Katherine dolled up as a Samurai woman, even looks like the hilt of a "women's short sword" dagger protruding from her obi.
Girls and Aircraft - Volume II
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Elvis
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Might be. Might also just be a fold in her Kimono.
Spoilsport!
Elvis
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It's ok if you want to live in your fantasy world. I'll let you. Really!
Snautzer01
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Schrödingers kimono.
at6
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It would seem that you wish that you could have been the Kimono.
Elvis
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avion / airplane / RAF - ROYAL AIR FORCE / Lancaster / a nice relax " | For sale on Delcampe"
Starting at €2.40 - Category: Postcards > Topics > Transport > Aviation > Airplanes > 1946-....: Modern Era
at6
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It's a winner because it was almost a T-6.
Elvis
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Just to clarify, that's a Wirraway, correct?
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at6
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Yes it is a Wirraway, cousin to the T-6.
at6
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No. the P-64 was based on the BC-1 airframe. The BC-1 eventually became the AT6A.
Elvis
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The Wirraway was one of two aircraft developed by Commonwealth Aircraft (CAC) to help defend Australia and New Zealand against the Japanese in the earlier part of WWII.
The Wirraway was pretty much a straight up T6 with guns and hard points for bombs added on.
The other aircraft was the Boomerang and was an Australian designed fighter that incorporated parts of the T6 in its design.
It also used a different engine, the R-1830.
The Boomerang was never the fastest plane. I don't even think it cracked 300 mph, but when it's all you have, you make do.
Reports stated it was extremely maneuverable had an exceptional climb rate, and the ANZAC pilots used that to the Nth degree.
I understand the Spitfires and the P40's started trickling in down under around 1943 and once there was sufficient numbers on hand, the Boomerang was relegated to an "auxiliary" role.
I remember my dad showing me a picture of a Spitfire that had stopped over at Itami air base in Japan, after the war, when he was stationed there.
He told me that the pilot was hopping the plane from Australia back to England.
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Tony Kambic
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Elvis
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So sorry for your loss, Tony.
Man, April of '45. He almost made it home. Yikes!
Man, April of '45. He almost made it home. Yikes!
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