Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
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On The Deck
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French Plane?
Indeed mate - the Morane Saulnier MS.733, in service with the Khmer Air Force.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_Alcyon
Good stuff!
Nice, especially love the Sabre.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
That Saulnier is LOW!!!!!! 
Good Lord that's low. Looks like some kind of test aircraft by the markings.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Also looks like it's about to ditch, deliberately.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The props look feathered, too.
If I recall right, there were a series of ditching tests with the B-17 and B-24. May have to poke around to see if I can find the details again.
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Here we go:
The B-17
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7W-ly_lMFw
The B-24
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjadMxpXprk
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Nice stuff!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
The B-24 video, was done in the James River just off of Newport News, Va. I have driven countless miles over that bridge in the background. Some of them at a very high rate of speed.
Also, on a neat note. My great grandfather along with his son on my mother side headed up the construction of the old bridge which is shown in this video.
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I can't believe they actually did that with people on board. Different times huh?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The B-17 was actually radio-controlled, nobody aboard. The B-24 however, was crewed with guys that had huevos the size of bowling balls...
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
You are not kidding Dave. They had some huge ones.
