Aviation Ogre
@AvHistoryOgre
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Interested in aviation and naval history. And history in general. Son of a sailor. Trying to avoid politics here.
Midwest US
Joined June 2020
This Ju-90 has a cargo ramp deployed to drop cargo without landing.
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He-51. Not the best interwar fighter, but one of the best looking. What do you think was the best fighter of the post WW1 - Spanish Civil War era?
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Italian F-104 "special color" made in 2003 for 40 years of service with the 9th Hunting Group. photo: K. Tokunaga/AMI, and https://t.co/cQQN4BdVAU ]
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Who likes Victors? 10 Sqn reformed at RAF Cottesmore 15 Apr 1958 flying Victor B1 until disbandment 1 Mar 1964. The numberplate was transferred from Bomber Command to Transport Command in 1965, on 1 July 1966 reformed at RAF Brize Norton as first operators to receive Vickers VC10
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It took five days of short hops to get to Wright Field from the Sikorsky factory in Connecticut; the XR-4 could only fly for an hour at a time. A later version, the YR-4B, was used for the first ever helicopter rescue during WWII, in the Burma-China-India theater (April 1944).
1942: The Army Air Forces first helicopter, the Sikorsky XR-4 Hoverfly, is delivered to Wright Field, OH. Igor Sikorsky and C.L. “Les” Morris deliver the craft personally. It is accepted by the AAF on May 30th. The XR-4 will be the only U.S. helicopter to see action during WWII.
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The Dakota Air Museum’s Thunderbolt restoration looks great.
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The Budd Conestoga. It turned out to be a thirsty bird with only a 700 mi range so only 20 got built. It may not be the prettiest thing you’ll see today.
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This would have been amazing to see in person. SBDs as far as you can see.
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This Hurricane IIb has been converted to a 2 seater since this photo. What do you think about such conversions?
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So does anyone have a favorite Cold War era heavy bomber?
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Reportedly Romania is about to withdraw its MiG-21s from service. Not many operators left of the most produced jet fighter ever. 📷tomd.jones
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