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  1. Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea

    The battle report. Including damage information. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/CV/cv5-Coral.html I wish this went into more detail and had more pictures. But it's still an interesting read. Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea |...
  2. Paddlewheel Aircraft Carriers

    This looked interesting to me and I thought you might like to read it.
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    How to explain the American Congress and campaign process

    Any one wanting to understand Congress and the campaign system in the USA should read Ezekiel 23:20. That says it all.
  4. Browsing while logged off

    If you haven't browsed the site while logged off you may want to consider it. Quite frequently the formatting breaks while trying to read a thread making it next to impossible to read. If membership registration is down this may be part of the cause since anyone wanting to check things out...
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    Combat reports of Luftwaffe?

    Hi. A question here. There is lots of USAAF and USNAF combat reports in the web and all of you can read it if you want. I bought a japanese combat reports book. It is pretty thick, expensive and it wrote with kanji. I need long time to read it completely. However I cannot found Luftwaffes one...
  6. B 24 career after the end of WWII

    In wiki: “B-24 bombers were also extensively used in the Pacific area after the end of World War II to transport cargo and supplies during the rebuilding of Japan, China, and the Philippines.” I have no notice of B24 operations after the end of WWII, AFAIK. Certainly B24 was a difficult...
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    Ju 88 A-13

    Does anyone have any information about the Ju88 A-13? Apparently it had a bunch of gun pods totaling up to 24 MGs. How many were there, were they effective, and how were they used? I've read that they were only used in the East against Soviet troop concentration from late 1942 on.
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    Canard wings, what the duck is it all about?

    As an off shoot from the F-35 thread. I distinctly remember reading that a highly placed US official saying he would never have anything to do with canard wings. This was some time ago posiobly before recent fly by wire developments. What is it with canard wings, are they an advantage for...
  9. The Engine that Brought Down a German Bomber

    OK, its an FW190. Just read the story and enjoy. The Engine that Brought Down a German Bomber | Rye's Own Magazine
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    Bristol Hercules Manual

    Gday Guys Im looking for Bristol Hercules engine manuals, mainly for the mk18? used on the Aussie Beaufighters but any others would be worth the read aswell. Thanks :)
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    Me 163 systems information?

    Hello all, I'm a long time browser, first time poster here. I was wondering if anyone here could point to some systems info on the Me 163. I am currently involved in the flight sim project developing an Me 163 and want to make sure the systems are modeled as correctly as possible. I have read...
  12. luftwaffe Guncam ESK 2000 inventive use.

    As one can read the normal use of this camera was to film when the trigger on the airplane was pulled to film the effectiveness of the gun fire. This use as seen here i never have seen before nor read anything about it. (i have seen quite a lot :oops: ) Taken 1943 Ingolstadt-Manching, I/.NJG...
  13. Cold War Mayhem- How the Soviets Were Going to Attack the Carrier Battle Groups

    Interesting read. https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/b2ec1735-8652-40b0-ae04-a9e30a5597cd/Kamikazes--The-Soviet-Legacy.aspx
  14. WWII Hudson crew vindicated.

    Excellent news! Well done Mr Geddes :salute: Read this link guys. Eric Geddes: Sole survivor of WWII RAAF aircrew wins fight to erase historic slur over Savo Island bloodbath - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  15. SPAMMERS ARE CREATIVE

    I know we have an automatic Spammer catcher but I still like to read their Personal Info which is colorful to say the least. Geo
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    a couple of interesting books

    Just recently, I picked up two books from a local S/H dealer, both in very good condition. They are both about the aerial defense of Nothern Australia during 1942 to '45, when the Japanese bombing raids were taking place on Darwin and some smaller towns. The first is called "Darwin Spitfires"...
  17. RCAF RAIDS MUSEUM FOR PARTS

    Royal Canadian Air Force raided museum for airplane parts Sorry it's late but I was in camp when I read the article and forgot I emailed it to myself to post here.:rolleyes: Geo
  18. Non-turboed P-61: Jack Northrop's idea or the Air Corps' demand?

    Zero answers after 250-odd views at WIX, so maybe you folks can help... I have read that the idea of putting supercharged but non-turbocharged engines on the P-61 was Jack Northrop's idea (presumably to save the weight and space of the turbos and their big intercoolers), and I have read that...