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Warplane Art / Re: Bf109G

« on: April 21, 2012, 12:51:04 PM »

-Our first 48-page book on Martin Mariner is now in print. Final release will be early May.
-Second book on Hawker Hunter is nearing completion. Hope it will be released in June/July.
-Third book will be on..........yes! Messerschmitt Me-109G and K! It will contain a very interesting section on the North American 'Na-109G-6'!!
See http://www.lanasta.com/index.php.

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Warplane Art / Re: Il-28

« on: April 20, 2012, 10:36:55 AM »

The real stuff!!!

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Warplane Art / Re: MiG-25

« on: April 16, 2012, 03:00:26 PM »

Here are some MIG-25 shots I made at Frunze and Monino during my Great Russian Spotter Trip of twenty years ago.

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Warplane Art / Re: Martin PBM Mariner

« on: April 15, 2012, 12:22:51 PM »

We hope book will be published late spring/early summer! Publisher will be 'Lanasta' in the Netherlands. See http://www.lanasta.com/ where the book is already announced. Price will be Euro 16.95.

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Let Let Let Announcment / Re: Portuguese Navy Aviation

« on: April 10, 2012, 11:00:48 PM »

I was in this museum some 14 years ago when we visited Lisboa for the World Exposition. Believe it was in 1998. Fairy floatplane flown by Coutinho and Cabral was at that time under restoration. We have also admired the monument near the Belim fortress showing a 1:1 scale bronze model of this seaplane. Interesting!!

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Warplane Art / Re: Martin PBM Mariner

« on: April 09, 2012, 11:09:05 PM »

Front cover is really great, but pls realise that Glenn is spelled with double 'nn'!

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Warplane Art / Re: Lisunov Li-2

« on: April 07, 2012, 03:51:47 PM »

Two more Li-2's photographed during my Great Russian Spotter Trip of 1992 at Monino.

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Warplane Art / Re: Lisunov Li-2

« on: April 07, 2012, 03:33:35 PM »

Here is a nice shot of an Li-2 at Orly, France.
It arrived there shortly after the war to transport the French leader of the Communist Party Maurice Thorez to a hospital in Moscow.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Thunderflash

« on: April 06, 2012, 09:30:05 AM »

This was a very interesting version that was never built!
It is an official Republic PR release from the fifties!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Luftwaffe Phantom over Iceland

« on: April 06, 2012, 09:26:09 AM »

Maybe we should forget to acquire new F-35's for the Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht KLu and farm out our air defence to Germany too. Our F-16's would not need an endlife-update and can go directly to various aircraft museums!!

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Warplane Art / Re: Lockheed P-38 Lightning

« on: April 03, 2012, 05:13:04 PM »

P-38 had other interesting versions like photo reconnaissance plane and night fighter........

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Combat Warplanes / Re: German floatplane

« on: April 01, 2012, 08:52:37 PM »

I was informed today this is a  Friedrichshafen FF33e!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: German floatplane

« on: March 30, 2012, 11:10:55 AM »

There were many FF sub-types as far as I know.
Any chance to be more specific? German Kriegsmarine serial numbers were quite straightforward and that means origin can be traced. Would be very happy with accurate description since it is indeed a remarkable photo with that German submarine.

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Combat Warplanes / German floatplane

« on: March 30, 2012, 10:53:06 AM »

I found this original photo some weeks ago in a box of very interesting photos offered for sale for Euro 0.50 each.
Reverse side just remarks it is a floatflane accompanied by a submarine,
Any guess which type it is? Seems a Friedrichshafen, but I am not certain on this.
If you want to have full-res file, just let me know!!

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Warplane Art / Re: Avro Anson

« on: March 29, 2012, 05:23:38 PM »

Some Ansons were even used as light airliners!