History | Tagged 1941, aircraft carrier, airplanes, Captain Frederick Sherman, CV-16, December 7, discipline, Essex-class ships, flight training, Florida, flying, friends, inexperienced pilots, judgment, Lady Lex, Marines, memories, Midway Island, military service, NAS Pensacola, Navy, Navy Secretary Frank Knox, Pearl Harbor, sailors, student pilots, The First Lady Lex, the Japanese attack, the Marshall Islands, the Pacific, the Quincy shipyard, USS Cabot, USS Lexington, USS Phelps, USS Saratoga, World War II | Comments Off

Amazing Grace

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Joe Clark

As with many mornings, I woke a little after 5 a.m. and began working. When I turned on the computer, the Google page lit up with something that referred to the age of 107. I had a hard time thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged Amazing Grace, COBOL, computer, computer languages, Dave Letterman, Digital Equipment Corporation, Google, Harvard University, math and physics, military service, Navy, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the Mark I computer, USS Hopper DDG-70, Vassar College, World War II, Yale | Comments Off

Hurricanes and Emergency Diverts

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Joe Clark

Thirty years ago this month, I checked into my first operational squadron in Gitmo. They gave me the “gouge” about flying in the Caribbean, including divert/bingo information for any reason when we could not return to Guantanamo. I gathered up … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal | Tagged A-4 Skyhawk, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cuba, discipline, divert/bingo information, flying, friends, Gainesville, Gitmo, Hurricane Kate, hurricanes, Hurricanes and Emergency Diverts, Jamaica, judgment, Kingston, Marines, memories, military service, Navy, Norman C. Manley International, old friends, professional pilots, the Caribbean, The Gators, the “gouge”, Weather guessers | 2 Comments

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