Passing schellville today on my way to the track and guess what? a new Arrival……………Only it was too tall to fit in the hanger. Fantastic looking plane and Centaurus too boot!!

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Walt Bowe adds to his fine collection of warbirds and classics!

Gary, if you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to examine the following link…especially p. 565ff

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/VI/AAF-VI-17.html

In a nutshell: Due to the exigencies of wartime, the three-tiered (Primary, Basic, Advanced) system of flight training was kept intact, but each level trimmed to only nine weeks of training. Night and instrument training was introduced and emphasized at the Basic level, but mastery of both wasn’t possible in the time allowed. The deficiency wasn’t really addressed until late in 1943, which means the combat pilots of early 1944 were still suffering the consequences of insufficient instruction.

Are the remains of the Me 209 V1 in Krakow enough to warrant inclusion?

Another link I’ve found helpful: Tim O’Connor’s scratchbuilt P-26 projects in the USA.

http://www.peashooter.net/

Hmm, I wouldn’t take a journalistic piece expressing a range of opinions as “official” recognition.

The editor’s news release on the company website is official enough for me.

Reread Mr. Jackson’s concluding paragraph. There is no “range of opinions” to be found. Clearly Jane’s editor supports Whitehead’s success earlier than the Wrights.

What the original poster failed to mention is that Janes has now officially recognized Whitehead as the first to fly (heavier than air, sustained, controlled flight, blah, blah) on August 21, 1901.

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065976994

Perhaps this will affect some opinions (or do the folks at Janes regularly promote “pretenders”)?

Thats just not fair – someone having that many parts…

I registered yesterday – stony silence so far….

Albert’s WIX handle is “astixjr”. Try a PM if you haven’t yet. I’ll let him know you’re trying to connect with him.