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[Richard Cranium]

 

[65Bel]

Inherited from uncle - "RAF OK" WWII Souvenir From Belgium - Not sure what airplane (P-39 Airacobra?) Hand carved/painted wood . . .

 

[DeltaV]

Convair B-36

 

[DeltaV]

A couple more B-36 pictures with people.

 

[Dave6T4]

A couple more B-36 pictures with people.

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I stood under the one on display at the Air Force Museum at Dayton, Ohio. Impressive! Six props turning, and four jets burning!

 

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[DeltaV]

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Don't deploy the speed brake!!!!

 

[Photon440]

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It looks like a lot of jets all ready for fighting, but JG-1 only started getting them a few weeks before the war ended, and most pilots hadn't time for adequate training. They had about 45 jets (they were the first group to completely transition away from piston engined fighters) but had few successes in the air with fuel shortages and the lack of ground equipment and experienced flyers.

I'm surprised that the runway looks so smooth, I would have expected it to be bombed into craters by that time of the war.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Anyone remember this?

 

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[DeltaV]

I've been looking for this picture for decades. Finally!

 

[DeltaV]