Picture of the day

mark k said:
That picture in the Dolomites is one of my favorites on this thread.
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Agreed ... its an outstanding photograph. Photographer was an artist! I wish my decades of amateur photography from sub-miniature to 6x9 had produced one shot that came close to that image!

And I am not even sure I can describe properly all the qualities that make it so remarkable ..... perhaps one of those lying bastards with all the words that sell Ontario wine ("has the slight bouquet of freshly cut straw") could help me out??
 
diopter said:
That officer made it painfully obvious. Only officer with his coat open for all to see, just like a flasher.
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reminds me of the words to a song "... hands in their pockets with fxck all to do; drinking the pay of a company of men; may the Lord piss on them sideways..."
 
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The Douglas A-26 (later B-26) Invader had an insanely long career. The XA26 flew in 1943.

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The last A-26K was retired in 1972.

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Thirty years is an awfully long career for a combat aircraft. Air Spray retired theirs in 2004.

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A fast, versatile aircraft that could care a lot of weapons. One of the very good ones.
 
I was in northern Alberta (Loon River air strip) as a liaison officer with Ont MNR fire crews in 2004 (think it was that year) Saw 4 A-26's doing practice drops. It was near the end of the fire season and I understand it was going to be the last year that they were being operated. Could have been the 4 A/C pictured above. Pretty cool anyway. During my 37 year career I was fortunate enough to see the following air tankers working. T-Beavers, standard otters, Twin Otters, Avengers, A-26 , DC-6, CL-215s and 415s. Most of the helibucket machines as well. Few flights as area fire boss bucketing with a Bell 205. Good memories and a few stories!
 
P of PDent said:
Reminds me a little of going in the the back warehouse of Lever Arms that Allen Lever had given Dianne and I open access in the late 1990's. Of course there there was not a similar number of guns but we estimated over a thousand M1 Garands stacked in a similar way. I didn't know much about grading these guns so I chose mostly on outward appearance. If memory serves me well I remember the wholesale on these were in low $200's. I miss Allen and those visits. Phil.
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Yep when I was there, the Garands were $150 and stacked up in an old barrel.
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
The Douglas A-26 (later B-26) Invader had an insanely long career. The XA26 flew in 1943.

Douglas_A-26_%26_B-027.jpg


The last A-26K was retired in 1972.

050317-F-1234P-047.JPG


Thirty years is an awfully long career for a combat aircraft. Air Spray retired theirs in 2004.

1280px-Douglas_A-26_Invader_Air_Spray_Line_Up_%287643771746%29.jpg


A fast, versatile aircraft that could care a lot of weapons. One of the very good ones.
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To bad they weren't available for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942, may have been more survivors
 
Ganderite said:
"To bad they weren't available for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942, may have been more survivors."

The B26 had a high wing loading. Could it get off the carrier?
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It also has longer wings, more lift??? or maybe just a bit to wide? I believe the engines were similar in power.

That's your area of expertise. I can only speculate and at this point not into doing the math for the weight to lift ratios at the speeds that could be achieved.
 
Ganderite said:
"To bad they weren't available for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942, may have been more survivors."

The B26 had a high wing loading. Could it get off the carrier?
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Apparently some smart ass mechanic, messed with the special carburetor settings on those planes that cut into their range. By the time it was discovered, it was to late to reset them. :(

Grizz
 
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