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    The term "under survey"

    Thanks for the generic reply. Wouldn't that be the same as: Two crewmen are crashed in a remote spot. One says "how are they going to rescue us?" Second one replies. "In a method approved by the commander"! LOL
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    Photos of Ugly airplanes

    I have never seen an ugly airplane!
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    The term "under survey"

    I think i understand that this is when an aircraft was being inspected to determine it's further airworthiness. This was the term. When an AC failed the survey and was to be stricken off or what ever. What happened to it. I speak in regards to aircraft of The 6th AirForce in the Canal Zone...
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    Drones

    The man that found it says that it is a Radioplane OQ-19-D. Anyone have a picture?
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    Drones

    Do they have museums at the locations? Or is that where the drones fly from? thanks.
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    Drones

    I think it is a Northrup AQM-57A Falconer
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    Drones

    I have made contact with a person that has found a Drone crash that is very complete for a crash site. Found near Cape Cod i think. What museum would want it?
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    Costa Rican P-38'S and A-24's

    I have read that they had some before they disbanded the miltary. Any info on the disposition of these aircraft or crashes will be appreciated. thanks in advance.
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    Canada/ P-39's

    Hello, Have been out of the loop lately. Does anyone know of any P-39 having been recovered in Canada lately other than the one from Carpenter Lake?
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    P-38 Ace

    Who was the ace that was killed in the pacific after a wing tip contact with a green pilot? I had thought it was Bong but now i am confused.
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    Getting jerked around by the govt

    Follow the Alaska daily news and you will read about a company and a person getting prosecuted for having two rocket launchers that fit L-39 jets. They also own some L-39's. The rocket launchers have been in country for 15 yrs and supposedly do not contain the electronics inside to make them...
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    L-4 Called "Miss Me"

    I read years ago that the last aircraft in the European theater to shoot down an aircraft was an L-4 Spotter ac called MISS ME. They supposedly shot down a Fiesler Storch with a .45. Does anyone know the story and the deposition of that L-4?
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    B-17 Main wheel tire

    I am looking for a 56"SC tire and tube that went on the main gear for a B-17. Needed for ground use.
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    F-102 Alert hangers

    Left over from the cold war are four F-102 Alert hangers at the old Richards Gebaur Airbase in south Kansas City Mo. These hangers are owned by the Kansas City Aviation Dept. The airport is history and most likelt these will be scrapped eventually. All metal and look like they could be...
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    P-47

    The R2800 CB-16 is the engine the Warbird people use for the most part. Most hp from a naturally aspirated(carburated) engine. i can get you one or how many do you need?LOL
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