by Piper Bayard | Feb 12, 2018 | History, The Cold War
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes The Russian TU-144 jet, a.k.a. the Konkordski, was the Soviet version of the French/British Concorde. In Part One, Explosion of the TU-144, we looked at the apparent events at the 1973 Paris Air Show when the TU-144 exploded, killing...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 5, 2018 | History, The Cold War
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes In our last post, Explosion of the TU-144, we looked at the crash of the TU-144, a.k.a. the Konkordski, at the June 3, 1978 Paris Air Show, and we asked, “Why, on such an important day, did such an important plane flown by some of the...
by Piper Bayard | Jan 29, 2018 | History, The Cold War
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes On a spring day in Paris on June 3, 1973, over 200,000 spectators at the Paris Air Show watched the new British/French Concorde Supersonic Transport perform a fly by followed by a fast, steep climb. A new age of Mach 2. passenger...
by Piper Bayard | Jul 28, 2012 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, The Cold War
By Intelligence Operative Jay Holmes On Thursday, July 26, news outlets reported that Russia announced intentions to build military bases in Vietnam, the Seychelles, and Cuba. The source of the news was an interview given by Russian Vice Admiral Victor Chirkov to the...
by Piper Bayard | Aug 28, 2011 | Special Edition Libya, The Cold War
By Jay Holmes This week, Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe, a long time friend of Qaddafi’s, stated to the international press that Moammar Qaddafi is now his guest in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean opposition leaders claim that they have verified Momo’s presence. Mugabe’s...
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