Recent content by DarrenW

Ah ok...to add to what others have posted here's the B-7 shackle mounted inside the belly of the Thunderbolt with the sway braces and fuel line included. If you look closely you can see the suspension hooks. Picture is from Britmodeller website but unfortunately has no attribution to the...

Hi Bill here is what I found. Hope it helps. Link to website of origin included. http://hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/B-7-Shackle.jpg https://warrelicreplicas.storenvy.com/collections/293396-bomb-shackles/products/2024153-b-7-bomb-shackle-14-spacing

Ah that's a great point! And being that his channel is far from neutral territory he'll most likely do his best to control and manipulate the narrative in his favor. You'd never get a fair shake in that sort of scenario.

Thanks Ewen for the confirmation. I respect your knowledge on all things naval, especially concerning the whereabouts of different ships at any particular moment in time.

Yes Ewen I read your post and believed I was supporting it. We were talking about late summer/early fall 1944 so just about the beginning phases of the push on the Philippine Islands. Are you saying the US Navy had carrier groups in the Indian Ocean during this time? I'm interested to know...

Hi Bill I just watched that video you referenced where he ridiculed your valid comments concerning the P-47 range debacle. In it he mentions that he banned you for two months so being that the video is over three months old perhaps you're now back in good graces with the master of the aviation...

Greg (YouTube) definitely has his opinions but he doesn't frame them as such. He's very comfortable making educated assumptions on clearly debatable topics and presenting them as facts. On top of this he becomes very unprofessional and down right rude if you question ANY of his talking points...

Those were most likely FAA F6Fs and F4Us operating aboard British carriers. The US Navy mainly provided logistical support for the British Navy in this theater of operation. By this time of the war USN carriers were serving primarily in the Pacific Ocean.

Absolutely gorgeous model! Looks like you got everything right with this build. Must have been a labor of love for you.

Hello all, I just wanted to pass along what I think is a decent discounted price on two popular Hasagawa 1/32 kits. I already have my ancient Revell A6M5 to build so I decided to pass but was hoping someone else might benefit from my find. Both are currently being offered with FREE...

He could quote statistics on the P-38 like nobody's business. I always trusted his knowledge because he regularly gave sources. At least he's immortalized in a way through his thousands of posts here on the forum. :salute:

Thanks for the clarification. By the way that picture is a good example of a gear locking malfunction. During hard landings early F6F-3s would occasionally slip out of correct locking position and end up 90 degrees out of position, which resulted in what we see here.

This seems the case until you look at the P-47 Thunderbolt which had factory-fitted CE propellers.These birds had engines with outputs well in excess of 2,000 hp.

Here's what the F6F-3/5 Hellcat pilot's manual states: Most F4U-1Ds used the same propeller, as did some earlier F4U-1As.

You made some very logical observations. Both make perfect sense to me. Thank you!