1935: A SNEAK ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

This coming Friday evening I will be journeying over to Ewing Township's Municipal building, where I will be the guest speaker at the Ewing Township Patriotic Committee, as they commemorate the 71st anniversary of the "dastardly attack" on Pearl Harbor. One of the most fascinating specimens in my WWII folder is this INCREDIBLE article from 6 years prior to the attack, when the U.S. Navy went on maneuvers to replicate an air raid on the Hawaiian Islands! Obviously, this will be one of the numerous subject on which I will speak, but my subject will center on Eastern Aircraft and the legendary Grumman TBM "Avenger.".

1935: SIX YEARS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 will be the 70th anniversary of the "dastardly attack" on Pearl Harbor. It is sheer irony that we saw it coming in the mid 1930's when Japan invaded China in their quest for expansion in the orient. We let complacency take the place of common sense and of course we paid for it 6 years later when the prophetic article from 1935 was written