The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined,turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner;it is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD" boom,used for the magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) of submarines.
The Lockheed EP-3 is an electronic signals reconnaissance variant of the P-3 Orion,primarily operated by the United States Navy.
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor,on Whidbey Island,in Island County,Washington.
The Shenyang J-8 is an interceptor aircraft developed by the 601 Institute (Shenyang) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was conceived in the early 1960s as a low-risk program based on enlarging the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F,a version of which the PRC was producing as the Chengdu J-7. The original J-8 experienced protracted development due to disruption from the Cultural Revolution;the prototypes first flew in 1969 but the design was not finalized until 1979 with the aircraft entering service in 1980.
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2001.
A naval flight officer (NFO) is a commissioned officer in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps who specializes in airborne weapons and sensor systems. NFOs are not pilots (naval aviators),but they may perform many "co-pilot" or "mission specialist" functions,depending on the type of aircraft. Until 1966,their duties were performed by both commissioned officer and senior enlisted naval aviation observers (NAO).
The Hainan Island incident was a ten-day international incident between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that resulted from a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a Chinese Air Force J-8II interceptor on April 1,2001.
Don Stenberg is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and 43rd Treasurer of Nebraska from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983.
Nathan Green Gordon was an American lawyer,politician,and decorated naval aviator. A Democrat,he served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas for ten terms,from 1947 to 1967. As a United States Navy officer in World War II,he received the U.S. military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for rescuing the crews of several downed airplanes.
Taijiro Aoki was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Aoki graduated from the 41st class of Naval Academy at Etajima in December 1913,ranking 90 out of 118 Cadets. His classmates included Ryūnosuke Kusaka,Masatomi Kimura and RaizōTanaka. Aoki was promoted to captain in 1937,and was made commander of the seaplane tender Mizuho. He subsequently served as commandant of the naval aviation training schools at Yokosuka and Tsuchiura.
Elections were held in Nebraska on November 2,2010. Primary elections for the Republican Party and Democratic Party,as well as a nonpartisan primary for members of the Nebraska Legislature,took place on May 11,2010.
Events in the year 2001 in China.
Robert James Flynn was a Commander and Naval Flight Officer bombardier/navigator in the United States Navy. As a Lieutenant,he was captured by the Chinese in August 1967 after the A-6 Intruder he was flying in on a mission over North Vietnam was shot down. Flynn and his pilot,along with another A-6 Intruder crew,were evading North Vietnamese jets following their mission over Hanoi when they strayed over the border into Chinese air space. Downed just over the Chinese border,Flynn was apprehended by the Chinese and held in China as a Prisoner of War where he was tortured and held almost exclusively in solitary confinement for five and a half years.
John Murante is an American politician who served as the 44th Nebraska State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 2013 until 2019,representing District 49.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 4,2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 13,2014,for offices that require them.
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1) is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 1 June 1955. Its role is aerial reconnaissance and signals intelligence. The squadron is nicknamed the "World Watchers" and is based at NAS Whidbey Island,flying Lockheed EP-3E Aries II aircraft.
Patrol Squadron 30 (VP-30) is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy,established on 30 June 1960. It is based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville,Florida.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Deb Fischer was re-elected to a second term against Lincoln city councilwoman Jane Raybould and Libertarian candidate Jim Schultz.
Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands,he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission,becoming an "ace in a day".
The Government of the U.S. State of Nebraska,established by the Nebraska Constitution,is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches:the executive,the legislative,and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers,or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,and also some authority to regulate the other two branches,so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority. The State Government is based in Lincoln,the capital city of Nebraska.
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