Recent content by pararaftanr2

Note that the five holes in the plate shown in your photo, as well as the offset of the tube, perfectly match the illustration of the Molin projector previously show, bolts and all.

After the photo's resolution is increased, and brightened, some more details may be apparent. Did anyone else notice the undersides of the B-25 appear to have been overpainted? Possibly black, as the tone is a close match to the undersides of the Wellington in the background.

Almost looks 1:1 scale!

Saw a YouTube video earlier this week claiming a dozen or so UAF pilots, who were "retired", have been fully trained on the A-10 in the US not so long ago. Unverified, but food for thought.

It's a "colorized" photo. They just were off a bit in coloring those areas I'd say.

Beautiful work so far. I hate to be negative, but it is reported that Boyington never actually flew that aircraft in your photo, he only sat in it after it was decorated for the press.

Helicopters.

That's the popular myth anyway.

Is it really original "colour", or was it black and white film that was "Colourized" at some point in the past?

Look for some wild footage at about 16:38:

"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." Mark Twain

Great information on the SSDTs, but since for all intents and purposes combat operations in the PTO ended in mid-August 1945, does anyone know if these tanks were manufactured and distributed in time to actually be used in combat during WW2?

Goodyear only built 13 of the FG-3 Corsairs, which was a high-altitude turbo super charged version of the FG-1. Since it was never an operational aircraft, the information about its self-sealing drop tank may not be relevant to your question.

I have not read the book, first published in 1995, but I suspect the source of that particular information was mis-remembering, or pulling someone's leg. A section of hacksaw blade, about 5" in length, was included in the escape kits provided to fliers, but it was not rubber coated and not...

https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/a-20/312-bg-388th-bs-a-20-havoc-x/ An official US Government photo, so in the public domain.