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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG3Yqf2jfbU Marc Martel is the singer whose voice was used with Freddie Mercury's (via vocal layering), in the "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie, to bring the old analog master tapes up to Dolby Atmos quality. -Irish

Couldn't he have caught the tailhook in his fuel port, where the air to air refueling boom connects, not on/in front of the windscreen (which could have broken, crushing him with the tailhook)? He already couldn't refuel, after the push, due to damage. His plane was leaking fuel pretty badly...

The recon version of the P-38 has the honor of sharing designations with another famous aircraft. The first 120 recon Lightnings were designated F-4 (100 P-38E conversions) and F-4A (20 P-38F conversions), sharing the designation F-4 with the Phantom. -Irish

Kinnitty Castle (now a hotel), in County Offaly, Ireland. https://www.kinnittycastlehotel.com/ I may a bit prejudiced, however. Colin Breen, the gentleman who started the "Four Green Fields" pub here in Tampa, runs the pub (also called "Four Green Fields," btw) in the castle, as well. He and...

(just kidding...KIDDING...really) Seriously though, I'd have to name mine "Always & Forever." It was my late wife's and my "salutation;" how we signed all our holiday cards,birthday cards, and notes to each other. -Irish

For the English speakers who don't want to go through the hassle of the translation and cookies, here's a better version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK7waSVSWy8 -Irish

A friend of mine in Clearwater, Florida took flight (and spaceship) simming to an entirely new level. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZb92_OzQNE It's in the back of the "USS Atlantis" (his motorcoach/bus). The entire vehicle has been decked out with multiple gaming/sim stations, with the main...

If you listen to Irish "uilleann pipes," you'll instantly notice how much less harsh and grating they sound than the Scots' bagpipes. What happened was the Irish gave the broken ones to the Scots and the Scots never caught on to the joke. old:D -Irish

I think he was referring to George Welch, who was unofficially reported to have created a sonic boom, with the XP-86, on October 1, 1947, 13 days before Yeager's flight. Some who were there say he even "rubbed it in" by making a repeat performance, diving past the B-29 carrying Yeager and the...

Am I mistaken or are the identifications backward? It seems aviation mayhem asked about the GREY goggles (closest to the helmet), not the Mk VIIIs (brown and green, in the picture). -Irish

I totally missed THAT sleeping dog. I thought you meant THIS one. -Irish

Being on Social Security, I don't have "extra" money. However, I did donate what I could. I wished I could do more, though. Early on, I saw a number of the Ukrainian civilians who were being trained to fight were still wearing their civilian clothes, some of it brightly-colored. I started...

1) 1973 - Driving westbound on I-4, from Lakeland, Florida to Tampa, to see the newly-opened Tampa International Airport terminals. We were in a friend's 1965 Ford Falcon, a small and light (for its time) compact car. He was driving. It had just stopped raining, a few minutes before. We came...

And here I thought you meant the Volkswaffe. -Irish