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  Air War
When the first fledgling air machines took to the sky at the beginning of this century, very few persons envisioned the wide-ranging ramifications of this undertaking, particularly in the military realm of endeavor.
Scenarios for a successful bomber offensive by a large modern air force simply could not successfully exist in a depression-filled environment in which the dynamic elements of the modern economy were in the deepest of doldrums and their survival and revitalization in doubt.
Thus was conceived in the minds of air power visionaries the notion of a bomber of sufficient speed and armament to be able to defend itself alone and get their payloads to target.
www.390th.org /research/Stories/airwar.htm   (3507 words)

  
 Air Power:The B-17 and B-29 in World War II
This sign is part of a B-17 exhibit at the American Air Museum dedicated to the memory of the 30,000 American airmen who lost their lives flying from British bases in the Second World War.
This sign at the American Air Museum in England states that "the construction of bases for the 8th Air Force was part of the largest civil engineering programme ever undertaken in the UK." B-17s and P-51 Mustangs were flown by the 355th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force.
Because of the company’s close relationship with the Air Corps, it had predicted that such a plane would be required and had already been developing the Model 345 before Congress had even approved the appropriation.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Air_Power/B-17_29/AP28.htm   (1751 words)

  
 Aviation Video: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - USA - Air Force
The first B-17s used by the Royal Air Force, known to the \ RAF as "Fortress I"s, had been tragic disasters, and despite its overwhelming success in American hands, the British were reluctant to use the B-17 for its original mission profile of heavy bombing.
When Israel achieved statehood in 1948, the Israeli Air Force had to be assembled quickly to defend the new nation from the war it found itself embroiled in almost immediately.
The B-17s were generally unsuitable for the ideal needs of the Israeli Air Force and the nature of the conflict in which long-range bombing raids on large area targets were relatively unimportant.
www.flightlevel350.com /aviation_video.php?id=5312   (1398 words)

  
 Air Fortress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Like the creatures in the later movie Independence Day, the Fortresses behave like interstellar locusts, consuming all of the resources and living things in their path.
Each Air Fortress has two levels: the Air Base and the Fortress itself.
The last is perhaps the most difficult part, since the Fortress explodes shortly after the core is destroyed, leaving the player with a small time window in which to find the exit, and the exit is never the same place as where the player entered the maze.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Fortress   (450 words)

  
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From: tsrken@voicenet.com NES-AI-USA Air Fortress HAL(tm) America Inc. --- The story of Air Fortress The people of the Planet Farmel, located in the center of the Cromat Galaxy, are just now developing their own high technology.
You should note that, since the Air Fortress is under the influence of a gravitational field, energy will be lost by flying.
If Hal is to survive the destruction of the Air Fortress he must find the hidden escape hatch leading from the Air Fortress, through the Riding Zone, and out onto the next Air Base.
www.gamersgraveyard.com /repository/nes/manuals/manuals/airfort.txt   (842 words)

  
 Fortress Technologies - Air Fortress AF7500
Fortress Security Gateways provide the essential trusted relationship between wireless devices, users and the secure network infrastructure.
The Model AF7500 is the flagship of the Fortress product family, setting the enterprise standard for next-generation high performance, secure, manageable, and reliable wireless local-area networks.
The Fortress products integrate seamlessly into an existing network as a wireless overlay, or it can be used to create freestanding all-wireless network, enabling secure mobility quickly and cost effectively.
www.currentdirections.com /hardware/fortress/af7500.html   (306 words)

  
 Pacific
Malaysia may be turning into an economic fortress, but air cargo operators insist they are trading in a better climate
According to the Airfreight Forwarders Association of Malaysia, air cargo volumes were down by about 40 percent in the first five months of this year.
China pulled Korean Air's authority to operate cargo flights between Seoul and Shanghai for two years after investigators determined pilot error was behind the 1999 crash of an MD-11 freighter shortly after takeoff from Shanghai.
www.aircargoworld.com /archives/reg2_aug01.htm   (972 words)

  
 Gallery of Classics - Bombers: B-17 Flying Fortress
On August 20, 1935, the prototype was flown to Wright Field for its official tests, flying 2,100 miles nonstop in nine hours, but the prototype crashed on October 30, when a gust lock was inadvertently left on the elevators and the airplane went out of control on takeoff.
B-17s were used by the Navy and the Army Air Forces for sea-air rescue.
While the B-17 was essential to winning the war, the type was obsolete by 1945 and disappeared almost overnight, although a few remained in service for several years.
www.afa.org /magazine/gallery/bombers/b-17.asp   (404 words)

  
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In the first part, fly around, shoot enemies, and collect as many powerups as you can for the second part.
In the second part, bop around the maze, find the nucleus, destroy it, and find your airsled and escape before the fortress blows up.
After you complete the first eight fortresses, the game repeats them again..
www.fortunecity.com /underworld/3d/1078/faqs/airfortr.txt   (522 words)

