Imagine this: It's April 9th, 1940.  You have just woken up around 4:40 AM after hearing a loud bang and what sounded like an explosion. It's from your neighbor's house. You look outside to see a crater...

BTMS And the Remains of The Cold War For those who do not know, schools built in the years 1957 to 1991 were required to have fallout shelters. BTMS was built in 1968 and finished in 1969, during the...

 The A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" II, nicknamed "The Flying Gun" due to its giant GAU-8/A 30MM Machine Gun that takes up half of the aircraft, above is the GAU-8 next to a Volkswagen Beetle. Approval...

The Beginning This story starts in 1967 when the final blueprints were laid down for Brier Junior High. It would cost roughly $2,086,000 USD (that's $18,537,170.30 in today's money). The company that...

"Boeing", a common name associated with Seattle. The term "Jumbo Jet" from its wide body and being two and a half times bigger than the 747-100, and the nickname, "The Queen Of The Skies," both came...

About The Civil Air Patrol The Civil Air Patrol is a program begun by the United States Army Air Forces (now the U.S. Air Force) in 1941 where cadets and senior members learn and teach about Aerospace,...