Son of Sandor
@sonofsandor.bsky.social
Our Dad Alexander, Sandor in Hungarian. A first generation American. #WWII and 20 year veteran of the USAAC, USSAF, USAF Chief Master Sergeant. Our Mom Joyce his Australian war bride. Posts about #History, #Science, #Weather and Global Relations.
Nov 16, 1950 The British Overseas Airways Corporation hoped to place Comet jet airliners into service to carry passengers by next September or October. When the Comet service was ultimately extended to Sydney the journey would be completed in 35 hours' flying time instead of the present 31 days.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nov 16, 1950 The British Overseas Airways Corporation hoped to place Comet jet airliners into service to carry passengers by next September or October. When the Comet service was ultimately extended to Sydney the journey would be completed in 35 hours' flying time instead of the present 31 days.
Nov 14, 1950 The first pilot to shoot down an opposing jet in the world's first jet-versus-jet fighter duel in aviation history tonight said that the Soviet MIG 15 back-swept wing jet, one of which he shot down, is at least 100 miles faster than the American Shooting Star jet which he was flying.
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Nov 14, 1950 The first pilot to shoot down an opposing jet in the world's first jet-versus-jet fighter duel in aviation history tonight said that the Soviet MIG 15 back-swept wing jet, one of which he shot down, is at least 100 miles faster than the American Shooting Star jet which he was flying.
Yes. It's Dad's 1945 475th Fighter Group yearbook printed in Australia.
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Yes. It's Dad's 1945 475th Fighter Group yearbook printed in Australia.
#WWII Having known that Molotov was visiting Berlin, the British RAF launched bombers to attack Berlin as a show of force to convince Molotov that Britain was still in the fight. Ribbentrop and Molotov continued the meeting in a underground bunker amidst the bombing where Ribbentrop failed to entice
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#WWII Having known that Molotov was visiting Berlin, the British RAF launched bombers to attack Berlin as a show of force to convince Molotov that Britain was still in the fight. Ribbentrop and Molotov continued the meeting in a underground bunker amidst the bombing where Ribbentrop failed to entice
Nov 12, 1950 The Chinese have slowed their military operations in Tibet, according the Indian Foreign Ministry. The Ministry believes that the Chinese may be regrouping, or planning to use Tibetans who favour China as fifth columnists, have turned south towards the direction of the Indian border.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Nov 12, 1950 The Chinese have slowed their military operations in Tibet, according the Indian Foreign Ministry. The Ministry believes that the Chinese may be regrouping, or planning to use Tibetans who favour China as fifth columnists, have turned south towards the direction of the Indian border.
Nov 12, 1950 Communist China flatly rejected the last UN Security Council invitation to take part in its debate on General MacArthur's report on Chinese intervention in the Korean war. The cable said that the Communist Chinese delegation would discuss only Taiwan and "American intervention in Korea"
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nov 12, 1950 Communist China flatly rejected the last UN Security Council invitation to take part in its debate on General MacArthur's report on Chinese intervention in the Korean war. The cable said that the Communist Chinese delegation would discuss only Taiwan and "American intervention in Korea"
#WWII Ira Hayes was born in 1923 in the town of Sacaton, Arizona, located within the Gila River Indian Community, a reservation featuring members of both the Pima and Maricopa tribes (Hayes’ heritage was Pima). He was the oldest of the six children of Joseph Hayes, a WWI veteran.
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#WWII Ira Hayes was born in 1923 in the town of Sacaton, Arizona, located within the Gila River Indian Community, a reservation featuring members of both the Pima and Maricopa tribes (Hayes’ heritage was Pima). He was the oldest of the six children of Joseph Hayes, a WWI veteran.
Dad was friends with a #WWII US Navy Blimp veteran based at Tillamook. He patrolled the Pacific Coast.
The hangar measures about 1,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 200 feet tall, covering 7 acres. The facility is the only publicly accessible hangar remaining from the five still standing nationwide.
The hangar measures about 1,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 200 feet tall, covering 7 acres. The facility is the only publicly accessible hangar remaining from the five still standing nationwide.
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dad was friends with a #WWII US Navy Blimp veteran based at Tillamook. He patrolled the Pacific Coast.
The hangar measures about 1,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 200 feet tall, covering 7 acres. The facility is the only publicly accessible hangar remaining from the five still standing nationwide.
The hangar measures about 1,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 200 feet tall, covering 7 acres. The facility is the only publicly accessible hangar remaining from the five still standing nationwide.
Nov 8, 1950 Lt Russell J Brown, USAF, is credited with shooting down a Russian built MiG 15 jet fighter near the Yalu River while flying a F-80 Shooting Star. This may have been the very first time that a jet fighter had been shot down by another jet fighter www.thisdayinaviation.com/8-november-1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nov 8, 1950 Lt Russell J Brown, USAF, is credited with shooting down a Russian built MiG 15 jet fighter near the Yalu River while flying a F-80 Shooting Star. This may have been the very first time that a jet fighter had been shot down by another jet fighter www.thisdayinaviation.com/8-november-1...
