Yeah, I did mean that one!
Thanks, Michael!

Yellow 20 pilot is unknown.

The photo is remastered in colour.

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Pic taken in July 2nd 1944

Focke Wulf FW-190A8/N ‘Gelb’ 20 (Yellow 20) of 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) on the airfield at Immola in Finland.
2nd of July 1944.

The JU-87 Stukas flying overhead are possibly from 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3)

The unit was part of the Detachment Kuhlmey which participated in large battles of summer 1944, during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War. When the Soviet Red Army launched its fourth strategic offensive on the 9th of June 1944
C. G. E. Mannerheim asked Germany for help. Among the help that arrived was a Luftwaffe unit that arrived to Finland on the 12th of June. The aircraft landed at the Immola Airfield on the 17th of June. The unit used the whole airfield from there on. They flew some 2,700 missions against the enemy and dropped 770 tonnes of bombs on the enemy. It destroyed over 150 Soviet aircraft, about 200 tanks, dozens of bridges and transport vessels. 23 of the pilots died and 24 were wounded in battle. The unit lost 41 of its aircraft to all reasons.
The detachment consisted of some 70 airworthy aircraft to support the 200 strong Finnish force, but its operational strength varied due to losses, additions and troop movements. The unclear structure is partly explained by the Luftwaffe replacement programs, where obsolete Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bombers were replaced by Focke-Wulf Fw 190 jabo’s (fighter-bombers).

(Source – SA-kuva)

(Colorized by Jared Enos)
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Don’t forget those lovely HP 42`s Universal Freighters, for which production should Not be restarted either !

I’d like to see this reborn as solar electric ac…with refined aerodynamics and lite weight laminates as material.

Top speed at 200-250 mph and travelling with dames like Holly Goodhead, Felicity Shagwell and Ivana Humpalot the journey from London to Perth could be a very pleasant one with 3-4 overnightings in different exotic orient cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBR345J4EPE

Detachment Kuhlmey operated from Estonia but moved to Finland to counter the soviet massive attack in 1944.

This is from the same group; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzoEs2VtVYI

Kuhlmey mentioned here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyborg%E2%80%93Petrozavodsk_Offensive

Thats his opinion and it may not be way off either. In order to get the size down you have to first define a lot of things as you well know. That stage is years away but I am sure the teams working for different manufacterers have a fairly good idea.

Okay…well it needs Russia to join NATO to get AF planes smaller right ?

Some nations just have to buy 1/10 of the amount they used to have.

Where is the FDR situated in a A320 ?

How hard can it be to search and find it ?

I does look a lot like a Handley Page Hastings transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Hastings