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    Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

    .50 M2 captured and used by the Germans supposedly in the Normandy beach area. Circular fox hole gives 360 degree coverage.
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    Favourite battle where underdog won

    U.S. Revolution
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    F3F's at Quantico

    are we looking at A/C finished in silver paint or light grey? Different areas lead to ne or the other
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    What Is The Last Movie/Show You Saw?

    "Battalion"......the Russian Provisional Government establishes the first all-female "Death Battalion." Russian language film with English subtitles. Really quite good and very interesting. The Battalion leader actually met with the President of the US asking for arms to continue the fight...
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    F8F Bearcat derived from FW190?

    And I had read that the 190 was a copy of the Hughes racer! Milch said to Hermann if ve puts a zwatsticka on it boss it'll be uber alles!!! So tired of this Nazi adderation, they were scum who killed millions.........
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    Republic Seabee Design Analysis

    As A child I lived close to where a few of these aircraft were based and when they were on land would walk around them in wonder. All these years later I still think this is one of the best looking aircraft to take to the sky.
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    Bell XFM-1 Airacuda

    From what I hasve read one of the main problems was enginge cooling. The engines would quickly overheat just ideling on the tarmac. One of the photos above shows a make shift attempt to solve this problem with blowers piping air into the cowling air intakes (7th photo from the top)
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    Bell XFM-1 Airacuda

    From what I hasve read one of the main problems was enginge cooling. The engines would quickly overheat just ideling on the tarmac. One of the photos above shows a make shift attempt to solve this problem with blowers piping air into the cowling air intakes (7th photo from the top)
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    Russia May Day parade, always liked a good parade

    can someone explain the neck stretching look at the sky salute? I swear there was so much grinning I thought they had passed a bone before the march.
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    Luftwaffe mixed bag

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    WWI Aero pictures

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    WWI Aero pictures

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    WWI Aero pictures

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