Classic warbirds and other aviation vids.

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[Dave91TM]

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Where does this wire go? Reply ...."I'm not sure and I've read the instructions 4 times, Strategic command will be happy.... they have confused the enemy and us!"

 

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Where does this wire go? Reply ...."I'm not sure and I've read the instructions 4 times, Strategic command will be happy.... they have confused the enemy and us!"

I could have sworn that the pointy end faced forward…..

 

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[Pep]

 

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Toofer …..

 

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Not a warbird per se but as fast as a lot of them . Not having advanced

computerized control systems most functions were monitored and controlled by the flight engineer manually. You would need a darn good memory to remember everything on these control panels. Very impressive to say the least. I saw the Concord take off and land a couple of times and it was smaller than I expected. Top speed a bit over Mach 2 !

 

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Rockwell B-1B Lancer ‘86-111 / EL’​

c/n 71.
Full US military serial 86-0111.
Operated by the 28th Bombardment Wing based at Ellsworth AFB, SD.
Departing on a mission as part of Red Flag 16-2.
Nellis AFB, NV, USA.
1st March 2016​

 

[LE BARON]

 

[LE BARON]

Would anyone like some AFC? (Aircraft Fried Chicken).
- would you like fries with that

 

[LE BARON]

A C-47 missing a large portion of its port wing after colliding with a Lockheed Ventura over New Zealand in March 1945. The pilot managed to successfully land this aircraft despite the damage. Sadly, the Ventura pilot was killed after his aircraft crashed.

 

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P-40 with its cowling removed at Chengkung airfield in Taiwan, 1942. This photo gives a good view of the P-40's iconic "mouth" intake below the propeller. This intake fed air into an oil cooler and engine coolant radiators.

 

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Dressed for Halloween……

 

[Dave91TM]

Would anyone like some AFC? (Aircraft Fried Chicken).
- would you like fries with that

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The Royal Canadian Air Farce used one in their skits, except they fired a concoction of baked beans and maple syrup.

 

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[Dave91TM]

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Cheap not it is. Its a shame we can't find better uses for the billions ( or even a small portion of the billions) we spend on "defense".

 

[LE BARON]

Cheap not it is. Its a shame we can't find better uses for the billions ( or even a small portion of the billions) we spend on "defense".

Better uses are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately we "need" defense because some overlords would just like to run over the defenseless.
We haven't made it to the United Federation of Planets - yet.