No longer have the issue but I’ve still got the map… do you want it?

Skyraider

because I occupy more than my fair share of airspace, a little on the bulky side, can carry a significant payload although I’m not exceptionally fast. Dependable and adaptable, I’m ugly to some, and gorgeous to others, but whatever I have to do, I do well.

Thats a new Serbian roundel guys. Serbia introduced it when Montenegro became inependent. Nice, isnt it? 😎
And that leads me to a question: does anyone know what Montenegro AF roundel looks like?

4 Curahee: welcome back, great images as always :diablo:

EDIT: just found hi-res of that roundel 😉

Nice to see the old original Royal Yugoslav markings resurface (albeit slightly modified) – and the new flag judging by the MiG shot.

…alleged F-14 shot down …

I’ll just wade in with this much about that… Dubious photo in the first place – the purported ‘AIM-54 Phoenix’ in the foreground is most certainly NOT from that wreckage – someone’s poor attempt at cut-and-paste. For all the bright, near-vertical-lighting highlights in the rest of the photograph, there’s not a single bright spot on that ‘Phoenix’.

I won’t even guess at the aircraft type.

Since the subject of the ‘Butterlies’ in China came up, I thought these might be of interest – I found these during this weekend’s ‘trawl’ of the ‘net on a Chinese language site… http://www.cycnet.com/cms/2004/newssports/hkht/tupian/t20041105_13556.htm The pics are from 2004.

JJ

Nothing to specific as to their final fates or former G-regs. IMB and IME were part of a 10 aircraft order (early ’50s) by Spartan Air Surveys (Spartan Air Services) to supplement their Lightnings for High-altitude photo work.

Transport Canada’s ‘Historical’ database only date back to 1981, and there is no sign of either ‘Mossie’ being active on the register at that point.

IME was a Tiger Moth until 1999 when that CoR was cancelled. It is now worn by a B100 KingAir owned by Multi Aviation Inc.

IMB was applied to a Cessna 170B in 1985 and is current.

Challenge Publications

http://www.challengeweb.com/companyinfo.html

Take a look for ‘A Tradition of Excellence – Canada’s Aerobatic Team Heritage’ by Dan Dempsey. I’m not sure whether he has any more copies in stock but you may be able to find one elsewhere online.

http://www.canadasairshowheritage.com/intro.asp

It contains some great first hand annecdotal acounts and photos of the Banshee in use by RCN VF870 when the operated a four-ship aerobatic team (1956-60).