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August 27, 2007 at 7:25 pm in reply to: American "constant peg" MiGs #2517210

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I know nothing :diablo:

I cannot take credit for them as my own, not sure who they officially belong to nor do I know exactly when they were taken. As has been stated, Constant Peg has recently been declassified and these images are surely a result of that decision.

I do know that Steve Davies is working on a book which will tell the whole story, I’m sure with many more additional photos. I have no idea when it will be out but I personally can’t wait to buy a copy. Truly one of the more intriguing stories of the cold war.

August 27, 2007 at 12:30 am in reply to: American "constant peg" MiGs #2517350

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I wonder who this “Glyn” character is? :rolleyes:

March 22, 2006 at 8:43 pm in reply to: ISO 527th F-5E Aggressor pics/info #2563229

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Bizjet, check your private messages.

March 21, 2006 at 4:40 pm in reply to: ISO 527th F-5E Aggressor pics/info #2564218

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Hi bizjet – nice to hear from you. Attached a couple of photos of “63” for you, hope you enjoy them. Which pilot had his name painted on YOUR plane back then?

August 6, 2005 at 6:29 am in reply to: A tribute for the Worlds first atomic bombers,B-29s and the men who flew them. #1357234

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Great pictures Glyn! The camoflage B-29 shot is a rarity.

I agree, love the OD B-29 pic. While I was able to get bits and pieces from my grandfather about his time in the USAAF he wasn’t one to talk about it much, when the war ended it was over for him as a subject of discussion. It was not until after his death that I was able to find this picture and a few others – lots from his B-24 tour that are absolutely incredible.

From my undertstanding, the crew photos in front of the OD B-29 were taken very early in the training phase of the B-29 group formation. The plane in the shot was one of the first B-29s assigned to the group, and chances are his crew didn’t have any time in this airplane. At the time the crews would fly the majority of their missions in B-17s as there were very few B-29s available from the factory. As soon as production ramped up and the group was at full strength plane-wise they departed for India.

August 5, 2005 at 6:39 pm in reply to: A tribute for the Worlds first atomic bombers,B-29s and the men who flew them. #1357850

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My grandfather served as a navigator in B-29s, his second combat tour after being wounded in 1942 flying B-24s with the 98th BG in North Africa.

After recovering from his injuries he joined the B-29 program in it’s infancy and was assigned to the 468th BG, based at that point in Kansas. Once the group was up to speed on the B-29s they flew them to India where the initial B-29 missions were staged from. Flew several hump missions resupplying the forward bases in China and eventually flew on the Yawata raid, the first B-29 mission to Japan. Flew a couple more missions and was assigned to the HQ squadron at the group, moved with them to Tinian but didn’t fly any more missions to my knowledge.

Attached are a couple of pics of his original crew in training with the 468th. Their plane was 42-63356, named “Georgia Peach”.

April 4, 2005 at 11:02 pm in reply to: Led Zeppelin The Starship Anyone remember it ? #1370171

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Boeing 720B, former United. Registered as N7224U. Broken up at Davis-Monthan in Feb 87.

March 17, 2005 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Keebird #1395706

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Documentary was done by PBS here in the States, and is available from the station who made it’s website. I’m sure it is NTSC so I’d guess you PAL folks would be out of luck or perhaps need to find an NTSC VHS machine. Regardless, here’s the link:

http://shop.wgbh.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=11154&storeId=11051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1

February 5, 2005 at 5:55 am in reply to: New Spit in France #1380701

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g,d,r!

February 5, 2005 at 5:53 am in reply to: New Spit in France #1380705

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I’m disappointed in you gents.

As an omnipresent-lurking American this is one of those rare opportunities that keeps me reading the board – I want someone from the Spit Mafia to get upset about about this *******ized Spitfire. No takers?

I apologize for being a novice in the area of all things Supermarine, but can someone please summarize the changes PS890 has undergone over the years?

December 12, 2004 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Battle of France Survivors #1388584

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Does anyone know the history of the newly restored Hawk 75? This was definately a French aircraft – the rudder pedals and several original instruments/placards were in French even prior to restoration. I’d assume this aircraft is a Battle of France survivor?

November 18, 2004 at 9:02 pm in reply to: Ah, Winter…Season of Maintenance #1421155

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You going to rib-lace the wings on that Cub Steve? Looks like a nice Poly-Fiber job so far on the fuselage.

November 12, 2004 at 3:45 pm in reply to: USAF Historic Flight? #1431431

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Economically the only way to pull it off would be to focus on WWII aircraft much like the BBMF. While the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and C-47 are complex in their own right, none of the powerplants nor systems reach the compexity of that of a Century Series fighter. As always, spares would prove scarce and fabrication of the aging electronics components would prove to be a fiscal nightmare. Why do you think so few of these classsic jet warbirds are still flying?

As to the B-52, no need to worry there – they’ll be flying in active service for another 50 years. 🙂

November 6, 2004 at 2:31 am in reply to: Finningley – 1980 Open Day #1437303

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Love the F-5 pic, my dad was one of the pilots in the 527th aggressor squadron at RAF Alconbury of which that plane was assigned to. We were there from 79-82 so who knows, maybe Dad was the one who took “44” to Finningley that day!

November 5, 2004 at 6:43 am in reply to: Sea water survivors #1437647

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Stretching the rules a bit but I suppose it does qualify as an “aircraft” – how about the amazing recovery & restoration of Gus Grissom’s Mercury capsule Liberty Bell 7.

It’s doing pretty well after close to 40 years in salt water.

http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/fieldguide/pages/mercury/mr-4.html
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