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That underwater camera is pretty good for WW2.

The "eyelid" cowl shape was a cure for hot air flow over cowl top when in a 3 point landing attitude. Caused elevator flutter or shake with the original round opening.

CA adhesive keeps better if refrigerated. Mine, used on balsa models, comes out for the job & goes back in. Additional spouts for the bottles are available however the spout eventually glues to the bottle. Cure speed (slower than with accel set) can be helped by your breath. Warm moist air will...

The place of my matriculation required in English class a weekly theme. As usual I was always behind in studies, so a hand written on yellow legal, instead of a typed double spaced, was acceptable with the according grade reduction. One theme that came to mind was the Coastal command tiring of...

Four tiny specks in the background.

No hurt. I explained that as soon as we went to bed and the lights were off, the puppy would begin to cry for it's mother. Since daughter #2 had taken the pup, it was her responsibility to take care of it. As soon as the lights were off, the howl began and little feet ran into the hallway and...

sucks air in one end and it comes out hot the other end

This is the daughter who taught me to choose my responses carefully. The neighbor girl's dog had puppys and daughter #2 raced in and said the puppys were for sale. "We aren't buying a puppy." The next night, just after dark, the neighbor girl appeared at our door. Daughter #2 explained they...

Once, decades ago, my daughters (only two of them then) were coming to my apartment for the weekend. When they phoned to come, the younger when asked about school, responded, "I have a math test tomorrow I'm going to fail." My response was to bring the math book and we will pass the test...

My mother had 4 coins like those on her sewing basket. I had always wanted them for my coin collection, but gone now.

The younger set doesn't vacuum.

He 70 slipped in with the Antons

Found it!

One account of the Capelis told of picking up the screws and reinstalling them after running engines or moving the plane for movies.

I read in someone's book that fuel seepage blew back onto the canopy. That's why no two corsairs have exactly the same taping. Barrett would know for certain.