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And they only had to stop and ask for directions three times.1983: The first all-female USAF transatlantic flight occurred on May 9, 1983, when an 18th Military Airlift Squadron crew flew a C-141B Starlifter from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany.
Looks like a much larger drop tank than the earlier version.U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighter bombers from the 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron AERO
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Misawa tanks. Built at Misawa AB in Northern Japan where they flew combat missions from.Looks like a much larger drop tank than the earlier version.
FJ-3MsFury pilots of VF-64 man their aircraft aboard the USS Randolph September 1958 USNS
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The Brits captured two or three in 1982. They were tested at the AAEE or Farnborough. Some were dismantled and the bits given away. I had an Astazou from one of them in my books.Some more photos related to above:
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Are those the ones that came through Scotland in 1948? They flew through Stornoway and came n the USS Sicily-the numbers look familiary though they had the earlier drop-tanksLooks like a much larger drop tank than the earlier version.
IIRC only one was flight tested; many did however get taken back to the UK for assessment and donation to museums.The Brits captured two or three in 1982. They were tested at the AAEE or Farnborough. Some were dismantled and the bits given away. I had an Astazou from one of them in my books.
They have one at Ft Rucker AL at the Army Aviation Museum.I saw one of these OV-1s at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum on my tour in Merch, on static display of course. I'll post pics in my museum thread when I get to it.
They have one at Ft Rucker AL at the Army Aviation Museum.
Indeed a Dragonfly on steroids.I've always loved the way they look, all insectoid.
Yep:The Brits captured two or three in 1982. They were tested at the AAEE or Farnborough. Some were dismantled and the bits given away. I had an Astazou from one of them in my books.
Its grand pah is the fw189...jowohl kinder es war wonderfullIndeed a Dragonfly on steroids.
Fine lineageIts grand pah is the fw189...jowohl kinder es war wonderfull
Needs a P inside a circle.