6 bazooka’s mounted under the wings of a Piper Cub and hunting Panzers with it! I guess when you are going low and slow, you might as well shoot something!

The only lead I have run into is at a film footage house. They supposedly show the Iranian takeover of the oil facilities, and British citizens getting on BOAC and TWA aircraft.Looks like one has to BUY the footage to see it. Footagefarm also has a UK branch

http://www.footagefarm.com/iran.html

September 22 1997 seems to be the date of that incident, collapsed gear, messed up prop and spinner just posted to Utube a few days ago.

Less stress on the control cables and rods if held in place outside. A/C don’t like wind from the wrong direction whilst sitting on the ground. Can do nasty things even if they don’t get airborne! Think of how much wind an elevator or rudder can catch, on something as big as the Stirling…you have a big bunch of trouble.

Here is a site link with some good info and nice pics of G-DAKs

http://www.douglasdc3.com/dc3brit/dc3brit.htm

including a snippit about another Dakota that had an accident at Farnborough in around 1990 when someone pulled the gear up while on the ground with engines running!!!:eek: And they worry about kids in cockpits!

Hmmm…just ran across this

In March(1948) the RHAF identified and attacked two guerrilla landing strips near Lake Prespa. These had been presumably prepared to receive supplies and men from Albania and Yugoslavia. It must be said, however, that neither country is known to have operated any kind of transport – or other – aircraft in support of the DSE. Quite on the contrary, the communist neighbours restrained from such actions for fear of provoking greater US aid or even an intervention

Which says the airfields attacked were within borders not over the Border…..but then where were they expecting supplies from? Clandestine drops?

Here is the site I found that on

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_294.shtml

From What I’ve seen, the old logo appears to be an eagle on top a globe…just have not found a clear enough image to verify! Must have had a very limited, short usage.

Sounds like it will be turning out to be a good show. I expect pictures! Don’t think I can manage that hop across the pond.

Abbott SPG not aviation related? Sure it is…they call them targets!!!:D