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Well this table states that USS Enterprise changed F4F to F6F just after stanley rotated out http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/VF-Squadrons/010/VF-10.htm

Hi all. Here is skywalker，I'm currently researching a famous pilot Stanley Vejtasa the “swede”，all results showed that he flew F4F-4 wildcat until 1943.7 So my question is：did he flew F6F hellcat during the war？No matter tutorial or combat. Because another pilot O'hare flew both of these cats...

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Hi there. I'm going to plan a special collection called "captured aircraft". According to my plan, Zero(Akutan Zero),BF-109 and FW-190(captured by RAF) would be made. I would take the Zero as a start. So, as the exterior colour painted to the same as US aircraft, what about the interior colour...

guys my final choice is：pentacon 28mmF2.8 and zeiss jena 35mmF2.8

Now I had researched wollensak,quite satisfied Next brand: zeiss

So，talking about photoing on the aircraft carrier（like portrait of O hare）. The info I had found stated that US navy used KODAK medalist and Graflex but to my sadness kodak lenses used radioactive material. Lenses attached to Graflex may varied, and this is what I'm interested in

Hello there. Recently I‘m doing some collection for vintage camera lenses. I bought used ones and use some tools to connect them on my canon 5DmarkII. So,as a naval aviation lover,I wonder what lenses did those brave photographers use during wartime,especially on aircraft? Just like this...

So, if the outlet is located at the side of the fuselage,the stains mainly exists on the sides(Like Hellcats）

well，this photo may provide more info than you note The typical oil leak（F27），which also appears on the -1A models This two-tone camouflage reminds me that early birdcage -1s may seal the machine gun holes？ On the other hand，it seems that these birds are so fresh that the exhaust stains hadn't...

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hello there. This is Skywalker,a guy who keens on USN naval aviation during WWII. Now I have some problems on chipping these birds. According to my research, there were 3 layers:metal,anti-corrosion layer（usually zinc chromate yellow）,topcoat I had saw several masterpieces and they all chipped...

LOL in fact this myth is so wide-spread that nearly everyone needs the explanation