[A6BSTARM]

on 25JAN GMT the following occurred in history

1951
The first flight of XF4D Skyray, a delta-wing tail less, turbojet powered interceptor occurred. Designed by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation from the outset to be a high altitude interceptor for carrier service the F4D Skyray or Ford would have a short career in US Navy and USMC service, it would be replaced in 1964 by improved aircraft. Following the 1962 designation standardization it would be re designated the F-6 Skyray.

1961
A US Navy P2V Neptune locates the highjacked civilian liner the Santa Maria . She is tracked for a 11 days by various Patrol aircraft until she enters a Brazilian port where all 607 of her passengers are set free. She is a Portuguese flagged cruise ship that was seized on the 22 JAN 1961 by Portuguese nations that opposed the policies of the Portuguese national leader at the time Anton Salazar. The US and Great Britain were asked to help located the hijacked ship.

1969
US and North Vietnamese representatives begin formal negotiations in Paris to end the Vietnam War.

1972
The first flight testing of the Lockheed S-3A Viking begins at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The S-3A is a turbojet powered, carrier based ASW aircraft that will replaced the S-2 Tracker in US Fleet Service.

1973
US Pacific Fleet Mine Sweeping forces begin moving from various home ports through out the US to NS Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippine Islands to be readied for mine clearance operations in support of the peace-treaty with North Vietnam.

1975
President Ford signs the Geneva Protocol of 1925 that prohibits the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. This does not prohibit the production of chemical war far agents, the development of agents, stockpiling of agents, or chemical protection and decontamination equipment. The signers further reserve the right to retaliate with chemical weapons should chemical weapons be used against them.

1984
The USS Ranger, CV-61, with CVW-9 onboard arrives at Subic Bay in the Philippines after having been at sea for 121 days with out a port call. 95 of these days were spent in the Arabian sea. This is believed to have set a record by a non-nuclear carrier for most time at sea.

1986
The US Shuttle Challenger is mated with her booster rockets and external fuel tank and the shuttle crawler begins the 24hr process to leave the maintenance hanger at Cape Canaveral, Florida and heads to the launchpad.

[Buddha]

A6BSTARM, on Jan 25 2007, 03:14 AM, said:

on 25JAN GMT the following occurred in history

1951
The first flight of XF4D Skyray, a delta-wing tail less, turbojet powered interceptor occurred. Designed by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation from the outset to be a high altitude interceptor for carrier service the F4D Skyray or Ford would have a short career in US Navy and USMC service, it would be replaced in 1964 by improved aircraft. Following the 1962 designation standardization it would be re designated the F-6 Skyray.

1961
A US Navy P2V Neptune locates the highjacked civilian liner the Santa Maria . She is tracked for a 11 days by various Patrol aircraft until she enters a Brazilian port where all 607 of her passengers are set free. She is a Portuguese flagged cruise ship that was seized on the 22 JAN 1961 by Portuguese nations that opposed the policies of the Portuguese national leader at the time Anton Salazar. The US and Great Britain were asked to help located the hijacked ship.

1969
US and North Vietnamese representatives begin formal negotiations in Paris to end the Vietnam War.

1972
The first flight testing of the Lockheed S-3A Viking begins at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The S-3A is a turbojet powered, carrier based ASW aircraft that will replaced the S-2 Tracker in US Fleet Service.

1973
US Pacific Fleet Mine Sweeping forces begin moving from various home ports through out the US to NS Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippine Islands to be readied for mine clearance operations in support of the peace-treaty with North Vietnam.

1975
President Ford signs the Geneva Protocol of 1925 that prohibits the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. This does not prohibit the production of chemical war far agents, the development of agents, stockpiling of agents, or chemical protection and decontamination equipment. The signers further reserve the right to retaliate with chemical weapons should chemical weapons be used against them.

1984
The USS Ranger, CV-61, with CVW-9 onboard arrives at Subic Bay in the Philippines after having been at sea for 121 days with out a port call. 95 of these days were spent in the Arabian sea. This is believed to have set a record by a non-nuclear carrier for most time at sea.

1986
The US Shuttle Challenger is mated with her booster rockets and external fuel tank and the shuttle crawler begins the 24hr process to leave the maintenance hanger at Cape Canaveral, Florida and heads to the launchpad.

I remember the Ranger's record setter. They passed our old record on the Midway by 3 days.

Buddha