Looking for any info and especially good photo of a B-26 with nose art "The Milk Run Special".
I have one very small grainy image, trying to help a young lady learn more about her grand daddy who was a crew member.
(Trying to get dates, theater, unit etc...)
After engine start, as hydraulics pressurize, inner gear doors close. Normal gear retraction cycles inner doors open, gear retract, and inner doors follow again. On shutdown, as pressure bleeds, the doors sag and open.
It is curious that a museum has not snatched this bird up. Price for a virtually new He 162 is reasonable enough, complete with an unused BMW 003 engine...? See listing at Welcome to Platinum Fighter Sales
On the occasions I was near an internet connection and could log on, this was one thread I always looked for - will miss it! Thanks for 3+ years of effort!!!
A year ago Courtesy listed an F4U in recent pristine restoration status for a little over 2 Million. Also try this link for Warbird sales Warbirds for Sale, Vintage Aircraft for Sale, Aircraft Sale
I really had to shake my head when I saw a Peregrine Falcon, in the jungle, picking at the head of a dead soldier. It's the small things that make or break it for me, even though I give Hollywood a lot of room for error.
Fantastic - I am loving this tour of what is clearly a very fine museum that I probably won't be able to see myself. Some extraordinary pre-WW2 light aircraft frequently overlooked because they are overshadowed by the more "glamorous" heavy metal. Thanks, Gekho! Very, very cool.
The current issue (April 2010) of the U.S. Naval Institute's magazine "Naval History" is devoted to this Pacific mini-series and worth looking for in your local bookstores...One thing it pointed out that I had not really given serious thought was that the "civilian casualties per military...
My Lockheed retirement is safe - no worries! The F-35 will be everything it is promised to be. As for highly maneuverable, how maneuverable would it need to be if it shot you down before you detected it?