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johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
-1944
folkingham england
Elvis
Chief Master Sergeant
Missed this one by a couple of weeks, but imagine being the cameraman getting this shot!
Elvis
Chief Master Sergeant
…please tell me a telephoto was used to get this one ( 
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johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Vertical take-off and landing Avro Arrow, A.V. Roe Canada Ltd., 1958.
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johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Proclamation of war against the German Reich, September 10, 1939. Note that the day ("tenth") is handwritten in the document (Registrar General sous-fonds, e011202192
Nice shots guys!
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Soviet Tairov Ta-3 never produced Tairov Ta-3 was a twin-engined single-seat escort fighter designed and produced in the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union from 1939.
The Tairov Ta-3 was a twin-engined single-seat escort fighter designed and produced in the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union from 1939.
Tairov designed and built the OKO-6 to a Soviet Air Force requirement for a twin-engined escort fighter to escort and protect bombers on long range missions. Competing proposals included the Grushin Gr-1, MiG DIS and Polikarpov TIS.
The aircraft was a single-seat monoplane of mixed construction; with wing spars of 30KhSGA steel, D1 aluminium alloy ribs, flush riveted skin, and elektron magnesium alloy leading edges; the fuselage was largely of flush-riveted D1 aluminium alloy built as a semi-monocoque shell with a wooden tail section. Armour was provided fore and aft of the compact cockpit, and the heavy armament was grouped around the nose of the aircraft, with two 12.7mm BS machine guns in the upper nose and four ShVAK20 cannon in the lower forward fuselage. The engines were housed in large underwing nacelles and drove counter rotating propellers to eliminate torque effect with throttle movement.
First flown by Yu. K. Stankevich on 31 December 1939, the first aircraft was also tested by LII until the summer of 1940 when one of the engines threw a connecting-rod. The directional stability was found to be unsatisfactory so the second prototype (OKO-6bis) was built with a much longer rear fuselage, twin fins on the tips of a longer span tailplane as well as more powerful engines with LH rotation.
The third prototype was initially called OKO-6bis, changed to Ta-3, was flown by Stankevich in May 1941 with M-89 engines, one AM-37 37mm cannon and two ShVAK20 20mm cannon The fourth airframe which was to be the Ta-3bis with M-82 engines was abandoned due to the German invasion, and further work on the Ta-3 was halted when Tairov was killed in an airline crash, traveling between Moscow and Kuybyshev, in December 1941. Some data
length: 9,83 m height: 3,76 m Propeller diameter: 3,10 m Propeller surface: 7,55 m² Track gauge: 3,80 m Wing surface: 25,40 m² Surface load: 261,0 kg/m² Performance load: 3,32 kg/PS Empty mass: 4.738 kg Start mass normal: 5.998 kg Start mass maximum : 6630 kg Tank content : 1.240 Liter Maximum speed ground level: 448 km/h March speed in 4,000 m 540 km/h Landing speed 140 km/h Climb rate: 8,7 m/s climb time to 1.000 m: 2,0 min climb time to 5.000m: 11,6 min range normal: 1.060 km range max: 1.840 km Max flight time: 3,5h take off distance: 460 m landing distance: 480 m
Armament:
The Tairov Ta-3 was a twin-engined single-seat escort fighter designed and produced in the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union from 1939.
Tairov designed and built the OKO-6 to a Soviet Air Force requirement for a twin-engined escort fighter to escort and protect bombers on long range missions. Competing proposals included the Grushin Gr-1, MiG DIS and Polikarpov TIS.
The aircraft was a single-seat monoplane of mixed construction; with wing spars of 30KhSGA steel, D1 aluminium alloy ribs, flush riveted skin, and elektron magnesium alloy leading edges; the fuselage was largely of flush-riveted D1 aluminium alloy built as a semi-monocoque shell with a wooden tail section. Armour was provided fore and aft of the compact cockpit, and the heavy armament was grouped around the nose of the aircraft, with two 12.7mm BS machine guns in the upper nose and four ShVAK20 cannon in the lower forward fuselage. The engines were housed in large underwing nacelles and drove counter rotating propellers to eliminate torque effect with throttle movement.
First flown by Yu. K. Stankevich on 31 December 1939, the first aircraft was also tested by LII until the summer of 1940 when one of the engines threw a connecting-rod. The directional stability was found to be unsatisfactory so the second prototype (OKO-6bis) was built with a much longer rear fuselage, twin fins on the tips of a longer span tailplane as well as more powerful engines with LH rotation.
