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June 29, 2006 at 8:20 am in reply to: Peru #1317281

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Mark12, no, I am not building a model. I have neither ability, patience nor time, I’m afraid 😮

But, this particular DB-8A has a Scandinavian connection, being one of 36 DB-8A-5s ordered by Norway. However, they were never delivered, and instead taken on charge by the USAAF after Pearl Harbor designated as the A-33. Some of the A-33s were supplied to Peru in 1943, with this particular example remaining in service until 1958. The map insignia shows the route flown during a South American tour. One thing intrigues me, though, what is the box like object under the rear fuselage?

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Jan

June 29, 2006 at 8:00 am in reply to: Fighters rotting at Rijeka(update) #1317297

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Tapclassic, the Yugoslav AF received their first F-84Gs on 9 June 1953 under MDAP. Incidentally, 50 arrived in 1957 from Greece. More on the F-84Gs career in Yugoslavia can be found here: http://www.yumodel.co.yu/history_of_yugoslav_aviation/thunderjet_f__84_g.htm and here: http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/types/f-84.htm

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Jan

June 29, 2006 at 7:52 am in reply to: Royal Thai Airforce Museum #1317306

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TT, more on the RTAF Museum can be found here: http://www.thai-aviation.net/W&R%20-%20RTAF%20Museum.htm I spent a year and a half working in Bangkok, and I visited the museum about eight or nine times. It really is an outstanding collection.

Incidentally, there are more preserved aircraft to be found in Thailand, see http://www.thai-aviation.net, and scroll down to wrecks and relics.

Dave, re the RTAF CT/4 Airtrainers, more details can be found here: http://www.thai-aviation.net/military%20-%20CT4.htm

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Jan

June 28, 2006 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Fighters rotting at Rijeka(update) #1318140

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According to this web site: http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/types/t-33.htm#tv-2, 55 TV-2s were supplied to Yugoslavia. The TV-2 at Rijeka is c/n 9048, Yugoslav AF s/n 10252.

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Jan

June 28, 2006 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Peru #1318179

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Mk 12, lovely photos! Do you have a view of the starboard side as well of the DB-8A-3P? Incidentally, the Swedish Air Force Museum negotiated long and hard for the DB-8A-3P, but the Peruvians sensibly refused to let go of her.

TT, more on the N.A.-50 in Peruvian service can be found here: http://www.laahs.com/artman/publish/article_125.shtml And, it’s definitely not a P-64, that was the Siamese variant…

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Jan

June 28, 2006 at 2:06 pm in reply to: Fighters rotting at Rijeka(update) #1318321

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Contact information for Rijeka airport can be found here: http://www.azworldairports.com/cfm/frame.cfm?src=http://azworldairports.com/airports/p1420rjk.htm

Jet manga, who occasionally posts on this forum might be of some help. He is from Croatia, and maintains this web site: http://www.yuairwar.com/novj.asp

It might be worth asking…

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Jan

June 28, 2006 at 12:12 pm in reply to: Peru #1318441

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Skippyscage,

Here’s a link to the Museo Aeronáutco del Peru. You may find more information if you post on the Latin American Aviation Historical Society´s forum, http://www.laahs.com

http://www.incaland.com/museofap/BIENVENIDA-Ingles.htm

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Jan

June 28, 2006 at 10:15 am in reply to: P47 Gun Cam footage – in colour. #1318508

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Thunderbolt: P-47 Fighter Bombers in Action Over Europe can be purchased through Amazon.com.

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Jan

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305828075/qid=1151485786/sr=8-16/ref=sr_1_16/002-3109127-6323264?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=404272

June 28, 2006 at 9:21 am in reply to: Fighters rotting at Rijeka(update) #1318675

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The F-84G Thunderjet is s/n 10676, USAF s/n 51-3181. It was one of 219 Thunderjets supplied to Yugoslavia. Apparently both the F-84G and the T-33A has both been at Rijeka since August 2001, at least.

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Jan

June 22, 2006 at 11:05 am in reply to: Lancaster wreck in Sweden #1326445

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This Lancaster has been discussed before: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36789&highlight=easy+Elsie+NF920 and http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=383&highlight=easy+Elsie+NF920

Some photos of her can be found here: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/lancregistry/lanc-nf920.html

Incidentally, the wreck remained substantially complete until the mid-1960s, when a local scrap merchant decided to have a go at her. The rear fuselage and empennage was recovered in 1984/85 and put into storage at the Swedish Air Force Museum. Ten years later, the remains were returned to the wreck site.

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Jan

June 8, 2006 at 8:42 am in reply to: SV4 in Europe today… #1253240

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As far as I know, there’s only one SV-4C in Sweden, SE-BEM, c/n 33 and p/i French AF, F-BCUU (2) and D-EEMQ. Currently based at Malmköping in central Sweden.

She was registered on 10 June 1994 as SE-BEM. According to the Swedish CAA’s web site, -BEM is issued the c/n 33-472, with the last three being the EAA project number.

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Jan

May 22, 2006 at 9:58 am in reply to: Did the Allies use Captured German Aircraft? #1275302

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Nothing on the Ju 52/3m in War Prizes.

Incidentally, I am surprised that noone has mentioned the Messerschmitt Aldon, aka the Messerschmitt Bf 108B-1 Taifun!

Two Bf 108B-1s were imported pre-war by a Mr H.J. Aldington through company AFN Ltd. Both of the Bf 108B-1s subsequently served with the RAF as DK280 and ES955 respectively. A third Bf 108B-1 flown by the German embassy, D-IJHW, was abandoned at Croydon due to a flat tyre on 3 September, 1939, and later served with the RAF as AW167. In RAF service, the Bf 108B-1 was known as the Aldon, a name derived from the name of the importer.

Although flown by a variety of units, by 1942, all three were operated by the Maintenance Command Communications Squadron at Andover.

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Jan

May 16, 2006 at 3:25 pm in reply to: Last designer/pilot #1283309

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Kurt Tank continued his practice of test flying his designs post-war. The first engineless aerodynamic prototype of the IAe. 33 Pulqui II, was first flown by Tank as a glider. More of this can be found here: http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2002/06/stuff_eng_profile_pulqui.htm

But, did Tank fly the Hindustan HF-24 Marut as well?

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Jan

May 16, 2006 at 12:17 pm in reply to: Did the Allies use Captured German Aircraft? #1283810

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Thanks again, Mark.

If it is a PR XIX, that would indicate that the photo was taken after May 1944, and therefore somewhere in southern Italy. If so, the Ju 52 may have possibly belonged to a unit based in Italy, such as III/TG 2, which was reformed from K GrzbV 106 at Brindisi during May 1943. Incidentally, the Ju 52 lacks the white rear-fuselage band and white wingtip, indicating an aircraft based in North Africa. The glider tug hook is interesting, though.

I’ll check my copy of War Prizes tonight.

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Jan

May 16, 2006 at 10:48 am in reply to: Did the Allies use Captured German Aircraft? #1283988

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Thanks Mark12,

Any visible squadron codes on the Spitfire? It has the appearance of a PR variant, although I am most likely mistaken.

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Jan
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