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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:37 am

My stomach turned just remembering those...

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:28 am

There are days when I feel like not serving is the only real regret I have in my life. Then there are days like this when I read the last half dozen or so posts.

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Postby Silentom » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:29 am

Thank you for considering to serve.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:31 am

I do my part. Sometimes.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:43 pm

For the longest time, there was only one airworthy B-29 in the world. FIFI is her name, and she was quite the favorite on the airshow circuit. (Alas, I've only seen her from a distance of several miles) Well, now there is a second Superfortress - "Doc" - that can take to the skies, and they were just together at Oshkosh for AirVenture.

First B-29 formation flight since 1960.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQSqa7REpZ0

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:12 pm

That's really pretty cool.

Much like the pilots who flew them, these planes are slowly gliding into the sunset. Not too many airworthy WWII aircraft, especially Axis planes.

I was doing some research on the planes used for Dunkirk, and really haven't turned up much. Three Spitfires were used, obviously, as well as a modified Yak-52 for in flight closeup shots of the Spitfire pilots and gun reticle point of view shots. The Heinkel 111 was a model, as far as I could tell, because the last airworthy HE-111 (actually a Spanish knockoff dressed up as an HE-111) crashed in 2004 or 5. The Me-109s were models and post-war Spanish knockoffs.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:56 pm

If you're into that sort of thing, you would enjoy the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, CA. They have a lot of rare warbirds in their collection, including the only airworthy Mitsubishi A6M Zero with its original powerplant.

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:53 am

I only recently found a (different) video of him telling the story of the 'LA speed check', which is kind of a favorite tall tale for aviation nerds. I had read the story on many outlets, so it was cool to finally hear him tell it in his actual voice. I will probably fire this up at work today, over lunch. Thanks for sharing.

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:12 pm

Watched the video. Immediately went to Sierra Hotel Aeronautics and bought a Habu 'ichi-ban' hat.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:46 pm

It was a fun video. I had a buddy at work recommend it to me.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:34 pm

Interesting article about how the US military is training up against Russian military, a la Cold War part II.

U.S. Troops Train in Eastern Europe to Echoes of the Cold War https://nyti.ms/2vak3Tm

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Postby columbia » Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:45 pm

As a believer in MAD, that seems relatively pointless; neither is dumb enough to start such a thing.

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Postby Kaiser » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:52 pm

We could try slowly walking toward detonated nukes again

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Postby dodint » Fri Aug 11, 2017 9:16 pm

Yeah, but what about the trans?

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Postby Kaiser » Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:07 pm

Yeah, but what about the trans?
It doesnt matter in the Navy.
GAY JOKE

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Postby tifosi77 » Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:13 pm

BUDS has an 80% dropout/fail rate. It will only be newsworthy when/if a woman passes.

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Postby dodint » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:18 pm

Let me guess: relieved of command, hooked up with an admin billet until he can retire with full pension and benefits.

That is the USMC way, anyway.

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Postby columbia » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:01 pm

wow wow wow

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:29 pm

That's pretty awesome.

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Postby dodint » Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:19 pm

Now what?

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