The third prototype was initially called OKO-6bis, changed to Ta-3, was flown by Stankevich in May 1941 with M-89 engines, one AM-37 37mm cannon and two ShVAK20 20mm cannon The fourth airframe which was to be the Ta-3bis with M-82 engines was abandoned due to the German invasion, and further work on the Ta-3 was halted when Tairov was killed in an airline crash, traveling between Moscow and Kuybyshev, in December 1941. Some data
length: 9,83 m height: 3,76 m Propeller diameter: 3,10 m Propeller surface: 7,55 m² Track gauge: 3,80 m Wing surface: 25,40 m² Surface load: 261,0 kg/m² Performance load: 3,32 kg/PS Empty mass: 4.738 kg Start mass normal: 5.998 kg Start mass maximum : 6630 kg Tank content : 1.240 Liter Maximum speed ground level: 448 km/h March speed in 4,000 m 540 km/h Landing speed 140 km/h Climb rate: 8,7 m/s climb time to 1.000 m: 2,0 min climb time to 5.000m: 11,6 min range normal: 1.060 km range max: 1.840 km Max flight time: 3,5h take off distance: 460 m landing distance: 480 m
Armament:
- 1 x 37mm AM-37 cannon
- 2 x 20mm ShVAK-20 cannon
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On the new year's day in 1945.
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Good shots guys!
Do you have anymore of those then/now comparisons? Those were great!
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Don't let a certain Lucky 1* se this!
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Japanese radars then and now.
Threats arise when forgot to watch.
Type 13
Source: http://blog-imgs-37.fc2.com/i/l/2/il2itaki/20110801Radar13-Ushiomisaki.jpg
Type 21
Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cn43026UIAASCiI.jpg
Type 21
Source: 21号電探 : 戦艦 大和・武蔵 建造から就役、海戦、沈没までの実写画像まとめ - NAVER まとめ
Source: 根室半島某所 北方領土を睨む巨大レーダー基地 - 千島の桜 〜 Ｈｏｋｋａｉｄｏ Ｎａｋａｓｈｉｂｅｔｓｕ 〜
Source: 利尻・礼文観光（３） - 老人の独り言
Source: 福江島分屯基地
Threats arise when forgot to watch.
Type 13
Source: http://blog-imgs-37.fc2.com/i/l/2/il2itaki/20110801Radar13-Ushiomisaki.jpg
Type 21
Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cn43026UIAASCiI.jpg
Type 21
Source: 21号電探 : 戦艦 大和・武蔵 建造から就役、海戦、沈没までの実写画像まとめ - NAVER まとめ
Source: 根室半島某所 北方領土を睨む巨大レーダー基地 - 千島の桜 〜 Ｈｏｋｋａｉｄｏ Ｎａｋａｓｈｉｂｅｔｓｕ 〜
Source: 利尻・礼文観光（３） - 老人の独り言
Source: 福江島分屯基地
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Specifications:
Displacement: 3,300 tons surfaced, 4,373 tons submerged
Length: 110 meters (361 ft)
Beam: 9 meters (29 ft 6")
Draft: 7.25 meters (23 ft 9")
Speed: 18.5 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged
Depth: 80-110 meters operating depth, 491 meters crush depth.
Range: ~7,000-10,000 nautical miles. ~70 nautical miles submerged on battery power @ 4.5 knots.
Complement: 118 (8 officers, 110 men)
Armament: 2 x 203mm (8") guns in turret, 4 x 550mm (22") heavyweight torpedo tubes in bow with 6 reloads, two triple trainable external torpedo mounts each with 1 x 550mm (22") tube and 2 x 400mm (16")tubes. 2 x 37mm anti-aircraft guns. After 1942 refit, 2 x twin 13.2mm anti-aircraft machine guns were fitted.
Aircraft: 1 × Besson MB.411 floatplane
Firepower
Surcouf was designed around the heavy cruiser armament of 203mm (8") guns, which was the largest calibre allowed under the Washington Treaty. It was considered more economical to engage merchant ships with guns rather than torpedoes as many more rounds could be carried. The guns also had a longer range and could be directed by the aircraft. Surcouf was also equipped with a range finder which rotated with the turret and was positioned sideways for underwater streamlining.
The guns could fire 26 km (28,000 yards) with aircraft direction, or 16 km (17,000 yards) using the periscope and fire director. The ammunition and charges were stored separately below the gun and hoisted into the turret via a single ammunition lift. The rounds and charges were mated in the turret.
The guns were in a fully enclosed turret which was integral to the pressure hull. To prevent flooding through the gun barrels, there were muzzle doors which could be opened and closed from within the turret, similar to on torpedo tubes. The gun could be trained and fired within 3.5 minutes of surfacing. One of the limitations of the gun turret was that it was only stable in light seas.