  
 Corgi CS90357 - Diecast Model B-17 Flying Fortress Confederate Air Force, "Sentimental Journey": The Flying Mule   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This aircraft has been a part of the Commemorative Air Force (formerly the Confederate Air Force) since it was acquired in late 1977.
Stored for a number of years, it was used as a drone controller with the USAF in the 1950s before being retired to Davis-Monthan AFB in 1959.
Designed to meet a USAAC requirement for a multi-engined long-range bomber, the B17 was first flown on July 28th, 1935 as the Boeing Model 299.
www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-CS90357   (352 words)

  
 N-Philes :: Features :: Classic Plastic #02 - Air Fortress (NES)
This second part within the fortress is really the meat of the game, and plays like a hybrid of Metroid and Kirby's Adventure, not surprising, as HAL came up with Kirby.
Then, the icing on the cake, somewhere in each air fortress is a big red core which must be destroyed.
I guarantee without the hover mechanics introduced in Air Fortress, Kirby would just be another cute, recycled platformer clone, and not the floating pink ball of...
www.n-philes.com /features.php?id=164   (945 words)

  
 Air Fortress Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Air Fortress, you are a space pilot defending his world from eight huge Air Fortresses that are destroying your world.
1) the side-scrolling "destroy the defenses" area, (which becomes harder in each fortress) and 2) explore the depths of the fortress to destroy the core.
(this area becomes much more complex after fortress three) The two different modes of gameplay add to the fun and variety of the game, and the side-scroller mode feels different than other space-shooters, making this an outstanding game.
members.tripod.com /nesdays/airfortress.html   (211 words)

  
 B-17G Flying Fortress War Stories - 2nd Lieutenant Warren Z. Felty, 8th Air Force
Felty was then assigned to the 8th Air Force 96th Bomb Group in Snetterton Heath England in September of 1943 where he would eventually fly 17 mission into Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania.
While exiting the flack fields was always a relief, it only meant that the fighters were poised to resume their air attack.
It was typical to lose 1/3 of the bombers and crews on a single mission during this stage of the air war.
northstargallery.com /Aircraft/B17/warrenfelty.htm   (3016 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Air Fortress, Non-Fiction Books, Videos VHS PAL UK, Books, Comics Magazines items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Castles in the Air - B-17 Flying Fortress and Crews
B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the 8th air force Part 2
B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air
search.ebay.co.uk /Air-Fortress   (206 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/airfortress
Air Fortress' youthful moog safaris and obsession with mid-'80s cultural artifacts like "Flight of The Navigator" run a little thin, but it's all good clean fun."
MISSION STATEMENT: Air Fortress is a universal musical entity that spans starsystems, and drone unit Lucas BOT 2600b has been sent from the future to free the people of earth from the shackles of musical mediocrity.
Be sure to check out Hidden Fortress' remix of my track "16 Oscillators"/"You Are Now Entering the Fortress" by clicking here amd scrolling down a bit, and look for the computation in sound cd cover.
www.myspace.com /airfortress   (1538 words)

  
 Classic Review Archive - Air Fortress
The Farmellian government decided to send certified space warrior Hal Bailman (notice the similarity to the game's designer...Hmmmm) to defeat the aliens and save the planet by infiltrating their floating air fortresses.
There are eight fortresses, and each fortress has two parts.
You also need to collect E (energy) and B (bombs) for inside the fortress.
hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com /nes/airfort.htm   (497 words)

  
 Air Fortress for NES - MobyGames
His mission will to be to fly through the defenses of the eight known Air Fortresses and dock at the airlock.
Then he must travel through the fortress in only a spacesuit to find and destroy the central core.
The first part is a side-scrolling shooter on the surface of the air fortress where you must avoid various flying enemies and try to destroy as many waves as possible.
www.mobygames.com /game/air-fortress   (365 words)

  
 Air Fortress chip tune performer :: DESTRUCTOID :: Hardcore gaming blog
Air Fortress is a strong believer in being un-hip, so cut off that mop top and burn your white belt!
Air Fortress is real, and a force to be reckoned with.
It was given to me unexpectedly by an uncle for christmas, and my most vivid recollection of owning it was trying to return it to Toys R' Us some months later to no avail.
www.destructoid.com /air-fortress-chip-tune-performer   (428 words)

  
 The Air Fortresses are actually in space, where there is no air. Figure that out.
The Air Fortresses are actually in space, where there is no air.
Hal Laboratory are the ones who owned up to creating Air Fortress, the game this page is supposed to be about, and contrary to their logo, the third letter is an L. Hal and I, we have a history together.
It is impossible to say how many people lost their lives reading the introduction to Air Fortress.
members.tripod.com /bimshwel/airf/index.html   (2391 words)

