Viking's Aircraft Pictures

[GrauGeist]

Nice shot of the B-19, but check out the censorship on the carrier photo!

Looks like they were editing out the radar system...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Another one of the USS Lexington early in her career.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shot!

 

[Shinpachi]

So cool biplanes!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Thanks fellas.

 

[Wayne Little]

That's an early one alright!

 

[vikingBerserker]

This one just came in today, it was taken by a German during the invasion of Russia, it's a TB-3.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

What a fantastic design!

 

[GrauGeist]

Great score!

It's hard to believe that such an archaic design actually soldiered on through the duration of the war like it did...

 

[Wurger]

So don't you know that everything "made in USSR" is "не гнется и не ломается"?

 

[Airframes]

"Ivan, we have an overstock of canal barges, railroad engines and wooden bridge supports. What shall we do with them?
"Simple Gregor. Stick the engines onto the bridge supports, and then fasten the supports to the canal barges. Add some machine guns and bombs, and we're in business !".

 

[Torch]

And one thought only the French built ugly planes....

 

[Capt. Vick]

Oh snap!

 

[vikingBerserker]

 

[Gnomey]

Just beautiful!

 

[GrauGeist]

So don't you know that everything "made in USSR" is "не гнется и не ломается"?

да !
не се огъва и не се прекъсне !

Истината !!

 

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Here is another TB-3 with Russian Paratroopers loading up.

 

[Airframes]

Those guys had big ones - sliding off the wing, climbing out of various hatches to 'jump', and no static lines, just a short free-fall and pull the ring !