Here's a site for all you RA buffs out there! (All 2 of em)

[cheddar cheese]

No! You dont say!

He just said that there was an early development of the SR-71 called the A-12 that was a single seater but only 1 two-seater was built of the A-12 and thats the one he saw How long before you understand?

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Sr-71 on the left, A-12 on the right.

Note that the A-12 has only ONE cockpit section.

Got that?

Sr-71 Blackbird:

A-12B Double-Seater Blackbird, A.K.A "The Titanium Goose"

A-12A Blackbird, resting on U.S.S Intrepid for a show:

A-12B Double-Seater Blackbird, A.K.A "The Titanium Goose" in its original CIA scheme:

A-12A in original CIA scheme, after completing her first flight:

Another "A-12" Two-seater, really an M/D-21 carrying the D-21 spy drone:

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

GOT THAT, LANC?!

 

[cheddar cheese]

God I hope so...

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Oh, yeah, all the photos above are from David Allison's www.Habu.org

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah, kinda..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

I couldnt tell that, you think they would put a nice big watermark on the pictures...

 

[HealzDevo]

Anyway, I am interested in the RA in a kinda way. I would like to see a few more pictures of the Italian planes of WW2. Flown by expert pilots, the Gladiators beat Me-109s, just three Faith, Hope Charity defended somewhere I can't remember. It was just that a lot of the Italian defence force was thrust into battle poorly prepared for the onslaught.

 

[cheddar cheese]

You want pics of Italian planes? I can give you em

 

[evangilder]

Nice job, CC. You don't often hear much about Italian aircraft of WWII.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

One of the best Torpedo bombers of the war, and certainly one of the best Italian planes.

i think the swordfish, beaufort and beaufighter are aslo in the running??

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yup. But i think the Sparvario is better than all of them.


Thanks Evan And they're just the most popular ones, I COULD go on...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

But i think the Sparvario is better than all of them

funny, i don't...................

 

[cheddar cheese]

You wouldnt

 

[MichaelHenley]

HD, Faith, Hope, and Charity were used in Malta until some Hurricanes arrived.

 

[cheddar cheese]

What?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that was only for less than a month i think, and there were originally 4 gladiators there but one crashed on it's forst sortie, they were replaced by all of four hurricanes, their actions are largely inventions of properganda however it's based on fact......................

 

[cheddar cheese]

What has this to do with ye olde RA?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the gladiatoers faught against the RA.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

W00t go RA