  
 To war in a fortress Air Classics - Find Articles
After hard weeks of organizing and training at Wendover, Sioux City and Salina, the Air Echelon of our 388th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was ready (hopefully!) to fly the Atlantic to England in June, with a full complement of new Olive Drab and Neutral Gray camouflaged bombers.
Ten of us were on board my staff airplane, B-17F-90-BO USAAF s/n 4230230 (which I had named Homesick Angel because the aircraft climbed like one), when we departed the States from Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, on Tuesday, 15 June 1943.
After a very early breakfast we were in the air at 6:45 a.m.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_199808/ai_n8809179   (1009 words)

  
 Fortress Technologies - Air Fortress AF2100
The Fortress Model AF2100's small, sleek, yet versatile design makes this solution perfect for deployment at the edge of any network.
The highly integrated and modular design of Fortress' design enables flexibility and scalability.
Our programmers can make the Fortress Technologies - Air Fortress AF2100 work with your existing system.
www.currentdirections.com /hardware/fortress/af2100.html   (296 words)

  
 Air & Space Magazine
A Nano Air Vehicle based on a maple seed.
The Air Force looks for economy at the pump.
What Reno air race winners know that losers don’t.
www.airandspacemagazine.com   (207 words)

  
 Air Fortress Secure Client V.2.3 - Windows - Symbol Technology Center
The AirFortress Secure client is a wireless security solution that covers a broad range of both current and legacy devices.
While other vendors may claim to support DOS clients, only Fortress provides the same level of security, encryption and integrity across all operating environments.
This ensures that common attacks such as MAC spoofing and Replay schemes are no longer effective means for intruding on client to network communications.
software.symbol.com /detail.cfm?prod=1662   (191 words)

  
 14 June 1943 - Crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress at Bakers Creek near Mackay
B-17C Flying Fortress #40-2072 was initially based at Clarke Field in the Philippines and was damaged in a Japanese attack on 25 December 1941.
"The Fortress had caught fire in the air, and as it dived into the trees one of its wings came away leaving a great opening in the fuselage through which most of the passengers were emptied into the bush before the final impact."
Representatives of the U.S. Air Force, Col. Tim Murphy, 5th Air Force, and Col. Rick Lester, U.S. Air Attache at the American Embassy and, Australian Military honor guards joined with Mackay residents to remember the forty American servicemen who died in the B-17C Flying Fortress air crash at Bakers Creek during World War II.
home.st.net.au /~dunn/ozcrashes/qld46.htm   (4229 words)

  
 Hawaiian Shirts, Aloha Shirts from U.S. Wings - Aviation & Military Shirts Page 1
The "Air Fortress" Aloha Shirt features Mustangs, Warhawks, Corsairs, Liberators and Flying Fortresses and is constructed from 55% cotton & 45% rayon.
The "Vintage Air Force" Aloha Shirt is another great postcard-style military print shirt, somewhat similar to our "Hibiscus Air" Aloha Shirt (above) but without the hibiscus flowers.
The "Air Hawaii" Aloha Shirt features a variety of WWII warplanes flying over the palm trees.
www.uswings.com /alohashirts.asp   (586 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Air Fortress
Air Fortress is a universal musical entity that spans starsystems, and drone unit Lucas BOT 2600b has been sent from the future to free the people of earth from the shackles of musical mediocrity.
All songs, lyrics and pictures © Air Fortress.
You must be logged in as a “LISTENER” to have favorite artists.
www.purevolume.com /airfortress   (65 words)

  
 NES Game Story :: Air Fortress
The fleet of Air Fortresses will launch a series of attacks on Hal Bailman's squadron.
An Air Fortress is composed of two parts.
Mad Dog, and his partner, Scorpion, battle through eight levels of men, machines and aliens in the NES classic Contra.
www.games4nintendo.com /nes/gamestory.php?id=30   (356 words)

  
 LINEOFCONTACT.NET :: STEEL BATTALION: LINE OF CONTACT INFORMATION
The adjoining supply base services all of the Right Brothers mobile armour division fortresses along the border, from the coast to the foothills of the Er Ting range.
Given the massive strategic importance of the Airbase, it was only a matter of time before it would figure prominently in the conflict.
The attacker objective on this mission is the destruction of six C-111R Air Fortress planes located at the eastern end of the airstrip.
www.lineofcontact.net /loc_mission13.shtml   (344 words)

  
 Greater Bangor Air Show 2000
* The U.S. Marine Corps' air crew assigned to fly the Blue Angels' TC-130 Hercules affectionately known as "Fat Albert" by the "Blue and Gold" - will stage a JATO demonstration at the air show.
F/A-18 Hornet - Oceana Naval Air Station, Va. (this plane will be flown by Maine native Trey Clukey).
F-4U Corsair - American Air Power Museum, N.J, TBM Avenger - American Air Power Museum, N.J. DHC-1 Chipmunk - William Wade.
www.bairnet.org /events/as2000/default.htm   (562 words)

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