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Combat Warplanes / Warplane Museum Project 2008
« on: December 27, 2007, 06:48:40 PM »
Hi mates.
Since i recently found an almost complete list with the links to all offical websites of North American Air Museums, i was asked to by a few people in the aerodrome to compile such a list for all Europe. I want to include all notable museums that deal with Warplanes.
If you find something please post the following:
Country
URL , Museum Name, Location
Example:
Netherlands
http://www.luchtvaartmuseumtexel.nl/ , Luchtvaart & Oorlogsmuseum Texel, De Cocksdorp (Texel)
I will then put all together with my own findings and later publish it as a complete list.
Thanks in advance
Kilian
Since i recently found an almost complete list with the links to all offical websites of North American Air Museums, i was asked to by a few people in the aerodrome to compile such a list for all Europe. I want to include all notable museums that deal with Warplanes.
If you find something please post the following:
Country
URL , Museum Name, Location
Example:
Netherlands
http://www.luchtvaartmuseumtexel.nl/ , Luchtvaart & Oorlogsmuseum Texel, De Cocksdorp (Texel)
I will then put all together with my own findings and later publish it as a complete list.
Thanks in advance
Kilian
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Combat Warplanes / RAF Reconnaissance before Operation Neptune
« on: December 23, 2007, 12:40:03 PM »
Hi mfg.
Ive recently seen one of the most interesting tv shows about the invasion in Normandy. It was about the planning before the operations. The major plans of the "Atlantikwall" were smuggled to britain by a french resistance member. But it was not enough, they had to make photos of the beaches with Recce Spitfires in dangerous low level flights, additionally the asked everyone to send in Postcards from the years before which could depict the beaches. They said they used special technique in the recce but i cant remember at the moment. So they could later make 3-dimensional maps for the soldiers. Do you know some more about it?
merry Christmas,
Kilian
Ive recently seen one of the most interesting tv shows about the invasion in Normandy. It was about the planning before the operations. The major plans of the "Atlantikwall" were smuggled to britain by a french resistance member. But it was not enough, they had to make photos of the beaches with Recce Spitfires in dangerous low level flights, additionally the asked everyone to send in Postcards from the years before which could depict the beaches. They said they used special technique in the recce but i cant remember at the moment. So they could later make 3-dimensional maps for the soldiers. Do you know some more about it?
merry Christmas,
Kilian
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Market / Fokker D.VII Photo
« on: December 22, 2007, 04:21:40 PM »
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330198323227
Just in case someone wants it, i bailed out at 35 Euro.
It was most probably taken after the great war and has inscripted on the fuselage: "Glück auf". This is motto of German 1.Bundesliga Football Club Schalke 04.
Just in case someone wants it, i bailed out at 35 Euro.
It was most probably taken after the great war and has inscripted on the fuselage: "Glück auf". This is motto of German 1.Bundesliga Football Club Schalke 04.
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Aircraft Modeling / Resin Models
« on: December 22, 2007, 02:42:55 PM »
What is a resin model ? Is this premanufactured so you only have to paint it?
This page made me interested:
http://www.modelbud.pl/
This page made me interested:
http://www.modelbud.pl/
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Combat Warplanes / Early camouflaging
« on: December 08, 2007, 03:05:02 PM »
Hello mates.
I dont know if this was discussed here before but i was quite stunned when i see it.
I found this article on the excellent homepage of Mr Werner Müller a local aviation history enthusiast of my hometown Cologne about Invisible airplanes in WWI.
You can see here rare material out of Bayer AG archive. The planes were covered with Cellon, a transparent material out of acetate cellulose.
regards
Kilian
I dont know if this was discussed here before but i was quite stunned when i see it.
I found this article on the excellent homepage of Mr Werner Müller a local aviation history enthusiast of my hometown Cologne about Invisible airplanes in WWI.
You can see here rare material out of Bayer AG archive. The planes were covered with Cellon, a transparent material out of acetate cellulose.
regards
Kilian
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Combat Warplanes / Early Serbian Air Force
« on: November 15, 2007, 05:33:24 PM »
I found an image of a Serbian plane while i was searching for an article about LVG aircrafts. Can someone tell what aircraft it is?
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1916/1916%20-%200391.html
See bottom of page.
regards
Kilian
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1916/1916%20-%200391.html
See bottom of page.
regards
Kilian
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Combat Warplanes / Albatri
« on: October 30, 2007, 08:44:39 PM »
Hello Mates.
Maybe a stupid question but i wonder what these metal bars looking like a ladder are at the side of this B.I . Have seen it now on various photos but until now i never thought about it.
cheers
Kilian
Maybe a stupid question but i wonder what these metal bars looking like a ladder are at the side of this B.I . Have seen it now on various photos but until now i never thought about it.
cheers
Kilian
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Combat Warplanes / Trident
« on: October 28, 2007, 02:01:05 PM »
Very nice article Nico and No.1!!! 
I wonder how they managed to land the plane with such a long overhang behind the two back wheels of undercarriage?
Must have been difficult.
I wonder how they managed to land the plane with such a long overhang behind the two back wheels of undercarriage?
Must have been difficult.
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Combat Warplanes / The SSW Thread
« on: October 27, 2007, 12:51:02 AM »
Hello mates.
I found an interesting article in Flight Magazine, March 13, 1919 about one of my favourite SSW D.IV
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/1919,PageID_14.html
I found an interesting article in Flight Magazine, March 13, 1919 about one of my favourite SSW D.IV
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/1919,PageID_14.html
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Combat Warplanes / Albatros C.III
« on: October 13, 2007, 06:18:02 PM »
Sneak preview on my next blog image 
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Combat Warplanes / Warplanes in Movies
« on: October 11, 2007, 07:16:43 PM »
This thread shall become a listing of hollywood and all other noticeable TV Movies involving warplanes listing all warplane types appearing in the movie. I got the idea for this when i yesterday watched Top Gun after some 6-7 years only to find out that i totally forgot which planes were involved in the movie. So everytime you watch a War movie you may make a posting here and i add to the list.
Les Chevaliers du Ciel
Involved:
- Dassault Mirage 2000(X?)
The Final Countdown
Involved:
- F-14 "Tomcat"
- F-8 Crusader
- A-7 Corsair II
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Also involved: SH3 Sea King Helicopter, U.S.S. Nimitz & U.S.S. Kitty Hawk
Top Gun
Involved:
- F-14 "Tomcat"
- Northrop F-5 (as fictional MiG-28)
- A-4 Skyhawk
War of the Worlds, The (1953)
Involved:
- Northorp YB-49
Les Chevaliers du Ciel
Involved:
- Dassault Mirage 2000(X?)
The Final Countdown
Involved:
- F-14 "Tomcat"
- F-8 Crusader
- A-7 Corsair II
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Also involved: SH3 Sea King Helicopter, U.S.S. Nimitz & U.S.S. Kitty Hawk
Top Gun
Involved:
- F-14 "Tomcat"
- Northrop F-5 (as fictional MiG-28)
- A-4 Skyhawk
War of the Worlds, The (1953)
Involved:
- Northorp YB-49
