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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 14:00:42 GMT 12
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 14:01:40 GMT 12
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 14:02:33 GMT 12
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 14:04:09 GMT 12
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 14:05:01 GMT 12
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Post by lumpy on Apr 30, 2011 15:46:00 GMT 12
I quite like the shot of the soldier guarding the FW190 , with the ME108 in the background .Pity its not just plain trees ,or something like that behind them , then it could be almost pass for a war time shot .
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Post by shorty on Apr 30, 2011 16:00:30 GMT 12
Check out the ripples in the Spitfire's wing in the shot from the tail.
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Post by beagle on Apr 30, 2011 16:48:18 GMT 12
when we get to that age, we have ripple in our skin too..............
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Post by strikemaster on Apr 30, 2011 18:55:40 GMT 12
I quite like the shot of the soldier guarding the FW190 , with the ME108 in the background .Pity its not just plain trees ,or something like that behind them , then it could be almost pass for a war time shot . Me too, Lumpy, awesome pic. Zkbhj, would you mind if I posted a modified version of that? Too stunning to pass up. |
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 20:03:22 GMT 12
No worries there strikemaster go 4 it. Thanks 4 the coments guys this was a awesome airshow
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Post by zkbhj on Apr 30, 2011 20:48:10 GMT 12
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Post by strikemaster on Apr 30, 2011 20:53:39 GMT 12
No worries there strikemaster go 4 it. Thanks 4 the coments guys this was a awesome airshow Cheers mate, little photoshop, lick of paint, lick of paint.........  |
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Post by The Red Baron on Apr 30, 2011 22:07:24 GMT 12
I dont want to be a train spotter but I think the sentry has a Russian PPSh-41 sub machine gun.
Maybe he lost his Schmeisser at Stalingrad,or maybe he's about to pinch the Focke.
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Post by allok on Apr 30, 2011 22:16:04 GMT 12
Or an MP-18. (Although they had a stick mag)
But the Germans often used captured weapons.
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Post by strikemaster on Apr 30, 2011 22:16:46 GMT 12
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPSh-41"The captured PPSh was in particular a favorite weapon of the Germans. Because of the similarities between the 7.62x25mm Tokarev and the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol, the PPSh was easily supplied with ammunition. In fact so many were captured that it became the second-most-common submachinegun used by German forces. Attempts were also made to convert the weapon to 9mm Parabellum to conform to German logistics. The Wehrmacht officially adopted the converted PPSh-41 as the MP41(r); unconverted PPSh-41s were designated MP717(r) and supplied with 7.63x25mm Mauser ammunition (which is dimensionally identical to 7.62x25mm, but somewhat less powerful). German-language manuals for the use of captured PPShs were printed and distributed in the Wehrmacht." Heh. 
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Post by allok on Apr 30, 2011 22:21:01 GMT 12
So, what happened to the wheel covers on the Fw?
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Post by lumpy on Apr 30, 2011 22:27:05 GMT 12
So, what happened to the wheel covers on the Fw? Really dont know for sure , but I did hear a whisper leading up to the show , that there was some sort of " red tape " issue with gear doors not being " approved " . Perhaps they got around the issue by just not fitting them ? ( oh , I like the photo shopping Strikemaster , looks really good ) |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 30, 2011 22:30:46 GMT 12
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Post by The Red Baron on Apr 30, 2011 23:11:13 GMT 12
Looks completely good to me,late war FW-190's seem to have operated without doors,especially in the winter or in snow.
Late war a lot of them were used for ground attack,replacing the Stukas,and with the Allies advancing at speed a lot of their sorties were not far from the end of the runway.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on May 1, 2011 9:12:17 GMT 12
Here is a take off shot from a flight we conducted on the Wednesday before the show for TV3. Very colourful background.  Rolling around the Red Checkers, and the Harvard joined us as well.. One of the pilots was quite ill so the team could not fly at Classic Fighters 2011 which was a shame.   Was tight for time but I shot up to Ardmore on the Thursday before the show to fly with the Tomahawk. It is such a stunning aircraft and am quite pleased with the photos from the flight, especially the near head on ones     Finally one photo from Sunday, will post more in a week or two, was a great show and good to catch up with a few people but as it was busy their is never enough time for that. Didn't even get to the bar this time   |
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