WWII War Birds - pics and video
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Donny Fenn1
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- East Kootenays
Dark Alley Dan
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- Darkest Edmonton
After the war, Corsairs really got around. French Navy:
El Salvador:
Honduras:
Note the kill markings - this specific F4U-5N was the victor in the final propeller-driven dogfight in history, 1969. This month's Smithsonian Air and Space magazine has a writeup on it.
El Salvador:
Honduras:
Note the kill markings - this specific F4U-5N was the victor in the final propeller-driven dogfight in history, 1969. This month's Smithsonian Air and Space magazine has a writeup on it.
- Location
- chilliwack BC.
what did that Honduran Coursair face in battle?
I just googled it...fasinating.
http://www.historynet.com/soccer-war-corsair.htm
Literally a 1944 dogfight that occured in 1969 over a soccer match.
A single Honduran F4U shoots down another corsair and a p51 mustang.
If one would have witnessed this in person i think one would have had to pinch themself to see if they were dreaming, or perhaps was sucked into some time vortex...
- Location
- chilliwack BC.
Honduran pilot was clearly better. 
Mustang pilot needed to take the fight upstairs.
Mustang pilot needed to take the fight upstairs.
ME 262 V1, Airframe test bed with Jumo 210 piston powerplant
http://4.bp.########.com/-_tVJ_gMXIAs/Uh1d7ae78LI/AAAAAAAAMdM/sL7E4CLC2sc/s640/me262v1.jpg
Would have been very interest if the ME 262 HGIII got off the ground
http://4.bp.########.com/-_tVJ_gMXIAs/Uh1d7ae78LI/AAAAAAAAMdM/sL7E4CLC2sc/s640/me262v1.jpg
Would have been very interest if the ME 262 HGIII got off the ground
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- Location
- chilliwack BC.
what game is that from?
- Location
- chilliwack BC.
thanks diopter! I haven't flight simmed in a few years, but I used to be big into it.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
my wife's grandfather served on the Indefatigable, (rest his soul) and He showed me a bunch of photos he had of carrier ops from the south pacific. His fighting position was on one of the 20mm AA guns on the stern. I'm almost certain that there were Corsairs on the flight deck in some of the photos.
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
Albacore gets her bombs on:
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
Now $63 on amazon.ca:
http://www.amazon.ca/Warplanes-Thir...5407&sr=8-1&keywords=Green,+william+warplanes
It does look good - thanks for the lead!
http://www.amazon.ca/Warplanes-Thir...5407&sr=8-1&keywords=Green,+william+warplanes
It does look good - thanks for the lead!
Heres one of A mosquito and my dad
Heres one of A mosquito and the ole man is front row 4th from the right .He was a navigator with Rcaf in WW2.Ive been trying to get info on some of his missions and cant find anything.He did say he was under an assumed name before he past away and told me to give up looking.Would anyone here know where I could track down some info on his where abouts during the war?
Heres one of A mosquito and the ole man is front row 4th from the right .He was a navigator with Rcaf in WW2.Ive been trying to get info on some of his missions and cant find anything.He did say he was under an assumed name before he past away and told me to give up looking.Would anyone here know where I could track down some info on his where abouts during the war?Attachments
Donny Fenn1
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East Kootenays
that's not a Mosquito, looks like an Avro Anson trainer of some sort
Didn't realize the popularity of the AVG's Shark's Mouth motif with the Luftwaffe. Looks good on the Stuka and a compliment to Chennault's boys.
If you want to know about WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft....THIS IS THE BIBLE. 672 pages of text, drawings, B/W photos, color sketches....everything, even the wierd stuff. It was worth the $20. US I paid for it 20yrs ago.
