Picture of the day

45 pictures from WW1 here. Tripped on in random pic search.

Old link may have been posted. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/world-war-i-in-photos-the-western-front-part-ii-and-armistice/507338/

World War I in Photos: The Western Front, Part II, and Armistice.


45. A Marine kisses a woman during a homecoming parade at the end of World War I, in 1919.
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41. Soldiers in a field wave their helmets and cheer on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, location unknown.
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It’s all about the raw energy and display as a whole!!! Phenomenal engineering in the early days. Where radials have stood the test of time, and still have a place here and there in the aviation world.

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The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Germany's attempt to make a Mossie

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The FW Ta 154 went one better than the Mossie in that it was not a tail dragger. BUT - it also lacked the class of the RR Merlins!


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I guess posting the German Mossie TA 154 and the British DH mossie together wasn't the best when comparing inline to radials. Sorry.
The TA did have V-12's that were housed in round cowlings.

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I know this is the "Picture of the Day" thread and we seemed to be on Military pictures. Which I love!!!!
I hope members don't mind an occasional video link that goes with the "Theme of the day"
I really looked for a Jumo 211 V-12 running link but could not find one....
I wanted to share J Leno's V-12 Merlin link because he gives credit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton. (although Jay says Toronto)
I believe home of the only airworthy Lancaster. Not sure if the one in Coningsby is airworthy.
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HuskyDude said:
I believe home of the only airworthy Lancaster. Not sure if the one in Coningsby is airworthy.
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There are two airworthy Lancs, the CWHM's (FM213 V-RA or "Vera") at Hamilton and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (PA474) from Coningsby.

Apparently, in the next decade or so there may be a third airworthy Lanc, with FM104 in the works out of Victoria. It'll be a hell of a project to get her back in the air.
 
7ECA said:
There are two airworthy Lancs, the CWHM's (FM213 V-RA or "Vera") at Hamilton and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (PA474) from Coningsby.

Apparently, in the next decade or so there may be a third airworthy Lanc, with FM104 in the works out of Victoria. It'll be a hell of a project to get her back in the air.
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There is a Lancaster in Nanton, Alberta at the Bomber Command Museum. Every once in a while they pull it out of the hanger and fire up its engines. I got to go one day and boy is that thing loud with its engines at full throttle.
 
MattE93 said:
There is a Lancaster in Nanton, Alberta at the Bomber Command Museum. Every once in a while they pull it out of the hanger and fire up its engines. I got to go one day and boy is that thing loud with its engines at full throttle.
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Watch this video to get an idea of the complexity of building a WW2 bomber in the first place:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGGmjm9JZ4

Then imagine taking one that's been abused and out in the elements for over 75 years, add the problem of finding, fabricating or repairing those 50,000 parts and you get a real appreciation for the skill and determination of those who restore and fly these old birds.
 
I know the one in Nanton took a very long time and countless hours of searching for parts to build.

They also restored and old Mosquito and actually rebuilt entire sections of the wooden airframe
 
MattE93 said:
I know the one in Nanton took a very long time and countless hours of searching for parts to build.

They also restored and old Mosquito and actually rebuilt entire sections of the wooden airframe
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I watched the restoration of the Halifax in Trenton (the one recovered from the bottom of a Norwegian lake). Simply amazing, though my regret is they sealed it inside a building so it will never see sunlight on the tarmac. Windsor took down their plinth Lancaster and are working on it (I crawled through it...pics attached) and they also have a Mosquito on the go. It crashed doing photo work in the arctic and the wreck was recovered and may fly again.




 
Donny Fenn1 said:
The Mosquito isn't finished yet. They are also restoring a Hawker Hurricane.
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Isn't there a schedule engine start up on June 29 this year for the Mosquito? I was thinking of going.

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Last time I went back East to visit. I had the opportunity to crawl around the inners of AVR in Hamilton. One thing I didn't know was to get forward from aft..one must climb over the wing spar.




 
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A restoration is one thing, and it takes a heck of a long time and attention to detail. An airworthy restoration, is an entirely different and much lengthier ballgame - and you get Transport Canada involved... Fudge!
 
7ECA said:
There are two airworthy Lancs, the CWHM's (FM213 V-RA or "Vera") at Hamilton and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (PA474) from Coningsby.

Apparently, in the next decade or so there may be a third airworthy Lanc, with FM104 in the works out of Victoria. It'll be a hell of a project to get her back in the air.
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There is Just Jane in the UK that will fly again.

 
Another highly ambitious project, and I certainly hope they succeed. The only news I can see on Just Jane is someone involved with the museum saying that it would be a decade or so before they got near to the point of considering a fully airworthy restoration - and that was back in 2018.
 
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