Well a bit cheaper than the last Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden - bit still pricey!
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Looked at the ads for that guy selling the standard Shinden. Japan Goods Samurai ? Yes, he'll certainly cut your bank balance into tiny little pieces ... :twisted:
I know we're supposed to keep it light and non-political . But can I PLEASE ask for prayers for the MiG-29 pilot known as The Ghost of Kyiv ... And please, PLEASE pray for those who are under fire for nothing less' than living in the wrong place. Asking for prayers is all I can...
Given all that is happening world wide, I hope everyone is OK. As I'm in an at risk group it looks like I may get ordered to self isolate. As I never got round to set up an internet connection at home (always used my old apartment or the office) I have been using the local...
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My coleague but also modeler said, after passed with light symptomps but loosed temporary taste and smel: imagine if I couldn't any more smel the green cap 🤦🏻♂️
Sadly, three US marines have been killed when the Osprey they were passengers in went down near the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin. The Osprey was part of a military exercise called Predators Run which involves the US, Australian, Indonesian, East Timorese and Philippine armed...
Can't resist a color Cold war aircraft photo.
Especially the fighter-bomber version of the Voodoo .
My dad (and family) was stationed at Bentwaters, 81st Field Maintenace Squadron from Sep 58 to Sep 61.
Unfortunately, I was too young to remember very much.
A new collection of images have been added to the Historic England photo library.
Other collections and aerial surveys are available in this site, though not all of a miltary/wartime theme.
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It was one of those aspects of the UK I loved when completing my postgrad degree at Brunel in 1990. History everywhere.
Even now, I go onto Google Earth to walk down the streets around Uxbridge and see how little has changed in 30+ years. Sadly, way too much development here...
Day One (for me) of Oshkosh 2023 show. And really only a half-day at that since I arrived around lunchtime. Sorry that my photos do not compare to the professional work of MC84 and that the crowds here do not facilitate great open shots (I will go back for a better look at that...
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And the MiG-23UM crashed and burned in Michigan. Thankfully both pilots ejected safely.
Photo description:
F-86D Sabre Dog of the 526th Fighter Interceptor Group, 86th Fighter Interceptor Wing based at Landstuhl (then West Germany) photographed in 1959 next to a sumptuous Mercedes-Benz 300 SL .
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Fabulous pic, particularly when viewed by someone actually born in 1959. Methinks one of our illustrious vignette creators on the forum is going to tackle this one before long. :idea:
Belgian independence day today, and as every year, a military parade in Brussels.
the larger transport aircraft were fling low altitude in holding in my area, score of today were:
-3 x A400M's
-1 Airbus A330-MRTT
-1 falcon 7X
-and 1 Dutch F-35A
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Great photos indeed! Not sure quite what's happened to aviation Down Under but, with the occasional exception of the Victoria Police Dauphin, most of the air traffic overhead is restricted to magpies and crows ... :shock:
OK I am only being partly serious here. But I am sure most of you are familiar with the Pixar spin off from the Cars franchise where a lowly crop duster enters a round the world air race and wins against the odds etc...
There is a youtube channel run by an ex-USAF pilot - I...
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Yup. I know all about that eternal loop!
We did Planes 1 and 2 on repeat a year or so ago. We’re now onto the Sword in the Stone and old Swallows and Amazons film. Both have much more rewatch appeal, much as I love anything aviation.
The good man started collecting parts and instruments 60 years ago. The actual build by him, his son and grandson using original drawings en building methods took over 10 years. I've read that the laminated wing front spar was the hardest to...
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Got a soft spot for the D.XXI and that distinctly Dutch camo scheme. The first kit I had was the old Frog one in the 1970's and I wish I'd been able to do justice to it with the right colours at the time. That model has long since disappeared, but I do have one of Kami's resin...
Some Military Stuff from my visit yesterday, 6 Eurofighter, 2x Skyhawk, 1 Learjet and Tornado, not bad for 4h.
Marco
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“Cessna 408 SkyCourier” - I live a couple of miles from the Sky Courier final assembly line at Beech Field, Wichita and I see their production test flights ramping up and supplanting the steady fare of T-6 Texans and King Airs. The 408 is a nice aircraft, looks like the...
I wonder if anyone can clarrify the position here. Just recenbtly there have been some very helpful posts suggesting various Ebay sellers that have items that I would be very interested in purchasing. It looks as though the Ebay site listed is the US one and I have saved the...
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If it doesn't work perhaps a section of the 1/144 Wants, Swaps, Trades and eBay etc... could be dedicated to this issue.
Members who are able to buy get the item and then send it to those who cannot, receiving reimbursement of price and shipping costs via Paypal or whatever else...
OK I get it that they need to have security on these sites and to weed out bots etc.
I used to hate the old capture system. You know the one, where they give a sequence of letters in small and lower case in varying fonts and then require you to type them out. Half the time...
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Definitely not recommended if you have a severe cold or hayfever ... :shock:
Not that I have seen (or plan on seeing) Indy5 but I have seen a number of clips and screen shots featuring what looks like an He-111 but with an unusual twin Tail configuration.
I have never come across a real world example that looks like this. I know they have previously...
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Actually there are just the three engines between the two fuselages so this one is legit for a Zwilling. What is a little misleading is that the air intake above the nacelle closest to the far fuselage looks like a separate nacelle. And the furthest blurry prop blade is on the...
Just been watching this show again on YouTube. Hadnt seen any episodes for a long time. OK, the special effects are very 70s vintage of course but I had forgotten the amount of real world USAF aircraft footage. Lots of T-38 Talon action, F-106s being scrambled to intercept UFOs...
On recent trip to Japan managed to fit a day in at Komatsu AB Japan , 2 F15 Sqns and the F15 Aggressor sqn on base along with T4's , C130 and UH-60J. As at every Japanese airfield , spotters welcomed , even a special spotters area at runway end with toilets and Vending machines....
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Some nice shots, I love the little trainer and then unusual ANA scheme
Our eldest daughter was married this past weekend in Colorado Springs, CO, USA, and while my wife was doing her thing the day after the wedding, I did mine. I toured the , just off the Colorado Springs airport. The biggest take-away with this museum is everything can fly....
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They have an actual N3N tied into a flight simulator. Three big screens in front of the cockpit and the N3N's controls are hooked up to the flight sim. Someone on the staff was playing it when we toured, and it was really cool to see all the control surfaces move as he was...
About a month ago I saw that the CAF Airpower History Tour was coming through the Northeast with their B-24, B-29, P-51, AT-6, C-45, etc. and there were a few gaps in their calendar. So I decided to inquire and see if there was...
Just watched a commerical free :D and new to me documentary shown on PBS (US Public Broadcasting Station) about the Lafayette Escadrille .
I found it very interesting and informative, especially the second half.
Two-minute trailer video:
Twenty-six minutes of a two-hour show...
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You don't see many docos on WW1 these days, and particularly not on aviation from the era. Looks like a great watch, ideal for one chilly winter's evening in front of the box. ;)
I have a number of orders on the way from Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. All have international tracking (Australia Post, Japan Post etc). All have been dispatched and have arrived in the UK but have been sitting under a Awaiting Collection By...
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Wow! The amount of carnage you've listed here makes my Fw190D-9 almost flawless by comparison. Whilst again clearly the fault of worsening postal services and employees who would be better suited to a career in industrial demolition, it is terrible that a company as reputable as...
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