Recent content by Tony Kambic

I have this book: Vietnam Air Losses: USAF, Navy, and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in SE Asia 1961-1973 by Christopher Hobson and Chris Hobson Very detailed. What to me was most interesting is the single rarest US fighter lost in Vietnam, what for it, a Cougar. A TF9J...

I did not read through all of these posts, but I did read Willy Messerschmitt's biography years ago. I was surprised to learn his design philosophy was a single main spar. The 109 is clear evidence of that. Maybe a smaller wing because of that?

I cannot tell you about what is stamped, but this is a 'restored' bottle from an He111.

Aircraft Engine Historical Society. You may have to join to post a message. I've been a member a long time now.

These are from a wing center section of a PBY-5A, and most likely on the bottom where bomb and torpedo attachment points were. Tony

These are from Consolidated PBY. All parts start with a '28' and the 'W' would indicate these are for something related to the wings. Tony

Here is my aunt, who was a nurse in WWII. She served at Fort A.P. Hill treating returning wounded from Europe. She told us about many of the shell shocked soldiers. She went on to become a nurse practitioner and then entered the convent in 1950 as a Divine Providence nun. She spent most of...

Yesterday in Florida

I think because I've worked on Martin Marauder B-26 'Flak Bait' for about 8 years now I know the aircraft pretty well. A lot of my work has been on the engines and cowling. This is not a carb intake for a B-26.

Not a B-26 Marauder.

" Great catch CammerJeff. Here's are the exterior and interior of a Bf109G cowling where the supercharger intake would be with a Trop filter. Exterior has 4 holes for screws and interior are 4 nut plates. Seems to match what engineman posted.

Here's a long shot. Stab supports for the Bf109E/F?