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Combat Warplanes / Re: Very first dive bomber
« on: March 06, 2008, 06:09:37 AM »
Early history is most interesting 
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Quizzzzz
« on: March 06, 2008, 06:08:36 AM »
Something like this is made for air races but can not be sure 
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Warplane Art / Re: Hellcats
« on: March 05, 2008, 11:59:25 PM »
No special difference. In UK they are designated as Hellcat I and II. Camouflage difference is obvious.
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Warplane Art / Re: Hellcats
« on: March 05, 2008, 10:56:55 PM »
Yes- nice link Here you are one Brit 
Here you are one Brit
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Warplane Art / Hellcats
« on: March 05, 2008, 05:39:45 PM »
New set of the Hellcat profiles. Soon will be published I hope 
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Warplane Art / Re: Focke Wulf 190D color profiles
« on: March 05, 2008, 02:49:02 PM »
Thank you and Fala 
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Warplane Art / Re: Focke Wulf 190D color profiles
« on: March 05, 2008, 12:56:15 PM »
Thank you friends- I have sold out in that magazine in following three numbers. More will come but in meantime I have to finish order for profiles for one book and one magazine in USA [very hard subject, just made for me]
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Very first dive bomber
« on: March 04, 2008, 10:01:07 PM »
That's really surprise- I thought that I will get no reply but this is great Thank you mate 
Any idea about airplane mentioned in the text 
Thank you mate Any idea about airplane mentioned in the text
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Combat Warplanes / Very first dive bomber
« on: March 04, 2008, 07:34:29 PM »
Dive bombing was one of the most precision way to deliver war load on the target and it wide use was in the WW2. But the roots of this method was first time made by US aviator Leonard W. Bonney during the Mexican Civil War 1913-1915. Bonney was engaged there as scout pilot and he is searching for the enemy troops in the Moisant airplane. During this mission he has carried dynamite bombs rigged by Mexican engineers and they are released by firing of cartages. Description of his attack was:
"Bonney drops his bombs himself at the end of a dive, before leveling out, and employs no sighting device"
["Drop Dropping with Carranza", Jones, E.L., Aeronautics, London, Vol. IX, December 1., 1915]
Is there any info, images or description of this very first world dive bomber?
"Bonney drops his bombs himself at the end of a dive, before leveling out, and employs no sighting device"
["Drop Dropping with Carranza", Jones, E.L., Aeronautics, London, Vol. IX, December 1., 1915]
Is there any info, images or description of this very first world dive bomber?
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Combat Warplanes / Rare German color?
« on: March 04, 2008, 04:37:50 PM »
For a long time I can not find precise definition and explanation of the late war color used on some of the German warplanes. In first time it was described as RLM84 but actually this is just basic protective paint which did not get final coat of camouflage paint. So this image in attach show interior of one survived German airplane and color is seen. Is this color used as final coat at the end of the war?
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Combat Warplanes / Re: 90th Anniversary of the Finnish Air Force
« on: March 04, 2008, 04:02:23 PM »18883
Combat Warplanes / Re: 90th Anniversary of the Finnish Air Force
« on: March 04, 2008, 04:01:52 PM »18884
Combat Warplanes / Re: 90th Anniversary of the Finnish Air Force
« on: March 04, 2008, 03:07:51 PM »Excellent read samuraj77
1st April 2008 is also the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force
So I hope that you will include this in Calendar with additional article.
Great found Samuraj
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Combat Warplanes / 90th Anniversary of the Finnish Air Force
« on: March 04, 2008, 02:39:44 PM »
More info to come...