Recent content by C-47

Maybe we might have an endless single thread here that goes everywhere, and includes everything relevant to the purpose of the site, which is to celebrate the Second World War in the air? I wish more active members would join in here, and contribute articles that were more than one sentence...

I'm ragging what's-his-name about the Avro Lancaster's form finally, but a lot of good men served in them, and died in their service. The Lanc had painfully little armor. There was no co-pilot. The only armor installed was a plate behind the pilot's head. That takes a lot of guts. Britain's...

I prefer to use surnames, so Cheddar Cheese is Cheese, and Hot Space is Space. So. . .The Lancaster Kicks Ass would be--mm, I've been warned about swearing. The in-line 12-cylinder Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that gives the Spitfire its sweet profile, and its successor the P-51, as well, looks...

Thanks, Cheese. That French D.520 looks like a hybrid combination of the Spitfire and the Curtiss P-40. The Great Planes site has a really good picture of the D.520--the one in color of the plane on the ground, parked on the edge of the tarmac. I was disappointed to not be able to copy it...

Sorry, Cheese. That anonymous guest who made the teasing remark about the Lancaster being such a homely thing was me, I'm afraid. Seemed to me everyone had fun with it. That's why I did it; just to stir things up a little. I was only stating the obvious, after all. The French had some...

Space, Viper, Cheese--thanks guys. What are some of the sights to see here? Are there other threads ongoing? How about a topic on favorite movies and television series? Twelve O'Clock High has always been a favorite of mine. There was a series we saw here on PBS, from the BBC called Piece...

Hello everyone. I only feel slightly less anonymous than I did ten minutes ago, but hey, we're all friends here, right? I mean, while I don't feel a need for phasers and photon torpedoes, I never go anywhere without my shields. I read and accept the terms, I only hope there are no serious...