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The Berlin Airlift (Read/Watch List)

Title Author Publisher Year Read/Watched American Experience: The Berlin Airlift — PBS Home Video 2006 Yes The Big Lift — 20th Century Studios 1950 Yes Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift’s Chocolate Pilot Michael O. Tunnell M Yes The Candy Bombers Andrei Cherny Yes Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of theContinue reading “The Berlin Airlift (Read/Watch List)”

Cold War Bucket List: Checkpoint Charlie

On a recent trip, I was privileged to be dumped at the Berlin Haupbahnhof (Central Train Station) for a two-hour wait until my next train connection. While I love me some HBF action – reading magazines at the newspaper stands and grabbing an off-flavored iced coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts – I could not escape thatContinue reading “Cold War Bucket List: Checkpoint Charlie”

April 11, 1950 B-29 Crash Newspapers Clippings

Huh… I started something new today…

I don’t know why I chose today – February 12, 2026 – of all days to do this. Perhaps it was the idiotic activity I did earlier in the day that shocked my nervous system three times. I jumped into the sea pool in Helsinki Harbor, screamed at the freezing temperature, remained in the coldContinue reading “Huh… I started something new today…”

Read the label carefully.

Someone must have had a great time typing that label up. It stayed on this machine for months afterwards. Dunno who would admit that, unless they were talking to a therapist or doctor.

There I was… Driving Down Hwy 380…

On a typical Sunday afternoon in 2011, I was driving down Interstate 25 to head back towards Alamo-no-go (er.. Alamo-ghetto… um… Alamo-whor… ah, nevermind…). The weekend trips up to Albuquerque were totally day trips, with a 3 hour drive up to the city, a few hours to go shopping or sight-see, and another 3 hoursContinue reading “There I was… Driving Down Hwy 380…”

I’ve got a cover for the ABQ B-29 Crash book!

I think the team at The History Press did an excellent job with the cover design. While I wasn’t too thrilled with the title at first (my recommendation was “Boomtown: Albuquerque’s First Broken Arrow”), I realize that the title hits the geographic area and topical treatment of the accident in a simple way that uninitiatedContinue reading “I’ve got a cover for the ABQ B-29 Crash book!”

Rest in Peace, Major Anderson

Flashback: Dispatches from Bagram – 8 April 2011

############################################################### Dispatches from Bagram8 April 2011“No Pay” Sorry I haven’t written in a while, but I thought I’d throw this out. If the budget compromise isn’t passed by midnight, then we will not get paid… more importantly, our families who live on base will not be able to go to the commissary to get food. Continue reading “Flashback: Dispatches from Bagram – 8 April 2011”

A(nother) Night to Remember… Pt.2

The reasons for Dr. Ballard and Team’s success in finding the R.M.S. Titanic in September 1985 are numerous, but one factor stands out: the shipwreck’s debris field. Unlike a corollary accident investigation like a train derailment or airplane crash, finding a shipwreck on the ocean floor is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.Continue reading “A(nother) Night to Remember… Pt.2”