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    A little help with some photos?

    Yeah, I know they're not 100% accurate, that's why I want the photographic proof. If Airframes can't find the pic that matches, I'm just gonna model the scene from Dogfights and not claim any historical accuracy.
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    A little help with some photos?

    Thanks again! I've got plenty of time to wait, take your time. I'm not planning on actually getting into the building until after Christmas, I still need to get the 109 model before I start doing anything, and I don't think I'll have that until then. It'd be great to see the photo, even if it...
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    A little help with some photos?

    Thank you very much Airframes! You've verified the color scheme that Dogfights basically had, so I know I can go on that no problem then. Please let me know if you can find any pics of the plane post-impact if you can, the damage is really the only thing you haven't verified for me. Here's the...
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    A little help with some photos?

    Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knows where to find some pics of a B17 from the 487th bomb group named "My Best Bette" piloted by Lt. William Budd Wentz. I'm looking to model the collision of this plane with an ME-109 on April 7, 1945. If anyone knows where there's pics pre- or...
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    Cops chase a UFO over Cardiff

    I love the line at the end. Yes, because you never know when they might bust out the DEATH RAY! I doubt it was Al Gore or Ted Kennedy. Might've been Richard Branson's ego tho... Cop 1: "What the hell was that!" Cop 2: "I don't know, but I think I saw 'Virgin' on it...." Cop 1: "Damn, you...
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    George Carlin dead at 71 :(

    RIP, he's off to see the Big Joe Pesci. Where ever you are, I hope you're knockin' 'em dead...errr..yeah, deader. ;)
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    USN WWII tail letters

    I know this info is on here somewhere, but after searching for the thread it's in for 2 hours I can't find it. I'm looking for which tail letters (once they moved from geometric shapes) were for which carriers, specifically what carrier an aircraft with the letter "H" would be from, and which...
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    Dieppe Raid, worst lost of Allied Battles?

    Actually, the reason the tanks at Omaha all sank was because the current was stonger in that location, and as the tank drivers turned to compensate they turned the wider canvas wall to the waves and they collapsed. It kind of was related to the fact they launched early (which I think they were...
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    Aircraft Recognition Quiz

    I got 65% on the Military, but I would've gotten a few more if I didn't second-guess myself.
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    What is this Picture?

    Probably another Mistel concept. From what I've heard/read they tested a lot of different setups for the program
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    Dieppe Raid, worst lost of Allied Battles?

    As disrespectful as it might be, I had a good laugh at that one. But yes, it's not the worst of the war, it's just the worst the Canadians were mostly involved in, that's why we hear more about Dieppe up here than we even hear about Juno. Just like Vimy Ridge wasn't one of the greatest...
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    What would you like to be on a B-17 or B-24

    Tail gunner on a B-17, or the top turret, not sure who would normally man that. I'd say Ball as well, but it seems too cramped for me, and I'm not really claustrophobic at all even...tho I'm a little guy, so I'd fit. ;)
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    WWII JOKES

    Just watched Memphis Belle last night, here's a pretty good joke from that (may not be exactly as told in the movie): A British fighter pilot got downed over German occupied airspace and was captured by the Nazis on the ground. He was beaten up pretty bad in the dogfight and parachute landing...
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    what if...

    I've never heard this Soviet angle, anybody have some info on it? I'd like to read what they had started for preparations for this type of excursion. Because I would've thought the Soviets were not in the position to make an attack elsewhere, as I had always heard they were not anywhere near the...
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    what if...

    The death toll of an invasion would've been huge, I think I heard somewhere the Japs had something like 5000 aircraft on standby just for Kamikaze duty in preparation for an invasion. Although I've also heard that they were preparing to surrender when the bombs were dropped, or at least after...
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