Picture of the day

[shortandlong]

That is a remarkable skill set to have!

I had it at 30 .......unremarkable really but i know people who were in the 40s and 50s wpm .....iguess th record is like 140 ...sad thing is you loose it lol

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Morse code, eh?

Battle of Arras, 1917, and two Sigs guys test fly the first version of fibre optic communications technology:

And on the other end of the line...

"He says he... slept... with... your.... Mom..."

 

[AP]

In Korea the Ethiopians had a reputation for being able to deploy and recover night ambushes without any of their troops getting lost. Americans usually had at least one member of the ambush team get lost and separated in the dark, sometimes several. A liaison officer went too see how they did it. When the patrol went out to deploy the ambush they all held hands, dropping off each man in his position. When the ambush was over they linked up again for the trip back.

My farrier is a retired Navy cryptology operator. He said when he was in the Horn of Africa the Ethiopians would speak Morse code over the radio. He said they were almost too fast for him to take it down.

sometimes their accent makes it tough to copy...

 

[Claven2]

Russian Anti-Aircraft, courtesy of a Mr Maxim desgn, in banks of 4 with tracer ammo. Cool photo.

 

[Tikka223]

Those guys will be deaf for sure.

 

[sail32]

Book;

" Air War East Africa 1940 - 1941 ", The RAF versus the Italian Air Force.

Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell. 2009

940.5423 Sut, Pen & Sword Aviation, South Yorkshire

ISBN 978 84415 816 4

 

[Bubba Yugga]

sometimes their accent makes it tough to copy...

That you can't discern "dit" from "dah"?
Thick accent indeed LOL

 

[grelmar]

Cans of whoop-arse come in many flavours:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Indeed they do, my friend. And apparently always have:

Kinda wish they'd kept the ###y tandem cockpit configuration. Looks cool, more so with the bubble canopy that would have gradually shown up.

 

[shredder]

Cans of whoop-arse come in many flavours:

The Spirit is running flat out, the Stratofortress is cruising sweetly, and the Lancer is yelling "hurry up you slow @#$@%@#^&#$"

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

I've often wondered about that exact point when viewing pictures of "heritage flights":

Some of these birds are working much harder than some others...

 

[Sharps '74]

Indeed!

One of the pilots lining up to fly the Dehavilland 'Dragon' Rapide of the Rhine Army Parachute Association was an RAF Hawker Hunter recce pilot. On one of his last flights before retirement, he asked us to meet him at 13,000 feet in a location near RAF Station Gutersloh. so he could take pics with his side mounted cameras.

We were straining at 120 knots to maintain that height and he zipped past us waggling his wings. On the next pass he had his flaps down and sill went by us like we were standing still. On the third pass he had his gear down as well.

Showing us the pics later he told us that his stall warning lights and alarms were going off and he was falling out of the sky until he upped gear and put the hammer down.

 

[donor]

Very good picture of aircraft remembered by very few today.That's Airspeed Oxford trainer.

 

[chanman]

I've often wondered about that exact point when viewing pictures of "heritage flights":

Some of these birds are working much harder than some others...

Not so much in that picture. I think all of the pictured planes can manage about 280-300 mph without too much trouble, although it looks like the Hornet has a bit of AoA to it (could just be the angle). Modern fighters with their need for payload and maneuverability aren't as 'hot' as some of those Cold War interceptors optimized solely for speed, acceleration, and altitude. Not sure what you'd fly in a heritage flight with an F-104...

 

[dogone]

My dad bought an airspeed oxford from Moose Jaw air base after the war. It sat at the edge of our yard for years rotting away. The last pieces were hauled to a coulee and dumped. Twenty years ago all remaining parts were dragged out and used to help assemble a non flying replica. The rims and tires had been used on a wagon and were still good. The cowls were set behind a bin and were good enough to use as was. They were wood ribbed with metal fittings. I understand there is at least one flyable model left in of all places ;Singapore. The transportation museum in Moose Jaw has a cockpit mockup; it is a lot tighter than I remember.

 

[grelmar]

"Stores says we have piles of these captured Kraut buzz-bomb thingies taking up space, any idea what we should do with them?"

"Hmmm... I dunno. Maybe strap them to the wings of a B-17 and fire them off. See what happens."

"What if it wrecks the B-17?"

"The war's over. We have piles of spare B-17s."

Some interesting bits on some of the things done with "Piles of spare B-17s" after the war:

https://www.dc3dakotahunter.com/blog/odd-photos-of-post-war-career-of-the-b-17-flying-fortress/

 

[XRCD011]

 

[shredder]

^^^^Interesting indeed!!!

 

[diopter]

More old fashion horses

 

[donor]

1 August 1944,5PM Warsaw Uprising started.One of the most tragic events in last 100 years of Polish history.