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A few weapon captures from 2011
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Some random pics from Kandahar 2008-2009
Lost a good friend there in Summer of 2008; Aug 20th. Nicest guy one would meet IMO
Sapper Stephen Stock...RIP
Dark Alley Dan
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Forgive me - I'm drawing a blank. Gentleman looks like Kirk Douglas, but tired and a little drunk. Who are we actually looking at here?
Benito Mussolini em uniforme bersaglieri, com dedicatória autografada "ao Museu dos Bersaglieri".
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
Apparently a pilot as well, most of us seriously underestimate the man and his achievements. Sure as Hell, more than Turdeau.
Grizz
The Laister-Kauffman CG-10 combat transport glider:
Capable of lifting 5.4 tons of cargo or 42 troops.
Just the thing when dropping soldiers into mainland Japan. 90 were on the line when the Japanese hung it up. Cancelled, only two ever built - 42-61099 (the prototype) and 42-61100 (first production CG-10A).
What was the intended tow aircraft, an empty B-29? It looks far too big and heavy for a C-47 or other US cargo aircraft to pull.....
^ National WWII Glider Pilots Committee's albums
Laister-Kauffman CG-10
The Laister-Kauffman CG-10 was an American military transport glider aircraft developed during World War II.
After a visit to England in late 1941, Col. Frederick R. Dent Jr. had the opinion that the US needed a bigger glider then the Waco CG-4A. This glider should be able to carry trucks, large artillery guns and large bulks of all sorts of needed equipment and supplies.
In April 1942 Laister-Kauffman was contracted to build such a glider, the CG-10. Six months later a static test model was delivered to Wright Field. At that time, the Waco CG-13A had been approved for production.
Laister-Kauffman was asked to create a slightly larger glider, the CG-10A. This larger glider could carry 8,000 lbs. It could be towed at a higher speed, by the newer Troop Carrier aircraft like the C-46.
On 30 April 1944 a flight model was delivered to Clinton County Field. It became the only large wooden aircraft to pass military testing successfully in many years.
The glider was suitable for snatch pick up by B-17 and C-54.
By 1945, ten glider had been manufactured. An order was placed for 1000 glider for the invasion of Japan. As known, such an invasion was not needed. Manufacturing concluded into 1946 before the contract was closed.
Ninety were on the production line when the program was cancelled. Laister-Kauffman considered fitting the planes with two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines but this plan never came to fruition.
Laister-Kauffman CG-10
The Laister-Kauffman CG-10 was an American military transport glider aircraft developed during World War II.
After a visit to England in late 1941, Col. Frederick R. Dent Jr. had the opinion that the US needed a bigger glider then the Waco CG-4A. This glider should be able to carry trucks, large artillery guns and large bulks of all sorts of needed equipment and supplies.
In April 1942 Laister-Kauffman was contracted to build such a glider, the CG-10. Six months later a static test model was delivered to Wright Field. At that time, the Waco CG-13A had been approved for production.
Laister-Kauffman was asked to create a slightly larger glider, the CG-10A. This larger glider could carry 8,000 lbs. It could be towed at a higher speed, by the newer Troop Carrier aircraft like the C-46.
On 30 April 1944 a flight model was delivered to Clinton County Field. It became the only large wooden aircraft to pass military testing successfully in many years.
The glider was suitable for snatch pick up by B-17 and C-54.
By 1945, ten glider had been manufactured. An order was placed for 1000 glider for the invasion of Japan. As known, such an invasion was not needed. Manufacturing concluded into 1946 before the contract was closed.
Ninety were on the production line when the program was cancelled. Laister-Kauffman considered fitting the planes with two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines but this plan never came to fruition.
Dark Alley Dan
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Apparently a pilot as well, most of us seriously underestimate the man and his achievements. Sure as Hell, more than Turdeau.
Grizz
Hitler liked dogs and was a hell of a public speaker. Stalin turned an agrarian nation of peasants into a military powerhouse. Benny could fly airplanes and had great taste in mistresses. All three were horrifically awful human beings unworthy of the designation and got deaths that weren't nearly as painful as they deserved. I'm no fan of PM HairAndTeeth, but Jesus, mate - I've had housecats that compare favourably to Benito Mussolini in morality and mental capacity. I've taken dumps that did more for the human condition (Deuce > Duce). I've popped zits that were better examples of human decency than that fat malicious bastard.
JT isn't much, but anything's better than Benny.
Anyway, here's an American girl far from home and unloved:
I wonder how old those pics are?
I've seen an Israreli bone yard for aircraft and once they become truly unserviceable, they're quickly put on the surplus market.
A US P51D, even in that condition would bring around a million US$. Flying condition close to US$10 million.
There are lots of people with deep pockets actively searching for them and willing to go to rediculous extremes to find the hulks, especially if they still have the original registry plates.
With a bit of due diligence, that pic is from the eighties. P51s were some of the last WWII era fighters pulled out of service and often you could find them at different air bases and even the bone yards of civilian airports, which were shared with militaries in some countries.
The first time I flew into the "old" airport in Rio DeJaneiro, there were derelict WWII planes in a huge field beside the airport. Most of them were Dakota C47s, but it was amazing what was in the mix.
Varig airlines was still using Dakotas at the time and the bone yard was one of their sources for parts.
I've seen an Israreli bone yard for aircraft and once they become truly unserviceable, they're quickly put on the surplus market.
A US P51D, even in that condition would bring around a million US$. Flying condition close to US$10 million.
There are lots of people with deep pockets actively searching for them and willing to go to rediculous extremes to find the hulks, especially if they still have the original registry plates.
With a bit of due diligence, that pic is from the eighties. P51s were some of the last WWII era fighters pulled out of service and often you could find them at different air bases and even the bone yards of civilian airports, which were shared with militaries in some countries.
The first time I flew into the "old" airport in Rio DeJaneiro, there were derelict WWII planes in a huge field beside the airport. Most of them were Dakota C47s, but it was amazing what was in the mix.
Varig airlines was still using Dakotas at the time and the bone yard was one of their sources for parts.
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Dark Alley Dan
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This could be her more recently...
Evidence of some pretty Punk Rock bodywork there. Someone graduated ductwork school. But if you're just gonna stab her up on a pole outside the museum, what the hell...
Considering that yep, any P-51 these days is a seven-digit purchase, you'd think they would have gone with a fibreglass replica like they did outside the RAF Museum at Hendon:
Evidence of some pretty Punk Rock bodywork there. Someone graduated ductwork school. But if you're just gonna stab her up on a pole outside the museum, what the hell...
Considering that yep, any P-51 these days is a seven-digit purchase, you'd think they would have gone with a fibreglass replica like they did outside the RAF Museum at Hendon:
