While testing the YF-100 Super Sabre, Welch again exceeded mach 1 multiple times beginning May 25, 1953. On October 12, 1954, Welch’s YF-100 came apart during a 7g pull-out at mach 1.55. Welch survived the ejection but died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
#WWII Welch knew and served with Dad in New Guinea.
⚓ THE GREY GHOST RETURNS HOME ⚓
The stern plate from USS Enterprise (CV-6)—the most decorated ship in U.S. Navy history—was unveiled Thursday at Battleship New Jersey in an emotional ceremony ahead of the Navy's 250th birthday. 🇺🇸
🎖️ 20 battle stars (more than any other U.S. warship) 🎖️ 911 enemy aircraft destroyed 🎖️ Fought at Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, and more 🎖️ Nicknamed "The Grey Ghost" by the Japanese. #USSEnterprise #USSNewJersey #WWII #GreatestGeneration
The secret story of the NATO phonetic alphabet
If you get an opportunity to watch this #movie based on actual #historical #WWII events and featuring the actual man who lived it, do watch it. I watched it on #Netflix earlier this year. It was very good. Inspiring, insightful, touching and very well made.
There may indeed come a time when each of us must choose. This is the time to start thinking about what world we’d want our grandchildren to inherit.
It’s a biographical #film about Gunnar Sønsteby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_S%C3%B8nsteby
#Antifa #antifascism #antifascist #maquis #maquisard #Resistance
‘Number 24’:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23782584/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
🏛️🪦 A #Tulane anthropologist discovered a #Latin-inscribed stone in their #NewOrleans backyard that experts identified as a 1,900-year-old #Roman gravestone for sailor Sextus Congenius Verus. The artifact matches #museum records from #Civitavecchia, #Italy, where it was likely lost during World War II bombing.
Son of Sandor
Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.
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Destination's Journey
The Japan Times
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The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