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    P-51 crash that killed my flight instructor

    Hi Flyboy: Ah! Shu-Ling, that's it. I guess she must be a holy terror, but I swear I didn't see anything bad about her back then. I don't know. Maybe I just wasn't there for anything that set her off. I do remember that the two of them seemed pretty happy together. Or maybe she changed...
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    P-51 crash that killed my flight instructor

    Hi Flyboy: I remember the bare patch of dirt well. I recall using it as a reference point when I was learning to land. I lived in AV from 1955 until about 1972. I graduated from Palmdale High in '67. And yeah, talk about learning to land with crosswinds! Jeez, 30-40 mph was calm. I...
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    P-51 crash that killed my flight instructor

    Thanks FLYBOYJ. I didn't even have the date right, which just goes to show how much I didn't know about his death. I started there when the FBO was called Willbanks Aviation before Bill bought it. I haven't been back to Antelope Valley since the early 70s and the photo brings back memories...
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    P-51 crash that killed my flight instructor

    I'm not quite sure whether this thread fits in this topic but I think it's related so here goes. My flight instructor in the sixties (civilian) was Bill Barnes, son of the aviation legend Pancho Barnes. She raced with the likes of Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Doolittle, and in later years was the...
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    Google Earth - What's that?

    You're welcome. I have to admit that they are a little odd looking from above, and the first time I ever saw one in person it seemed really strange to me since I had never thought of a field as any other shape but a rectangle. And in these times of hot and heavy military activity of God only...
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    Google Earth - What's that?

    They are irrigated fields using circular sprinklers. If you look closely at the brown circles, i.e., the ones which are lying fallow, you will see the sprinkler pipe extending from its center attachment point. When the water is turned on, it drives the contraption slowly around and around...
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Since I was wondering the same thing myself, I'll join in. Matt was just asking what the unusual front sight with two posts is for. Michael
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Thanks again Wurger. I'm sure you'll be hearing from me soon with more questions.:salute: Michael
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    Save the B-25 "Heavenly Body"

    Now 1402...
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Hi Wurger: Many thanks for the photos. I'm using a few photos I've found of resin aftermarket cockpits to improve the sidewalls somewhat. Now I'm on a quest for an acceptable MG-15 to mount in the rear cockpit. You've been a tremendous help and I do appreciate it. Michael
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Does anyone know of some decent cockpit photos of the Ju-87B online somewhere? The cockpit of the 21st Century Toys kit is quite rudimenary, but as I've mentioned, I intend to suspend my Stukas from the ceiling so I have no desire to do a full, accurate cockpit; that said, however, I can't...
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    I'm afraid I wasn't very clear in what I meant. I wasn't actually asking about whether to replace the gun with something other than a gun, but rather about whether there might be a better aftermarket gun available than the gun in the kit. Sorry for the confusion. Njaco and Wurger: Thanks...
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    Hi everybody.

    Hi Doug: Alexandria, eh? Small world. I used to live in Parker's Prairie back in '74-'75. Thanks for the welcome. Michael
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Aha. So in the one with the unit designation of "A5," the letter of the aircraft would be the first one to the right of the balkenkreuz, i.e. "A" and the squadron designation would be "K". Right? So would that be the squadron leader, with the next aircraft bearing the letters A5 (cross) BK...
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    Armor modeler needs help with Stuka

    Thanks Wurger. The skies above our panzer factory/knitting room are going to be a busy place indeed. Another question about the Ju-87: what color should I use for the interior?
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