aircraft

  1. Torch

    Aircraft 13 of the Doolittle raid.

    Aircraft #13 on the Doolittle Raid
  2. Snautzer01

    Experimental fighter and research aircraft

    INITIAL FLIGHT TESTS OF EXPERIMENTAL FIGHTER AND RESEARCH AIRCRAFT · Digital Public Library of America Subject Air pilots Airmen Airports B-29 bomber Bell X-1 (Rocket planes) Condensation trails Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Muroc Air...
  3. W

    Breakdown of Luftwaffe losses July 1940-June 1941

    https://books.google.com/books?id=0TchAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=luftwaffe+losses+balkans+1941&source=bl&ots=E4dS6IqpYU&sig=oF2IrCT9nVb96HfZ8tJQAk_vTFM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4RDdVMvGH4iuyQTsrIDADw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=luftwaffe%20losses%20balkans%201941&f=false David Stahel's book on...
  4. K

    UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT PART FOR IDENTIFICATION

    Hi everybody. can anybody help me with identification of that aircraft part in the following pictures? I would like to know what exactly it is and from which aircraft it comes from. It probably was found in the czech republic some years ago. Many thanks in advance! Regards, Kurtl
  5. P

    Beaufighters at Chino?

    Hi I read on the Beauforts wiki page that there are 4 RAAF Beaufighter wrecks at Chino in storage with the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp? Does anyone know anything about these or where they are now? Or atleast confirm they are there
  6. B

    American aircraft shot down in Germany

    Hello, I come from Germany and I am interested in the history of my town. I know a place where an American plane is crashed. It was on the end of the World War II. I could find many parts on this place. The pilots are probably all died and were buried in a small cemetery near me. After the...
  7. Tracker

    70th Anniversary of VE Day, Washington, May 8, 2015

    Honoring our Nation’s Greatest Generation: Arsenal of Democracy Aircraft to Take Flight over DC on the 70th Anniversary of VE Day Seventy years ago today, Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference in Crimea to begin their discussions of the structure of post-World War II Europe. To honor...
  8. daveT

    FW 190 instrument?

    We recently acquired a FW 190 instrument. It was donated by Lt. Colonel Bruce Sooy I need to know more about it. What was it used for? The Col got it after he was released from POW camp on his way home. Story behind it below Lt. Colonel Bruce Sooy and the Windshield This battle-damaged armored...
  9. S

    The Pilot Factor

    Time and time again we see this most important single factor in the performance of any aircraft ignored in discussions. Everyone knows that a Spitfire I can out turn a Bf 109 E and that the Messerschmitt pilot would be ill advised to fight in the horizontal, right? Well, for the two...
  10. P

    B25 Mitchell ID?

    Hi So awhile back I bought some seat bases I believe for the B25 Mitchell, I have a thread for the restoration of these in technical Requests. However I would like to know what aircraft they came from exactly. All I have is what is believed to be a part number. It is on the side and is...
  11. fubar57

    **** DONE: 1/48 P-39 Airacobra - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

    User Name: fubar57 Name: George Category: Advanced Kit: Revell Accessories: Some wire, seat belts, decals. My subject is a P-39Q Zebra Training aircraft, used to train air-gunners. This was the forerunner to the P-63 Pinball aircraft. I'll be doing the center aircraft. Geo
  12. nuuumannn

    Bf 109 Versuchs clarification

    Hi Guys, Whilst doing some reading about the early Bf 109s, I've come across some discrepancies surrounding the very early prototypes and their designations etc, particularly the V3 and V4 models, their armament and registrations. My understanding and there are a number of sources that...
  13. E

    What aircraft is this wheel and tire from?

    Greetings and thanks for the forum. I am not an aircraft guy but I know I am in the right place. I have a friend with a Wheel and Tire which I believe belonged to a WW2 aircraft but have no clue what it is for or from. I thank you all for any information you can provide. It has been in his...
  14. v2

    A valuable Spitfire has been lost...

    RAF Museum handed over Spitfire in 'ill-conceived' deal for WWII aircraft it may never receive. Museum bosses admit they 'paid' a salvage team a Spitfire worth £200,000 to recover an aircraft found intact in the Sahara Desert 70 years after it crashed. A valuable Spitfire has been lost to the...
  15. Micdrow

    Manual on aircraft insturments

    Enjoy!!!
  16. Micdrow

    Aircraft 50 Cal manual

    Manual for both flexed and fixed for aircraft. Enjoy!!!
  17. Micdrow

    Manual on Harmonization of fixed aircraft guns

    Title says it all. Enjoy!!!
  18. JKim

    **** DONE: 1/48 Fiat G.55S Torpedo Fighter - Mediterranean Theater of Operations

    Username: JKim First name: John Category: Advanced Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Flying Machines Model Type: Fiat G.55 Silurante (Torpedo Fighter) Aftermarket addons: Out of Box
  19. Tracker

    Flying an F18 from an Aircraft carrier

    Ever want to fly an F-18 from a flat top? This is probably the closest thing you can get to that feeling. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOD2y_AD_w
  20. GrauGeist

    3-D pens and the possabilities...

    Have you guys seen these 3-D pens that are now hitting the market (at affordable prices)? I was watching an ad the other day and realized this might have some serious modeling prospects. I know that when I first saw a 3-D printer, I immediately thought of modeling and creating obsolete or...
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