Recent content by Sparbolt

Awesome vids Les......................

WOW!! A high "pucker factor " moment

Great Wavy Gravy !!!!!!!!!! They almost lost a nice A36TC there....... I used to work for Beech in Jersey(TEB), we lost a few tie down customers in similar goofups.

Don't know if you have seen this one, Hawaii Aviation, some cool nose art and WW2 period photos. http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-photos

For the Allies, hands down , the P-61 Black Widow, speed , range, technical innovation, firepower, it had it all.

Just want to pop in here and say hello to everyone. Looks like a fun little forum you folks run, happy to be here. Greetings from The Poconos !:p

Amazing photos, some I have never seen before. Thanks to all.

Wow, kits in my stash......... I have quite a few: 3 different Zero kits, 1 Rufe, a few different Corsair variants, A couple of P-51's, 2 F7F kits, P-61, Ju-88, FW-190's, a couple P-47's, 3 different P-38's, and Lord knows what else(LOL). Ihaven't done a full inventory in quite a while. I'm also...

I would have to agree that the B-29 was the best allied bomber,once all those engine fires were cured. Wonder what would have happened if all those teething problems of the R-3350 had been cured earlier........... food for thought. Taking into accout the ETO, if you discounted the B-29's...

I voted the US, we had the R-2800, the R-3350(once it's major teething problems were cured), the Packard built Merlins, the Allisons,(would have been a better motor had the Army not pulled it's teeth in early versions).These I see as the major standouts, many other aero-engines also. Have to...