flypaper2222
Senior Airman
B24 Lib with a new tail assembly Getting ready for the Privateer maybe?
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flypaper2222
Senior Airman
Everyone hands over your heads
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
all I know....."vertical floats"
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
Ex French G-36's
on the way to Britain
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
I'm surprised to see this Nazi marked Focke Wulf Stosser in LA 1938
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
P-61 loaded up for ground attack....
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
P-30 one of the entries in the P-36 and P-35 con
tract contest.
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
Jenny's got a gun.....
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
118th TRS CBI.
special ed
1st Lieutenant
- 6,578
- May 13, 2018
It appears to be after 1947 mkgs and USCG.
Don't leave us hanging, there's got to be an explanation for this.
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
I wish I knew for real, My guess, off the top of my head is they were experimenting with a way to secure and keep these large flying boats above high seas and wave damage. There are 2 boarding ladders one one each side that almost comes down to wave height. I picture a floatation platform with the 3 mounting verticals the platform is allowed to sink enough so the a/c is floating on its on and can move on. Coming back enough of the vertical mounts are above water to be able to maneuver the a/c over it settle itself over the v shaped cradle, platform rises and so does the a/c. Sounds like a lot to beat a weather problem when they could just fly out unless the a/c is a no go. somewhere to park the hanger queen when it gets windy.
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Zippythehog
Staff Sergeant
- 985
- Jan 7, 2017
That's actually very good.Where did you get the actual tin Foil? I heard from a good authority that when the aliens found out how tin foil placed in hats blocked their abilities to both read our minds and control our thoughts, they purchased ALCOA and substituted aluminum foil for tin foil, as aluminum foil actually enhances their abilities to control our thoughts. I was then introduced to the vast interstellar conspiracy to eliminate tin foil production on Earth!
The scariest thing was that the unnamed expert had both an A&P license, and a commercial pilots license.
Viking1066
Major
Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zero fighter belonging to the 582nd Kōkūtai taking off from an airfield in Buin, Solomon Islands, February 1943 REDD
Viking1066
Major
Line-up of Heinkel He 112 fighters ready for delivery to Japan DEST
flypaper2222
Senior Airman
Interesting history of the K/N....
The Single Tail Liberators – Consolidated XB-24K-and-N - Forgotten Aircraft - Military Matters
The B-24 is not a "Forgotten Aircraft", but this variant of it could...especially as it came within a whisker of being a major type.
militarymatters.online
Viking1066
Major
Mitsubishi A6M5 261st Ku Saipan REDD
Viking1066
Major
Nakajima C6N1 planes of the 762nd Ku 1945 REDD
MiTasol
Captain
Buin is on the north coast of mainland New Guinea almost directly above Port Moresby and on the north end of the Kokoda Track - Not in the Solomons,
EDIT - see corrections from younger people later in the thread
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