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SaparotRob · Friday at 12:10 AM

CATCH 22 said:
WW I gave all countries the chance to test different types of camouflage, based on the specifics of the war theaters. This particular one has been used in West Africa, 1915:
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That horse looks so embarrassed.

SaparotRob · Friday at 12:14 AM

MiTasol said:
Okay this one is a video and on both my computers it displays with the XY ratio butchered for some unknown reason but for those who fly regularly this is worth watching. It is a busy little place tho I suspect ops start and sunrise for a short time and again near dusk for a short time.

Treacherous area, but it beats walking
The Tenzing-Hilary airport was built by Hilary and is the starting point for Everest climbers. It is in Lokla in Nepal. It is perhaps the most dangerous airport in the world where there have been many accidents. The airport is subject to high winds and rain while it may be sunny in Kathmandu.

Yumpin' Yimminy! Those guys ex-carrier pilots?

syscom3 · Friday at 5:53 PM

Grumman F7F Tigercat heavy fighters loading onto the carrier USS Windham Bay, June 1945

SaparotRob · Friday at 7:44 PM

Were the F7Fs operated off U.S.S. Wyndham Bay? Were the planes just being transported?

syscom3 · Friday at 11:23 PM

SaparotRob said:
Were the F7Fs operated off U.S.S. Wyndham Bay? Were the planes just being transported?

I suspect transporting them.

Warspite63 · Friday at 11:42 PM

syscom3 said:
I suspect transporting them.

Agreed - USS Windham Bay (CVE92) was a Casablanca, with a flight deck of only 474 feet

fannum · Friday at 11:55 PM

syscom3 said:
I suspect transporting them.

When editing at the Naval Institute Press, the question arose of F7F carrier operations. While it trialed on the Essex class Shangri La, it was deemed marginal as it was designed specifically for the much larger Midway class carriers. The ground support mission in Japan never developed, and virtually all Tigercat served in several Marine Corps squadrons after the war and later performed close air support, night fighter, reconnaissance and utility missions during the Korean War. Two night kills were recorded before being replaced by F3Ds. All focus went to jets.

Apparently, all but the last variant, the F7F-4N were not equipped with an arresting hook.

There's mention of it being too large for an Essex elevator, which would rule out Casablanca class escort carrier operations.

Elvis · 2025-01-26T19:00:18-0500

...I wonder if Grumman ever experimented with a jet powered version of the F7F?
It's sleek likes and twin engine capability would suggest it would be a good candidate for such a conversion.

MiTasol · 2025-01-26T20:05:09-0500

What an F7-262

SaparotRob · 2025-01-26T20:08:05-0500

Elvis said:
...I wonder if Grumman ever experimented with a jet powered version of the F7F?
It's sleek likes and twin engine capability would suggest it would be a good candidate for such a conversion.

Probably would have been a better conversion job than the MiG-9.

Greg Boeser · 2025-01-26T22:24:57-0500

Elvis said:
...I wonder if Grumman ever experimented with a jet powered version of the F7F?
It's sleek likes and twin engine capability would suggest it would be a good candidate for such a conversion.

The prototype for the F9F looked very similar.

SaparotRob · 2025-01-26T22:57:22-0500

Greg Boeser said:
The prototype for the F9F looked very similar.

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