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Seven Gloster Gladiators of No. 3 Squadron RAAF make a low pass in loose line abreast formation over the Squadron's mobile operations room at their landing ground near Sollum, Egypt, from which they operated during Operation COMPASS.

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Yes it is, and I didn't know that the RAF/RCAF used them!
Having just obtained a 1/48th scale example in that Revell 'Ground Support Equipment' kit I grabbed off e-bay, it's given me some ideas .............
 
Airframes said:
Yes it is, and I didn't know that the RAF/RCAF used them!
Having just obtained a 1/48th scale example in that Revell 'Ground Support Equipment' kit I grabbed off e-bay, it's given me some ideas .............
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You always get ideas, some ok and some others.....not so very suitable in public shall we say, yes?
 
to go with Jan's 'Tiff' (not the Neddel one) via google by Makoto Ouchi

An 'irritable' engine initially, that became close to its replacement in the Tempest by the Centaurus radialled Tempests/Furies, one of the most high powered per displacement engines ever made - also its roughly one imperial ton of engine made it one hell of an armour plate in front of the pilot.

Mmmm Volkswagen/Bugatti have the W16, mmm, maybe one of the English/Bitish manufacturers should do homagé to concept of the Sabre?

Oh found this link to scale model Napiers
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Tomlinson.htm
 
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Japanese vessel is in serious trouble with bomb bursts geysering near it. It is part of a convoy trying to reinforce the big base at Ormoc, Leyte. Note the military trucks forward of the superstructure.

 
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