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[Richard Cranium]

This is one heck of a story of survival .........

Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean

In the early days of World War II an amazing story of survival unfolded when American icon WWI ace Eddie Rickenbacker and six others were plucked out of the Pacific some three weeks after their B-17 crashed into the sea.

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That Lavochkin has quite a big mouth!

 

[Dave6T4]

That Lavochkin has quite a big mouth!

Makes a P-40 look like it's smiling. LOL

 

[Geff McCarthy]

yes, for heavy, hot takeoff...and every airshow! Did you see the half-loop nuke delivery maneuver? Some B-47s had stronger wings for it. I had the same system in the F-100, and we practiced frequently. Qualifying was 2000', bullseye 500'!

 

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Remember when Cessna built radial engined aircraft?

 

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The early seventies was the height of general aviation. It’s only a fraction of that high today.

 

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