Recent content by Richard_H

Coming from norway, i have to "advertise" a bit for the pilots of my own country who flew for the Royal Airforce Norwegian Aces Name Victories Svein Heglund 15 Helmer Grundt-Spang 11 Werner Christie 10...

a bit OT, but i've heard that the F4U-4 Corsair smoked the P51D mustang in practically every aspect of flight except for range and high altitude speed (30.000 ft + ) Can anyone confirm this? (i saw one website who compared both planes but i dont have a link right now)

the F35, isn't it called the F35 Lightning II now?

That stall, wasn't he trying to resque another mate in the flight, thus leading to the stall? Or did he suddenly just stall low and slow and then crashed?

In a Flight Journal Magazine, it said that McGuire and Lindbergh actually shared a tent with each other when lindy was operation with the squadron. They had the common interest of flying obviously, but their personalities was vastly different, Mac being cocky and extroverted, lindy being the...

just to be über picky, its "Gewehr":lol:

Hi, stumbled across this album by accident. But it was a good accident:D Just wanted to say hello to everybody:p here's a cool vid i found (although its not of warbirds, i hope i dont get banned for this 8) ) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZrMFj09as (the F16's are...

The Spit IXc Didn't fly without guns, it either flew with 2x Hispano 20mms and 4 x .303 Brownings or 20 x 20mms and 2x .50 cals brownings. An earlier mark, Mark V (not Va as it was only equipped with guns) but Mk. VB (2 cannons, 4 guns) and VC (4 cannons) often flew with only cannons. At...