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August 03, 2007

Klyde Morris (08.03.07)

Klyde Draws A Bead On The Current Environment At United...

Found In Pieces, Never To Fly Again

Ya gotta question the wisdom of someone who would steal a blimp... especially as the term "quick getaway" doesn't exactly apply.

"We're Among The Leaders"

Oklahoma-born Kenneth Wofford served in the Air Force, retiring as Colonel. After the USAF, Wofford began to work for the Minnesota Department of Transportation Aeronautics Office around 1977-78, where his official title was Aeronautics Operations Director.

Aero-Linx!

When the closure of Castle Air Force Base was announced in 1994, a group of dedicated enthusiasts in the Atwater-Merced area formed the Castle Air Museum Foundation, Inc. It was their dream to build a museum where faithfully restored historic aircraft could be exhibited for public enjoyment.

"The Pentagon's system is still riddled with holes. These are the very parts that they said they wouldn't be selling and they still are and so you've got to make sure the changes are going to actually have teeth and work."

Source: Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who has pushed for a ban on the sale of all F-14 surplus parts due to concerns about those parts falling into the hands of enemy states such as Iran. After a much-publicized ban earlier this year on the sale of over 1,000 aircraft parts that could be used on decommissioned F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, a GAO report has found some parts still managed to squeak through after all.