I brought this poster today 60p.thought I could have a bit of fun with it. I have crossed all the names of the aircraft off.Can you name them all?.Each aircraft shows 2 views.(should be a piece of cake for you guys) I will upload the original with answers in the coming days. Graham.
Takes me back to my childhood looking at WW2 spotters' guides!! Me 110. Me 109. He111. Do 215. Ju 88. 'Stuka' Hurricane, Spitfire, Lancaster, Wellington, Blenheim,.... and possibly a Handley Page Halifax
Cheer's Haara, My childhood day's (early 60's) were all about making trollies and train spotting,steam.i drew the line when it came to digging the garden though, even for a shilling (5p). Graham.
Ah! Digging the garden funded my passion ( obsession?) with WW2 Airfix aircraft kits, and 'Flying Review' magazine for the aircraft drawings so I could carve them out of balsa, one of my favourites being the '60s 'Widow Maker' - so, give me a name for that?
Hi Haara, Think it was the American B 26 Marauder, also known as the "Flying Prostitute". But I could wrong. cheers.......Graham.
As the German Air Force and Navy described it, "Witwenmacher". Classic case of a bargain basement purchase of a type that was unsuited to European weather and operating conditions.
Hi Blutto, I was just reading about it.(F-104 Starfighter) the German Luftwaffe lost 293 aircraft in accidents and losing a total of 110 pilots. Graham.
Some write about the supposed inexperienced pilots and other things, but the reality is that the F104 was designed as a high level interceptor and was sold to European air forces as something else.. The USAF wouldn't take enough aircraft, so they re-badged the F104G as a fighter bomber and sold it in Europe at bargain prices. With a high take off and landing speed already, the significant additional weight of external tanks to make up for the limited internal fuel and the external stores to make it a 'strike' aircraft, and with no significant increase in engine power, only exacerbated the handling issues. Regardless, it was a great airshow aircraft and the howl of a flight of four passing fast overhead was incredible.
Correct! The model had a piece of fuse wire in the nose that kept getting bent - too many crashed landings! But yes, more seriously, looking back the accidents took a horrific toll, and must have been devastating for the families concerned. Under ideal circumstances they should not have happened.
Found this photo in a 'name this....' on another forum. I can't put a name to it, bar that it has a lot of Miles Messenger look about it. Anyone any idea?