News & Events
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Author On Stealth Technology and SR-71 Blackbird Speaks At Patriots Point Saturday, 12 March
Posted: Mar 09, 2011This Saturday from 3 to 4 PM in the Smokey Stover theater on the USS Yorktown, noted author Paul Suhler will speak on Stealth Technology and the SR-71 Blackbird. Special […]
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March Madness Aircraft Carrier Competition
Posted: Mar 08, 2011The United States Naval Air Forces Facebook page is promoting a March Madness Aircraft Carrier Competition. Help Yorktown win this tournament by going to their FB page and clicking on […]
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First Practical Sonobuoy 1942
Posted: Mar 07, 2011On 07 March 1942 aerial antisubmarine warfare took a leap with the demonstration of an aerial dropped, radio sonobuoy off New London, Connecticut. A K-5 blimp used a sonobuoy to […]
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Volunteer Profile – Arnie Stein
Posted: Mar 04, 2011Our March volunteer profile is on our “Head Volunteer” Arnie Stein. Arnie was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from high school in 1957 and joined the United States Army […]
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Video Thursday 3.3.11 The Sound Barrier
Posted: Mar 03, 2011Today our videos take a look at supersonic flight, shock waves and the sound barrier (there is no such thing)…Supersonic flight and sonic booms literally grabbed the imagination and […]
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Centennial of Naval Aviation: First Fleet Use Of The Aircraft Carrier
Posted: Mar 02, 2011Beginning on 02 March 1925, the United States Navy made the first tactical use of naval air power with the operations of the USS Langley, CV-1, during Fleet Problem V. […]
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Medal of Honor Recipient Henry "Red" Erwin
Posted: Feb 26, 2011This is a repost from February of 2009 on Master Sgt. Henry “Red” Erwin (1921-2002), Medal of Honor recipient. Today I met the granddaughter of Henry E. “Red” Erwin. Jennifer […]
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Caroline Mars Sets World Record 1949
Posted: Feb 25, 2011The Caroline Mars, a JRM-2 flying boat, broke the world record for passenger lift by carrying 202 men from NAS Alameda to NAS North Island, San Diego and broke it […]
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Video Thursday 2.24.11 Yesterday's Guns, Today's Guns, Tomorrow's Guns
Posted: Feb 24, 2011Today on Video Thursday, we’ll take a look at multiple naval guns across the barriers of time. First we’ll start off with some old guns from the USS Wisconsin BB-64, […]
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Navy F4D Skyray Sets Climb Record 1955
Posted: Feb 23, 2011On 23 February 1955 Douglas Test Pilot R. O. Rahn piloted his F4D Skyray to an altitude of 10,000 feet in 56 seconds. This was the fourth unofficial Navy climb […]