Author Archive: Retro

The Convair B-36 was the largest bomber, in sheer physical size, that has ever gone into service with the USAF. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the B-36 was the mainstay of the USAF’s long-range strategic bombing deterrent. Serving primarily as a strategic deterrent, the B-36 never saw any combat, although some B-36 reconnaissance aircraft flew some rather hazardous missions near or perhaps even over Soviet territory during the height of the Cold War in the mid-1950s.

The origin of the B-36 can be traced back to the early days of 1941, at a time when it seemed that Britain might fall to a German invasion, depriving the USA of any European allies in case of war, and in particular, leaving the Army Air Corps without any bases outside the Western Hemisphere. Consequently, the Air Corps felt that it would need a truly intercontinental bomber with unprecedented range, one that could bomb targets in [...]

In summarizing Glenn Miller’s military career, General Jimmy Doolittle said, “next to a letter from home, that organization was the greatest morale builder in the European Theater of Operations.

I have produced this edit with the sincere hope of visually “Showcasing” the sheer will and extraordinary efforts that “Women” have extended in defense of freedom. Please consider, if you would, that this is but a partial view of the “Total Allied Women’s” contribution to preserving the “Worlds Freedoms”…

Sometime please thank your Grandmother, Mom, Aunt, Sister or Friend…

Even if it is in prayer…

What Happened to Emile – A Lesson in Citizenship – what happens at home if everyone did as they pleased. 1920s – silent

Documentary which claims to have found over 100 cases of adoptions between animals and humans, gives one example of a boy who was raised by apes. Produced by Major C. Court Treatt, F.R.G.S. This film on the subject of unusual relationships between humans and animals was produced and directed in the heart of Africa by Major C. Court Trealt, F.R.G.S..

Studio production trailers trace rock ‘n’ roll through the ’50s and ’60s with scenes from Rock, Rock. Rock, Celebration at Big Sur, The TA.M.I. Show, Woodstock, and many many more.

Smokejumping was first proposed in 1934 by T.V. Pearson, the Forest Service Intermountain Regional Forester, as a means to quickly provide initial attack on forest fires. By parachuting in, self-sufficient firefighters could arrive fresh and ready for the strenuous work of fighting fires in rugged terrain. The smokejumper program began in 1939 as an experiment in the Pacific Northwest Region, and the first fire jump was made in 1940 on Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest in the Northern Region. In 1981, the first woman smokejumper in the nation successfully completed the training program at the McCall Smokejumper Base in Idaho.

Today, Smokejumpers are a national resource. Jumpers travel all over the country, including Alaska, to provide highly-trained, experienced firefighters and leadership for quick initial attack on wildland fires in remote areas. Fire fighting tools, food and water are dropped by parachute to the firefighters after they land near the fire, making them self-sufficient for the [...]