Built to specific requirements that must have been similar in both countries.
Old girl? How double dare you, Sir! A venerable and treasured lady is my preferred term. 😉
I’m afraid I must give my age away by admitting I was trained on Hiller 12Bs and Cs in the 1960s. They gave a cruise speed of 55 knots!
Certainly bold…….
I don’t know but can it have anything to do with flying boats?
Once encountered, never forgotten.
I salute your enthusiasm and that of your helpers. Well done one and all!
Sad news indeed. I had the great privilege of flying with him in the Sally B at Middle Wallop in 1980.
The blades on the HOS-1 , later H-6, terrify me! They certainly don’t appear to have 120 degrees spacing between them.
Bravo! Molto bene!
Welcome back! You have been sorely missed. :eagerness:
I continue to be amazed that film discoveries are still turning up a century after they were made. I wonder what other treasures will come to light?
I have to agree with Lynx815. I’m amazed the spelling is simply incorrect and I’m afraid it will grate with the majority of people who read it.
Marvellous photography, well done indeed! Is that a real antenna on the P-51 or a makeshift wooden lookalike??
I can commiserate with you there. We live in an increasingly ‘cost aware’ world where Mammon rules …………..
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