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[GrauGeist]

Should be "For the Great Stalin!" My Russian is not what it used to be!

lol...my Russian never was good to start with.

"za velikoto stalina"

Cyrillic to English is never easy, anyway

 

[Wurger]

The kid on the right, in the naval uniform ...

No wonder.. the dive bomber was Pe-2 series 205 of 40 GvBAP, Black Sea Fleet, in 1945.

Should be "For the Great Stalin!"

Now you are correct with the translation.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Glider]

The kid on the right, in the naval uniform - I'll buy everyone here a round if that kid is older than 15...

I agree but notice that he is the one who is probably the navigator as he seems to be carrying the charts.

 

[Airframes]

And if he had to jump with that parachute harness adjusted as it is, he'd be talking in a very high-pitched voice for the rest of his life!

 

[GrauGeist]

And if he had to jump with that parachute harness adjusted as it is, he'd be talking in a very high-pitched voice for the rest of his life!

 

[fastmongrel]

Not sure what Sqdn this is think it might be Norwegian

 

[GrauGeist]

Regarding the earlier comments about Destroyers and Battleships...

A Destroyer bearing down on you means serious trouble. A Battleship bearing down on you means an imminent a$$kicking.

But when you have 2 Battleships and 3 Cruisers bearing down on you? It means sh!t is about to get real...

 

[Lucky13]

.....and if you've got 11 battleships, that would mean that sh*t is about to hit the fan!

 

[Glider]

And if he had to jump with that parachute harness adjusted as it is, he'd be talking in a very high-pitched voice for the rest of his life!

Maybe he is using his head. Personally I always eased crutch straps once on the ground or you had sores where you really didn't want sores after walking a short distance

 

[Airframes]

Fair point, but with that type of harness, the adjustments have to be made before fitting, then pulled up when the clasps are fastened. Once done, it's almost impossible to loosen the crutch straps without undoing the clasps. Bl**dy awful design, compared to the four-point quick-release harness types. But, probably the usual, very common attitude - I won't need the parachute, as it'll never happen to me, so I'll just wear it as comfortably as I can.
And once on the ground, it's very unlikely that the parachute will be needed, so take it off!

 

[syscom3]

B-24J Liberator "Our Baby" of the 27th Bomb Squadron at Funafuti Airfield, Gilbert Islands, Dec 1943.

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Capt. Vick]

God it must have been sweltering in that cockpit!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[syscom3]

F4U Corsair Production Line of the Chance Vought aircraft factory in Stratford, Connecticut which produced over 6,000 Corsairs. The Corsair's folding wing feature, necessary for Carrier operations and hangar deck storage, must surely have been a huge benefit on the Corsair assembly line as well.

 

[Wayne Little]

both Corsair shots look great...

 

[Capt. Vick]

Jan do you know where that is?

 

[Wildcat]

Are they Kiwi markings or RN FAA on some of those corsairs?

 

[Lucky13]

Jan do you know where that is?

Unfortunately not mate, one of those stored ones....

Are they Kiwi markings or RN FAA on some of those corsairs?

Yip, looks like it....
Imagine stumble across a field like that today!