Without trying to stray the discussion too much, John Lundstrom provides a very detailed history (not an easy narrative but very thorough) in: "The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0870211897/102-3159926-3335335 Blendi --- Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > BAHA, There is so much history that can be gathered by going to your > local > book store, I have found much by looking in the internet. Walter Lord, > for > one has done so much research, as well as others. I can not even begin > to > name all the different writers that have put together the history of the > island. There are four Japanese writers that have told their story from > their standpoint WITHOUT all the bluster expected. To think that our > navy > flying such old aircraft is amazing! I am sure we just may find some > older > pilots in this list that can give first hand accounts of the action. My > hat's off to all the flyers of that period. Thanks, for the reply, > Bob > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bahadir Acuner [mailto:bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:55 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll > > > Bob, > as a movie buff, I enjoyed watching the battle of Midway many times. > > BAHA > Fan of movies with lotsa airplanes in them > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Bob Fletcher > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:16 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll > > > I had the privilege of landing there in March 1959 on my way to Guam, we > were in a C-121, getting closer to the water wondering where the land > was. > Then, thump plus, and we were down. It was a good flight, but ALL THOSE > GOONEY BIRDS? WOW ! Does anyone know when the Navy > moved out from the island? For all you younger folks, There is a ton of > history involved with Midway. Dig out your history books and be ready > for > the valor and spirit of our Navy June 1942. GO NAVY ! (Even though > I am > former USAF!) Bob > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mueller [mailto:dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:41 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll > > > SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin > http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=2255 > > Continental Airlines flight lands at Midway > > Emergency landing "without incident" > > Continental Airlines Flight 6 from Japan to Houston with 294 people on > board made an emergency landing "without incident" at the airfield on > Midway Atoll's Sand Island early this morning. > > At 3:10 this morning the crew of the fully-loaded Boeing 777 noticed low > oil pressure and "as a precautionary measure they diverted to Midway," > said Julie King, a spokesperson for Continental. > > King said there were no injuries to passengers or damage suffered to the > plane during the landing. > > A maintenance engineer, who happened to be on board the flight that had > left Japan's Narita Airport bound nonstop for Houston, inspected the > plane and found it needed a new starter, said King. > > Continental has flown a new starter from Honolulu along with a > maintenance crew and extra box lunches to feed the 279 passengers and 15 > crew. > > King said the repairs should be made and the plane ready to leave by 9 > p.m. HST today. The flight between Narita and Houston is about 11 hours > and 40 minutes, she said. > > King said the passengers were offloaded and were being entertained with > tours of the island that has 1.5 million seabirds. > > "They'll have lots of albatross to look at, if nothing else," said > Barbara Maxfield, a spokesperson for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service > which operates the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. > > Maxfield said that the airfield continues to be in operation even though > the former military site has been converted into a wildlife refuge. She > said the last commercial aircraft to land there was an Aloha Airlines > charter carrying supplies. The last emergency landing of a commercial > aircraft on the atoll was Sept. 4. > > -- > David Mueller / MRY > dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx > http://www.quanterium.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus