Cool Pix!

Discussion in 'General' started by A-58, Dec 11, 2020.

  1. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    Never seen the sabre tooth markings on the P-40 before. I prefer just the plain ole tiger shark display, but that's just me.

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  2. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    A steampunk villain would wear this.
     
  3. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    How funny: that was exactly my thought.
    And I confess, I can well imagine running around with it:
    Every time I incinerate the weeds in the courtyard driveway with a gas burner
    It´s a matter of style
     
  4. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

  5. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

    Apollo 11 control panel sections and navigational notes.

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  6. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    A B-17 with the nose and tail turret from a B-24. Get a load of that exposed gun position to the rear of the top turret. WTF!

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  7. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    For some reason I think of certain computer games::
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    finnish conscripts during nbc drills 1961
     
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  8. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

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  10. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    Someone has really understood the KISS principle
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  11. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

    Well it appears to be designed to shoot the ground a cricket pitch away and the tins have nasty sharp edges. It is certainly simple.
     
  12. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Maybe for clearing mines?
     
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  13. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

    Or opening tins to put ammunition belts in. Handy for a production run. Or for shooting down into deep valleys.
     
  14. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    A Boeing 314 Clipper. Not sure of the date. That's San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, The Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island in the background.

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  15. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Honolulu here we come.
     
  16. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    That was about a 14 hour flight from San Fransico.
     
  17. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

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    CASA 2.111 was a mid-derived bomber of the Heinkel He 111H-16 and produced under license in Spain by Aeronautic Constructions S.A.. The 2.111 models differ significantly from the original design Heinkel, with heavier armament and, in the latest versions, being powered by Rolls Royce Merlin 500-20 engines.
    During the Spanish Civil War, in 1937, some units of the He 111B model had been delivered to the National Aviation and the upgraded He 111D model had begun to be received, as well as the He 111E-1 after the war. But the need for a more modern model led to the signing of a contract between CASA and Heinkel in 1940 to produce under license 200 units of the He 111H-16 model in Seville. Production hit some initial problems due to lack of proper utilization, due to the start of World War II, so the first copy did not fly until 1945. With the acquisition of a batch of Junkers Jumo 211F-2 engines in France, a series of 200 copies were built, the first 130 driven by these engines, although only 117 were supplied due to the need to disarm the pair engines to get spare parts. The remaining 70 were stored away when the supply of Junkers Jumo engines ceased, later being fitted with 1600hp Rolls Royce Merlin 500-20. Three versions were built: the medium CASA bomber 2.111A, the CASA Reconnaissance Bomber 2.111C and the double-control trainer CASA 2.111F.
    The success achieved during the Civil War in Spain by the Heinkel He 111 was their greatest misfortune, as their speed allowed them to escape almost unharmed from enemy hunters. That led the Germans to believe that large fleets of these aircraft could take out the enemy, without worrying about designing a better-armed aircraft. Thus, the first three models mounted only 3 machine guns, the same ones used during the Battle of England with devastating results. This would make planes receive more and more armament and armor, so 1942-45 aircraft did not have the same features as the 1935-36 models.
    The first Spanish-made aircraft flew on May 23, 1945. After the war ended, access to German Junkers engines became an issue, and CASA had to find an alternative with the Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-20. In April 1956, 173 Merlin engines were ordered and installed into the aircraft, inside a gondola whose model had initially been developed by the Rolls-Royce for the Beaufighter II and later used on the Avro Lancaster. The new Merlin-powered bombers and reconnaissance bombers were CASA 2.111B and CASA 2,111D, respectively. Some were remotered, while others were built and fitted with the new engine. He also developed and built an aircraft with a capacity of 9 passengers, the CASA 2.111E (T. 8. ) CASA 2,111 were in service until the late 1960s, while passenger planes served until the early 1970s. Several of the aircraft recalled in the 1960s were used in films, such as The Battle of England and Patton, because of their resemblance to the Heinkel He 111.
    CASA 2,111 were deployed during the Ifni War to provide close air support.
     
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  18. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Battle of Britain. ;)
     
  19. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    Yeah I missed that. I never saw "The Battle of England and Patton" before. Been searching for it on imdb and they don't have a record of it being made. Good catch!
     
  20. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    By the way, for the movie "Patton" they also have three HA-1112 (Spanish licensed Bf 109) "Mustangised":
    THE ‘MESSERSTANGS’ HEAD FOR SPAIN
     
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