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Sep 9, 2005, 10:59 AM
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Sally B
Nice to see some old classics as this......B-52 Known as Sally B which also starred in the movie Memphis Belle.
One of two that is still in full working order.......
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Sep 9, 2005, 12:05 PM
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Sep 9, 2005, 12:08 PM
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Burned
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great picture. a guy I work with is heavily into avation too.
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Sep 9, 2005, 12:17 PM
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I have this b-52 in actuall flight somewhere in my archives....Also got a few pics somewhere....
The British equivalent.... the Lancaster bomber.... Supported by 2 spitfires (different cameras hence the difference in quality cheapo 2.1 mp camera and it shows)..
Just a few of the historic planes that made a huge difference to WW2.
Last edited by MIG-31; Sep 9, 2005 at 12:31 PM.
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Sep 9, 2005, 12:27 PM
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Burned
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planes are majestic, their significance in wars has been paramount. The guy I know in work who is into aircraft goes to all the airshows in england, he has some seriously high end camera equipment mind you with a zoom lens that can pick out a pilots face quite clearly in the sky.
Nikon D100 I think, with some £2000 lenses, and portable hard drives the works.
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Sep 9, 2005, 12:37 PM
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If you have seen the Memphis belle movie.....if you remember the ginger gunner played by Eric stoltz " Sgt. Danny Daly". my brother in law owns the leather flying jacket worn by him..authenticated by all details paid for via the auction..
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Sep 9, 2005, 01:05 PM
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Burned
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how much did he pay (if you dont mind me asking).
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Sep 9, 2005, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Zardon
how much did he pay (if you dont mind me asking).
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I don't mind you asking.....
But my B-In-Law is a tight ass when it comes to money....He does not tell what he pays (he tries his hardest to make out he HAS NO MONEY) But is as tight as a tight man can be to be skint...Had years of his bulls**t.
He is the type of man who is more interested in what another person earns (and yet he earns peanuts) Yet he is the manager of a chemical firm....
He will not say what he paid for the jacket he owns.with the exeption of "I paid a little more than expected"... Thats as far as it goes.. |
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:11 PM
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i'll have to borrow mom's camera for yall this week.
Living next door to the AFB and the Lockheed factory makes for some cool shots |
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:19 PM
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VETUS INFLATIO
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Nice to see the old girl in her pre-44 livery, good pic, I love Lancs too!
do you have anymore pics of the B-17 Memphis Bell and the Lancaster with the spitfires escorting her?
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Falstaff
Nice to see the old girl in her pre-44 livery, good pic, I love Lancs too!
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HeHeHe you were the first member i thought of when posting this pic onto DH... The old classics are my favorites....
It's also probably time to make a return visit to some of the air museums/airshows the uk hold.
Out of the airshows i have seen the euro fighter has to be the most impressive of the modern day jets..even though the shows were only limited to 2 mins os display time..(somewhat disappointing). |
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:39 PM
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Lancaster.
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:50 PM
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I am thrilled by the expectation of seeing more of these beautiful machines. I enjoy the english designs particulerly the Hawker aircraft as they are aesthetically pleasing and lethal at the same time. I used to build flying scale aircraft and scale plastic as well, just the gentle sweep and curve of the larger machines really gets me.
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Sep 9, 2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Falstaff
Nice to see the old girl in her pre-44 livery, good pic, I love Lancs too!
do you have anymore pics of the B-17 Memphis Bell and the Lancaster with the spitfires escorting her?
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Unfortunately i do not have any others decent enough to post....the first pic was taken with a Fuji A210 @3.1m pixels....the others posted is with a cheap jenoptic 2.1m that only has digital zoom....
But have recently upgraded to a fujifilml e510 5.1m digi cam.....within the next year i intend to revisit the air shows and museums to get much better pictures... |
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:00 PM
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The Hawker
Is that more Known as the Hurricane.
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:05 PM
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Sally B in flight..
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MIG-31
The Hawker
Is that more Known as the Hurricane.
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yes yes...the Hawker Hurrican MkI and MkII are beautiful machines, the Hawker Tempest and Typhoon are gorgeous as well.
Spits rock too, the MkIII and MkIV are fantastic |
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:13 PM
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Heres a Liberator
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:17 PM
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Heres a C47 too....
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:25 PM
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A closer look to the lancaster....
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Sep 9, 2005, 04:44 PM
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wow, looks like a Short Sunderland and a Mk14 spit in there too........
great eye candy mate...
cant just barely make out a Misquito too....near the SST in the back..
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Sep 10, 2005, 01:31 AM
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I'mma 'Lectrishun.
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http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomfr...lanes.co.uk%2F
that's about as much as i know about planes..what i know i learned in public schools(thank you) 
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