Sun, Apr 19, 2009
Aero-Linx!
Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough,
if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows
us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not
that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often
hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts
confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this
is done on the Internet.
The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat
sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to
ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the
sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new
spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into
cyber-aero-space for awhile.
Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via
Aero-Linx.
Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always
welcome, as well.
Aero-Linx: Second Emergency Rescue Squadron
Known as the "Snafu Snatchers", this squadron was the first Army
Air Force unit of its kind in the Pacific. In July 1944, it was
assigned to the 5th Air Force from which it was transferred to the
13th Air Force in September 1944. Using OA-10A's (equivalent to
Navy PBY-5A's) the Second Emergency Rescue Squadron retrieved over
300 airmen from death or capture during the first six months of its
activity. This close up shows the "Snafu Snatchers" nose art
painted on the right side of their OA-10A's. "SNAFU" stood for
"Situation Normal, All Fouled Up," although another word was
usually used for the "F". Rafts with numbers were painted on the
opposite side of the fuselage to indicate the crewmen rescued by
the aircraft.
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