at6
1st Sergeant
He was too stinking cheap to buy a train ticket.
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
Nice shots guys!
Crimea_River
Marshal
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN MALTA, GIBRALTAR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1939-1945.
Airmen of the Special Erection Party assemble a Hawker Hurricane and a Supermarine Spitfire Mark V unpacked from crates at North Front, Gibraltar. The Special Erection Party was established at Gibraltar in July 1942 to assemble and test fly aircraft crated from Britain by sea for the reinforcement of Malta. They are seen here working on a shipment of 70 Spitfires and 27 Hurricanes which arrived by sea on 15 September 1942 and which were built, test-flown and dispersed to vacant areas of the station in 11 days. The SEP were assisted by 15 special tractors and six Coles cranes - two of which are seen in action here - to help speed up the handling.
Airmen of the Special Erection Party assemble a Hawker Hurricane and a Supermarine Spitfire Mark V unpacked from crates at North Front, Gibraltar. The Special Erection Party was established at Gibraltar in July 1942 to assemble and test fly aircraft crated from Britain by sea for the reinforcement of Malta. They are seen here working on a shipment of 70 Spitfires and 27 Hurricanes which arrived by sea on 15 September 1942 and which were built, test-flown and dispersed to vacant areas of the station in 11 days. The SEP were assisted by 15 special tractors and six Coles cranes - two of which are seen in action here - to help speed up the handling.
There's a bit of a stiff breeze blowing over the deck, too; take a look of the plume of smoke from the steamer behind the one immediately visible - its stack is oriented in the opposite direction, if you look closely. The Langley's anchor isn't down, although its others might be on the other side?
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Re: the anchor, yeah, the Starboard one is up and there's a line just above and intercepting the gentleman's black hat which may or may not be the Port side anchor chain. It seems to be too low of an angle to be the anchor chain compared to the location of the Starboard anchor though.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Caption - "The Brewster "Buffalo" (F2A-1) Navy fighter is a favorite with many American Air Force and Royal Air Force pilots. This plane, which is usually based on a carrier, is exceedingly maneuverable and capable of excellent performance at high altitudes. Powered by a 1,000 horsepower Wright cyclone engine it has a top speed of about 330 miles per hour, a range of 1,000 miles and a ceiling of approximately 35,000 feet ." <-- A tad bit optimistic eh?
Source - U. S. Library of Congress
Source - U. S. Library of Congress
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Good shots guys!
Dead or sleeping?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Sleeping.
