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YO-77 - damaged in the 10 November 1944 explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island; YO-120, Operation Castle participant [39] YO-146 - sank in accident July 1957; YO-156 - lost at Sitka, Alaska, in May 1945; YO-157 - lost at Sitka, Alaska in May 1945
Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan). It markets telescopes and astronomy equipment, such as mounts and eyepieces , aimed at the amateur astronomy market.
In 1948, 62nd TCW assets were tapped to support the now famous Berlin Airlift. More than 100 men, primarily mechanics, aerial engineers, and truck drivers were identified for a 90-day temporary tour of duty in Europe, to bolster airlift resources. [5] On 6 October 1949, the 62nd received its first four-engine Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport ...
Clock drive mechanism in the pier of the German equatorial mount for the 8-inch refracting telescope at Aldershot Observatory.. In astronomy, a clock drive (also known as a sidereal drive or field rotator) is a motor-controlled mechanism used to move an equatorial mounted telescope along one axis to keep the aim in exact sync with the apparent motion of the fixed stars on the celestial sphere.
A barn door tracker, also known as a Haig or Scotch mount, is a device used to cancel out the diurnal motion of the Earth for the observation or photography of astronomical objects. It is a simple alternative to attaching a camera to a motorized equatorial mount .
USS Shasta (AE-33, left), USS Kiska (AE-35, right), USS Flint (AE-32, rear) in 2005. This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy.It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy.
The host organization is the 127th Wing (127 WG) of the Michigan Air National Guard, but a variety of Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and active duty Coast Guard units use the facility as well. [3]
Oscoda Army Airfield, 1943. Wurtsmith Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force base in Iosco County, Michigan.Near Lake Huron, it operated for seventy years, from 1923 until decommissioned in 1993.