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[Lucky13]

Well, I do have a soft spot for the Catalina and other amphibians, flying boats....

 

[SaparotRob]

I love yellow wings.

 

[Lucky13]

I love yellow wings.

Shame that these aren't in colour....

 

[SaparotRob]

Was that a reflection of a B-17B I saw?
Do you have close ups of these models?

 

[Lucky13]

Was that a reflection of a B-17B I saw?
Do you have close ups of these models?

“Yellow Wings:The Calm Before The Storm” Report by John Miller

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

The most beautiful photo of a PBY Catalina....ever, me thinks!

 

[SaparotRob]

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I was wondering if the squadron of these planes can be determined by paint on the propellor tips.

 

[Viking1066]

I was wondering if the squadron of these planes can be determined by paint on the propellor tips.

Hard to tell with no information provided. There are many great photos available, but sometimes the originals have nothing.

 

[SaparotRob]

Hard to tell with no information provided. There are many great photos available, but sometimes the originals have nothing.

That's the challenge. With our World-Class modelers and our "Research Teams", I wouldn't be surprised if the squadron could be deduced from the prop tips alone.

 

[Viking1066]

That's the challenge. With our World-Class modelers and our "Research Teams", I wouldn't be surprised if the squadron could be deduced from the prop tips alone.

Agreed. There is a great deal of knowledge that can be learned here.

 

[Lucky13]

"How strong is the wing of a PBY Catalina?"
"Well...."

 

[Lucky13]

Still warming up to this little....gem!

A U.S. Navy Brewster F2A-3 fighter pictured during a training flight from Naval Air Station Miami, Florida (USA),
in August 1942. The plane was piloted by LCdr. Joseph C. Clifton.

(Wikipedia)

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Glider]

We used to have a member of our rifle club who was a gunner in the Hampden. He survived a tour and was shot down over Germany in a Halifax. He much preferred the Hampden. The logic was that the best defence against a fighter at night was seeing him first, and if you did you had a better chance of evading him in a Hampden.

Small point was when they were rearmed with twin browning's, he changed to a single browning as it gave him a slightly better arc of fire. Never heard of that change before or since and could have been a one off.

 

[yosimitesam]

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This is the unedited original photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. Before it was published it was retouched to remove one of the "wrist watches" on the 2nd Russian soldier. This was because it looked like he may have "looted" one of them, taking it from a surrendered German soldier, which was technically punishable by death in the Russian army. More smoke was added to the sky by superimposition of another negative to make it look more dramatic, but otherwise it is a genuine photo. Interestingly, the 2nd watch the Russian was wearing was probably not a looted watch but a "wrist compass" issued to some Russian soldiers. The photographer decided to remove it in the final photo, anyway, to forego any accusations.

 

[MiTasol]

and for something completely different

 

[Lucky13]

The most beautiful jet fighter ever made....change my mind!