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An elegant aircraft....
He has a look of grim determination. I think he had a good understanding of the hazards of rotary wing flight.Igor Sikorsky preparing to give the public demonstration of his helicopter in
Connecticut, 20 May 1940.
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Appears the Lockheed logo still on fin.Ki-56 Type Ro transport aircraft ALTH
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A rather obvious copy of the Lockheed Super Electra. When the RAF fighter pilots defending Singapore took off and sighted a flight of those, they said, "Ha! Those are Hudsons! No problem!"Ki-56 Type Ro transport aircraft ALTH
They were in fact Licensed built by the Japanese, just like they did with the DC-3.A rather obvious copy of the Lockheed Super Electra. When the RAF fighter pilots defending Singapore took off and sighted a flight of those, they said, "Ha! Those are Hudsons! No problem!"
But in fact they were carrying Japanese paratroops that took over the airfield.
Note how the canopies are all open. It was said that the TBD could do one thing better than any other carrier aircraft: Fly Slow. This actually proved to be useful at Midway, since it could be a very hard target for a Zero to get good sight picture on. Fly slow and throw in little crab.A formation of U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) operating in the Pacific off the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) WIKI
It did not : 41 launched, 6 survivors, 0 torpedo hit.Note how the canopies are all open. It was said that the TBD could do one thing better than any other carrier aircraft: Fly Slow. This actually proved to be useful at Midway, since it could be a very hard target for a Zero to get good sight picture on. Fly slow and throw in little crab.
Maybe not too hard, as F Frog said.Note how the canopies are all open. It was said that the TBD could do one thing better than any other carrier aircraft: Fly Slow. This actually proved to be useful at Midway, since it could be a very hard target for a Zero to get good sight picture on. Fly slow and throw in little crab.
And how did that turn out at Midway?Note how the canopies are all open. It was said that the TBD could do one thing better than any other carrier aircraft: Fly Slow. This actually proved to be useful at Midway, since it could be a very hard target for a Zero to get good sight picture on. Fly slow and throw in little crab.