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[Viking1066]

A Grumman J2F Duck alongside a Martin Mariner the net

 

[cammerjeff]

Young Matthew McConaughey, the Nazi? Certainly he's a spy. And in Galland's 109?

Alright, alright, alright, but I think it looks more like a young Paul Newman in Gallands 109

 

[syscom3]

The inauguration of the Pan-American clipper service from Manila to Singapore formed a supplementary link in empire communications. The clipper arrives, on June 4, 1941, at Singapore on its first flight from Manila.

 

[syscom3]

On June 4, 1941, at No. 1 Air Navigation School in Rivers, Manitoba, a trio of Commonwealth airmen
walk down a line of Avro Ansons to the aircraft that will carry them on a navigation training flight.
From left to right are Sergeant J. A. Mahood, Royal Air Force, Sergeant E.M.D. Romilly, Royal Canadian
Air Force, and Sergeant W.H. Betts, Royal Australian Air Force.

 

[syscom3]

On June 4, 1941, RCAF Sergeant E. Romilly, the Royal Australian Air Force's W. Betts,
and the Royal Air Force's J. Mahoud practice navigation techniques onboard an Anson
aircraft at No. 1 Air Navigation School, RCAF Rivers, Manitoba.

 

[CATCH 22]

A Grumman J2F Duck alongside a Martin Mariner the net
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Check how the national insignia of the two a/c are different: PBM has the white bars applied with no surrounding yet but the Duck has the old style blue disks (big and without bars).

 

[Viking1066]

B-17 "The Spotted Cow", used as an assembly ship during WWII the net

 

[Viking1066]

B-18 Bolo aircraft at an airfield in Panama, Feb-Jun 1943 the net

 

[Viking1066]

B-25H and P-51Bs at Inglewood July 1943 the net

 

[Greg Boeser]

B-17 "The Spotted Cow", used as an assembly ship during WWII the net
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Viking1066 could finally use some of those hinomarus he keeps buying.

 

[Viking1066]

Viking1066 could finally use some of those hinomarus he keeps buying.

One can never have enough! Ask Jan!

 

[Zippythehog]

Alright, alright, alright, but I think it looks more like a young Paul Newman in Gallands 109

"What we have here is, failure to c'muncate!"

 

[OldGeezer]

B-25H and P-51Bs at Inglewood July 1943 the net

But what's this thing, and the radial engine aircraft in the far right background?

 

[Viking1066]

But what's this thing, and the radial engine aircraft in the far right background?
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Good question. I did a quick look into it, but nothing came up. I have my next class coming up, so I won't be able to look into it more thoroughly until the weekend.

 

[Frog]

But what's this thing, and the radial engine aircraft in the far right background?
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The B-25 G or H and the P-51B indicate a North American related site.

The radial could then be a T-6.

 

[special ed]

Suspect it is an O-47, also a North American product, kept as a hack.

 

[OldGeezer]

The B-25 G or H and the P-51B indicate a North American related site.

The radial could then be a T-6.

It has straight-dihedral wings though, not straight inboards and cranked-up outboards. And the T-6's landing gear goes straight down from the wing, but this other plane's gear is off at an angle. Same problems with O-47 and BT-13. Might be some sort of civilian plane?

 

[syscom3]

Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor reconnaissance aircraft near Ninilchik, Alaska, June 5, 1941

 

[syscom3]

Fiat CR-42-Falco 161 Gruppo CT Stormo Autonom 164a 164 5 MM7475, Rhodes, June 1941.

 

[SaparotRob]

It has straight-dihedral wings though, not straight inboards and cranked-up outboards. And the T-6's landing gear goes straight down from the wing, but this other plane's gear is off at an angle. Same problems with O-47 and BT-13. Might be some sort of civilian plane?
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The landing gear was the first thing to catch my eye from the "blow-up". Not that I have a clue of what that is.