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[Dark Alley Dan]

Absolutely. Even a schmuck like Oswald knew enough to come back form the window a titch.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Absolutely. Even a schmuck like Oswald knew enough to come back form the window a titch.

No photographs allowed.



Grizz

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

I sat next to a fellow from Texas at Yellowstone once. Told him I wanted to see Dallas. He cautioned me against it. Said it was a sh!thole.

Sh!thole or no, I want to stand in Dealey Plaza. Lotta history there. I assume you were at the museum? Weird that they don't allow photos.

And in keeping with the theme of the thread, here's a bit of history:

On December 21, 1956, Oswald was tested for marksmanship with his rifle on five different exercises—from 200, 300, and 500 yards firing slowly and from 200 and 300 yards firing rapidly. Based on these results, a Marine would be rated by a defined scoring system: over 190 points was considered a marksman, over 210 was a sharpshooter, and over 220 was considered an expert. Oswald scored 212 and was rated in the middle as a sharpshooter.

The Warren Commission used only one piece of physical evidence to state that Oswald was capable of assassinating President Kennedy—and it was these scorecards from December 21, 1956. These scorecards can be found in Warren Commission Volume 16, as Commission Exhibit 239. In their single-volume final report, these results enabled the Warren Commission to state: "The Commission has concluded further that Oswald possessed the capability with a rifle which enabled him to commit the assassination."

Sold at auction in 2021 for $75K USD.

 

[Quiet]

I sat next to a fellow from Texas at Yellowstone once. Told him I wanted to see Dallas. He cautioned me against it. Said it was a sh!thole.

Sh!thole or no, I want to stand in Dealey Plaza. Lotta history there. I assume you were at the museum? Weird that they don't allow photos.

And in keeping with the theme of the thread, here's a bit of history:

Sold at auction in 2021 for $75K USD.

The scorecard or the rifle? So who ended up being the owner of M1 #4314215 today?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Just the scorecard. God knows what 4314215 is worth, if it still exists.

Some Paras with an M1 Carbine. Didn't know they ran those. These lads in Greece?

 

[Rob]

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Pretty thing. The Fokker D.VII was specifically outlawed for use by whatever the Treaty of Versailles left of the German Air Force. Badass for its time. Ol' Anthony could build 'em.

 

[bush1]

Yep, a Fokker D VII built in 1977 and owned by Ontario Aviation Historical Society and operated out of Brampton.

 

[HuskyDude]

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

That's on my list, as well as the USAF Museum in Dayton and Oshkosh at some point.

HMS Malaya prepares to launch Swordfish V4367 from 700 Sqn FAA.

Note the floats. The ol' stringbag was slow on wheels. Can't imagine how draggy a set of floats would make it. Struts, bomb racks, various wires and bits out there in the wind. Frick. Surprised it didn't fly backwards.

 

[bdft]

The Stringbag was so slow that German aircraft had a hard time slowing down enough to get a shot at it.

 

[Rob]

Surprised it didn't fly backwards.

I was at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine when they took up their bright red Fokker triplane replica and announced that it would fly sideways. And it did....they took it way up straight over the museum and then it basically just stopped in mid-air and floated around sideways...more like a big kite than an airplane...made me wonder just how slow some of the WWI dogfights really were...

https://collection.owlshead.org/

 

[old303]

The Stringbag was so slow that German aircraft had a hard time slowing down enough to get a shot at it.

Indeed, the Bismarck was almost fast enough to get away from it.

Nothing else sank more axis tonnage, though, and the Swordfish was still in service through VE Day.

 

[AP]

I was at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine when they took up their bright red Fokker triplane replica and announced that it would fly sideways. And it did....they took it way up straight over the museum and then it basically just stopped in mid-air and floated around sideways...more like a big kite than an airplane...made me wonder just how slow some of the WWI dogfights really were...

slow enough to use a pistol apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight

 

[bush1]

slow enough to use a pistol apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight

Yes, and before using pistols they shook their fists at each other,

 

[collector67]

I read about a WW1 French pilot who towed an anchor behind his plane to catch and tear up German ones. Apparently, this was his demise, as he snagged onto a bomber, which resulted in breaking up his plane as well….

 

[Painkillers]

I was at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine when they took up their bright red Fokker triplane replica and announced that it would fly sideways. And it did....they took it way up straight over the museum and then it basically just stopped in mid-air and floated around sideways...more like a big kite than an airplane...made me wonder just how slow some of the WWI dogfights really were...

https://collection.owlshead.org/

"...climbs like a monkey." Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) describing the characteristics of his then new tri-wing Fokker.

 

[kswan]

Interesting to You tube some cross wind landings with that plane.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

A Finnish Lysander in repose.

 

[HuskyDude]

Interesting pic.
Looks like the rubber wheels are missing?????

Edit: Never mind they're skis.