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  1. Dronescapes

    Eddie Rickenbacker: From Race Car Driver To Flying Ace [VIDEO]

    Eddie Rickenbacker: From Race Car Driver To Flying Ace https://youtu.be/bTFPYpvl8FY?si=l-xg4cjt_f2_G7bA
  2. K

    Aviation Medals, decorations and honours

    I'm trying to research what were the different Medals, decorations and honours given specifically to aviators both serving with the allies and axis powers during the First World War and Second World War's. What the different variations? were and why were they awarded?
  3. Aviation History: The Vickers Vimy

    Aviation History: The Vickers Vimy

    Designed towards the end of the First World War, the Vickers Vimy would come too late for service during World War One, but became a staple of the RAF bomber group throughout the 1920s before making a name for itself flying numerous long distance air records. The Vimy was indeed an impressive...
  4. X

    RUMPLER'S MONSTER..........."Eye-popping" Aero-Engine!

    "So Edmund [Rumpler], what did you get up to in World War 1?" "Indeed!" When Edmund Rumpler wasn't busy building fighters to try and knock the allied air brigades out of the sky his creative mind drifted to other tantalising projects of tomorrow. Toward the end of WW1 he conceived of a (then...
  5. kdahlhaus

    2018 Dawn Patrol Rendezvous

    The Dawn Patrol Rendezvous is back this year - Sept. 22 & 23, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. I went a few years ago and it was a great event. 75-100% replicas flying alternating with beautiful, large-scale RC models. I lost track of my wife and daughter for awhile. Found them in a tent playing...
  6. ian lanc

    Can anyone identify this wartime helmet ??

    Son got this helmet yesterday and stumped as to what type it is! So far I know its NOT English/Canadian/Japanese/Korean/Chinese. If you look closely the pressed lip around the helmet is on the lower edge ? This is the problem! Any good guess's please ?? Is it WW1 WW2 - postwar ...
  7. michaelmaltby

    WW1 Steam Vehicles on Parade

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQhqXiB8O0
  8. Torch

    A room left untouched from a ww1 soldier....

    World War I soldier’s room untouched for almost 100 years - The Washington Post
  9. al49

    Before I re-started with plastic...

    I did this unsual kit: It's a 1:16 scale model of Sopwith Camel built with wood parts with some white metal for the struts and, of course for the engine and machine guns. Control stick and pedals are connected to ailerons and rudder that can be operated. My only addition is that...
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