Airpower
Surcouf was the first submarine in the world to be built with a designed-in aircraft capability. A single hangar under the sail could accommodate a collapsible floatplane for reconnaissance and fire direction. The aircraft could only be launched and recovered while the submarine was surfaced
Fate
In 1930 the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament (aka London Naval Treaty) placed restrictions on submarines. France (and other signatories) was not allowed to possess more than three large submarines, with a surface displacement limit of 2,800 tons. Submarine gun armament was not to exceed 6.1" (150 mm). Surcouf, which was larger and more heavily armed than allowed by the terms, was specifically excepted. But it meant that no more submarines of the same design could be built.
arly in World War Two Surcouf served in the Caribbean and off the West Coast of Africa. She was being refitted in Brest when Germany invaded France. She was able to escape to England, running on the surface a single engine. Initially she remained under French control, but British forces seized her on 3rd July 1940 to prevent her falling into German hands with the French Armistice. Three British submariners and one French officer died during a scuffle as the boat was seized. In August Surcouf's refit was completed and she entered service with the Free French.
On 2nd February 1942 she departed Halifax, Canada, heading south towards the Panama Canal. The plan was to sail through the canal and on to Sydney, Australia, via Tahiti. She was last reported on the night of 18/19th February 1942, about 70 nautical miles north of Cristóbal, Colón. The cause of the disappearance has never been satisfactorially established although reports at the time pointed towards the American freighter Thompson Lykes which reported hitting a semi-submerged object. The entire crew perished and the wreck remains uncharted.
It was sunk because it was sinking the convoy ships .My dad got that from a man on the convoy.
Displacement: 3,300 tons surfaced, 4,373 tons submerged
Length: 110 meters (361 ft)
Beam: 9 meters (29 ft 6")
Draft: 7.25 meters (23 ft 9")
Speed: 18.5 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged
Depth: 80-110 meters operating depth, 491 meters crush depth.
Range: ~7,000-10,000 nautical miles. ~70 nautical miles submerged on battery power @ 4.5 knots.
Complement: 118 (8 officers, 110 men)
Armament: 2 x 203mm (8") guns in turret, 4 x 550mm (22") heavyweight torpedo tubes in bow with 6 reloads, two triple trainable external torpedo mounts each with 1 x 550mm (22") tube and 2 x 400mm (16")tubes. 2 x 37mm anti-aircraft guns. After 1942 refit, 2 x twin 13.2mm anti-aircraft machine guns were fitted.
Aircraft: 1 × Besson MB.411 floatplane
Firepower
Surcouf was designed around the heavy cruiser armament of 203mm (8") guns, which was the largest calibre allowed under the Washington Treaty. It was considered more economical to engage merchant ships with guns rather than torpedoes as many more rounds could be carried. The guns also had a longer range and could be directed by the aircraft. Surcouf was also equipped with a range finder which rotated with the turret and was positioned sideways for underwater streamlining.
The guns could fire 26 km (28,000 yards) with aircraft direction, or 16 km (17,000 yards) using the periscope and fire director. The ammunition and charges were stored separately below the gun and hoisted into the turret via a single ammunition lift. The rounds and charges were mated in the turret.
The guns were in a fully enclosed turret which was integral to the pressure hull. To prevent flooding through the gun barrels, there were muzzle doors which could be opened and closed from within the turret, similar to on torpedo tubes. The gun could be trained and fired within 3.5 minutes of surfacing. One of the limitations of the gun turret was that it was only stable in light seas.
Airpower
Surcouf was the first submarine in the world to be built with a designed-in aircraft capability. A single hangar under the sail could accommodate a collapsible floatplane for reconnaissance and fire direction. The aircraft could only be launched and recovered while the submarine was surfaced
Fate
In 1930 the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament (aka London Naval Treaty) placed restrictions on submarines. France (and other signatories) was not allowed to possess more than three large submarines, with a surface displacement limit of 2,800 tons. Submarine gun armament was not to exceed 6.1" (150 mm). Surcouf, which was larger and more heavily armed than allowed by the terms, was specifically excepted. But it meant that no more submarines of the same design could be built.
arly in World War Two Surcouf served in the Caribbean and off the West Coast of Africa. She was being refitted in Brest when Germany invaded France. She was able to escape to England, running on the surface a single engine. Initially she remained under French control, but British forces seized her on 3rd July 1940 to prevent her falling into German hands with the French Armistice. Three British submariners and one French officer died during a scuffle as the boat was seized. In August Surcouf's refit was completed and she entered service with the Free French.
On 2nd February 1942 she departed Halifax, Canada, heading south towards the Panama Canal. The plan was to sail through the canal and on to Sydney, Australia, via Tahiti. She was last reported on the night of 18/19th February 1942, about 70 nautical miles north of Cristóbal, Colón. The cause of the disappearance has never been satisfactorially established although reports at the time pointed towards the American freighter Thompson Lykes which reported hitting a semi-submerged object. The entire crew perished and the wreck remains uncharted.
It was sunk because it was sinking the convoy ships .My dad got that from a man on the convoy.
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