Who Invented the Anti-Ship Missile? Greece and Mexico Have Some Ideas
In the annals of aerial warfare, the names of Greece and Mexico don’t usually appear very often.
Here s What You Need to Remember: It was an inauspicious start to the contest between aircraft and ships that became the fundamental factor in twentieth-century naval warfare. But thirty years later, those newfangled flying machines would have the last laugh at Pearl Harbor and Leyte Gulf.
In the annals of aerial warfare, the names of Greece and Mexico don’t usually appear very often.
Yet Greece and Mexico were the first to use aircraft to bomb ships, a breakthrough that led to the Pearl Harbor raid and to today’s aircraft armed with ship-killer missiles.
After Betty Russellâs passing on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Homewood in Martinsburg, her niece Marcia Rogish of Bedford, is looking back on her auntâs life and the example she set for others.
âBetty Louise Manspeaker was born in Cumberland, for the grand sum of $92.75 as the hospitalâs fee,â said Rogish. âShe was so worth that, and so much more.â
Russell was born on Oct. 2, 1924 and is the daughter of the late Grace (Forman) and Frank Manspeaker.
âMy best memories of her are about her spirit,â said Rogish. âHer âcan doâ unassuming nature. Her knowing that she could do anything she tried, and she did this at a time when it was harder for women to have opportunities in the world of science.â
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Baltimore County gets state approval for massive redevelopment of former Martin Aircraft plant in Middle River [Catonsville Times, Ellicott City, Md.]
Dec. 22 The Baltimore County Council Monday voted to accept approval from state transportation officials for a designation that will support plans for a mixed-use project at the former Martin Aircraft plant that one county council member said could be a “game changer” for Middle River and the eastern part of the county.
Maryland Department of Transportation’s Smart Growth Subcabinet in October recommended the designation, which is reserved for projects within a half mile of a transit station, and that include residential, office and retail space in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
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Baltimore County seeks state designation for massive redevelopment of former Martin Aircraft plant in Middle River [Catonsville Times, Ellicott City, Md.]
Dec. 22 Baltimore County is seeking a state designation to support the mixed-use project at the former Martin Aircraft plant that one county council member said could be a “game changer” for Middle River and the eastern part of the county.
On Monday, the council voted to endorse transit-oriented development designation, which is reserved for projects within a half mile of a transit station, and that include residential, office and retail space in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
If approved by the state, the designation will open up funding streams and planning resources for the planned Aviation Station project, which would include an indoor sports facility, Tru by Hilton hotel, apartment and retail space the intersection of White Marsh and Eastern boulevards near the MARC commuter train stat
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