Nov 8, 1950 80 B-29s today dropped 650 tons of bombs on to the Korean ends of the two main bridges which link Manchuria. In an air battle over North Korea, an American jet fighter shot down a Russian built jet and damaged another. This is the first jet fighter ever shot down in an aerial dogfight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Nov 8, 1950 80 B-29s today dropped 650 tons of bombs on to the Korean ends of the two main bridges which link Manchuria. In an air battle over North Korea, an American jet fighter shot down a Russian built jet and damaged another. This is the first jet fighter ever shot down in an aerial dogfight.
Nov 7, 1950 Television Appeal. Governor Thomas E Dewey staged a marathon political rally on television. He faced the television cameras at dawn and stayed in the studio for 18 hours until midnight. His marathon reflected a trend this year to make television a big feature of campaign technique.
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Nov 7, 1950 Television Appeal. Governor Thomas E Dewey staged a marathon political rally on television. He faced the television cameras at dawn and stayed in the studio for 18 hours until midnight. His marathon reflected a trend this year to make television a big feature of campaign technique.
Nov 7, 1950 Truman goes home to cast vote. The President said that the US in 1920 "ran out" on its responsibility for the preservation of world peace. He apparently was referring to the abandonment of the League of Nations by the US. "We can't do that this time," he said, "and we are not going to."
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Nov 7, 1950 Truman goes home to cast vote. The President said that the US in 1920 "ran out" on its responsibility for the preservation of world peace. He apparently was referring to the abandonment of the League of Nations by the US. "We can't do that this time," he said, "and we are not going to."
Nov 6, 1950 MacArthur announced today that the Communists Chinese had moved a fresh army from Manchuria into North Korea. Diplomats at UN Headquarters agree that China's intervention has created an explosive situation which could easily lead to a new world war.
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Nov 6, 1950 MacArthur announced today that the Communists Chinese had moved a fresh army from Manchuria into North Korea. Diplomats at UN Headquarters agree that China's intervention has created an explosive situation which could easily lead to a new world war.
Nov 6, 1950 TIME Early in the #KoreanWar US planners had been haunted by the possibility Communist China might go to the aid of North Korea. But after UN armies turned the North Korean retreat into a rout, China’s chance to strike a decisive blow in the Korean war had passed time.com/archive/6615...
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Nov 6, 1950 TIME Early in the #KoreanWar US planners had been haunted by the possibility Communist China might go to the aid of North Korea. But after UN armies turned the North Korean retreat into a rout, China’s chance to strike a decisive blow in the Korean war had passed time.com/archive/6615...
Nov 6, 1950 #VietnamWar TIME Ho Chi Minh’s advancing Communists closed a siege ring around Laokay, last French outpost in northern Indo-China. By one of history’s ironies, the Vichy French, with Japanese consent, had built up the fortress at Laokay during #WWII. time.com/archive/6616...
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Nov 6, 1950 #VietnamWar TIME Ho Chi Minh’s advancing Communists closed a siege ring around Laokay, last French outpost in northern Indo-China. By one of history’s ironies, the Vichy French, with Japanese consent, had built up the fortress at Laokay during #WWII. time.com/archive/6616...
In Nov 1941 a provisional government was elected with Judge L Childs as governor. The group created the "Great Seal of the State of Jefferson" a gold pan with "XX" painted on the bottom, they said symbolized Jeffersonians being "double-crossed" by their mother states. www.ijpr.org/state-of-jef...
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In Nov 1941 a provisional government was elected with Judge L Childs as governor. The group created the "Great Seal of the State of Jefferson" a gold pan with "XX" painted on the bottom, they said symbolized Jeffersonians being "double-crossed" by their mother states. www.ijpr.org/state-of-jef...
Nov 4, 1950 The Royal couple will visit Greece informally in December for a week as the guests of the King and Queen of Hellenes. It will be the Princess' first visit to her husband's native country. He was born on the island of Corfu. Prince Charles and Princess Anne will stay in London.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nov 4, 1950 The Royal couple will visit Greece informally in December for a week as the guests of the King and Queen of Hellenes. It will be the Princess' first visit to her husband's native country. He was born on the island of Corfu. Prince Charles and Princess Anne will stay in London.
Nov 4, 1950 The First Division attacked toward the vital Chosin reservoir after breaking Communist opposition. In one of the fiercest battles of the war, they forged ahead more than a mile into Su, 16 miles south of the reservoir. In the first 21 hours, the Marines killed an estimated 800 Chinese.
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Nov 4, 1950 The First Division attacked toward the vital Chosin reservoir after breaking Communist opposition. In one of the fiercest battles of the war, they forged ahead more than a mile into Su, 16 miles south of the reservoir. In the first 21 hours, the Marines killed an estimated 800 Chinese.
Nov 4, 1950 Chinese Communist troops today were within 100 miles of Lhasa, Tibetan capital. Next objective is expected to be Reting. A third Chinese column is heading toward Tashi Lampu, seat of Panchen Lama, who claims spiritual leadership of Tibet's 3,000,000 people.
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Nov 4, 1950 Chinese Communist troops today were within 100 miles of Lhasa, Tibetan capital. Next objective is expected to be Reting. A third Chinese column is heading toward Tashi Lampu, seat of Panchen Lama, who claims spiritual leadership of Tibet's 3,000,000 people.
Clouds coming in over Lake Tahoe this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Clouds coming in over Lake Tahoe this morning.
Sunrise this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Sunrise this morning.