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This is the 1999 "CALCM SHOOTERS" patch for the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron that flew operations out of RAF FAIRFORD.

Già Postato! Captain US Army, (3rd Army) in "Eisenhower" jacket This infantry Captain of the US 3rd Army is wearing the famous "Eisenhower" jacket, also called the "Ike" jacket. Introduced late in 1944, the jacket was a popular option for both enlisted and officer ranks. It is named for Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, who suggested that a short, close-fitting jacket similar to the British battle dress blouse be added to the official U.S. Army uniform. Like the British BD blouse, the Ike jacket featured concealed buttons and an adjustable waistband for a trim, no-nonsense look.

Mmmm.... Sembra interessante, non devo farmi sfuggire questo numero, purtroppo ultimamente ho abbandonato quasi del tutto l'abitudine di acquistare le riviste specializzate!

Ribadisco la mia avversità al nuovo nome, non è accattivante per nulla, sembra il nome di un super frullatore, o di un motosega!!! Eppure ci sono state moltissime proposte più inerenti alle caratteristiche dell'aereo, e come se il Raptor fosse stato chiamato Superfighter! :wip41:

Allora partiamo dal presupposto che la scatola di montaggio è quella di un C-130J Giusto? Immagine del Cockpit Un bel Walkaround RAF C-130J Hercules Walk Around Page 1

Un Fort a cinque motori non è tanto comune... Quoto In 1946, two B-17Gs were modified as flying testbeds for experimental turboprop engines, with the company number of Model 299-Z. All the military equipment was removed, the pilot's cockpit was moved farther back, and the nose was completely modified to accommodate the experimental engine. Later the first aircraft was used to test the Wright XJ65 turbojet, the engine being slung below a streamlined nose structure and the intake being covered with a cap for protection during ferrying. This aircraft contuned flying untill crashing on takeoff in 1980.

Entrambi Postatissimi! Nose art painted by Sgt Amos Nicholson 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group Kabrit, Libya, North Africa BASHFUL B-24D Serial No. 41-11776 The Pyramidiers' 343rd Bomb Squadron made good use of many of the other characters from the "Snow White" film including Prince Charming, the Witch and, of course, the seven dwarfs. "Bashful" was another of Amos Nicholson's skilful paintings with the figure facing forward, as it did with all his nose arts. It is believed that Amos painted all his first versions of the Disney dwarfs using a traditional shadow script for the titling. "Happy" was an exception to this, it used a shadow sans serif style for the title and the second version of "Dopey" used an entirely different approach to the titling, with multi-coloured, jumbled letters. The right side of "Bashful" was painted by another 98BG artist Cecil Lippard as "Jersey Jackass". It was another of the B24s which were tragically lost on the daring low level mission to Ploesti on 1st August 1943. Six of John McGraw's crew were killed that day and the three survivors became prisoners or war. The B24D had begun combat flying a year earlier on 25th August 1942 when it was taken to bomb the Corinth Canal by Lt Muehlberg who would fly no less than 25 missions in the plane up to mid-April 1943. A further 15 missions were added by other crews until it was brought down in Romania on the Ploesti mission with the 389BG crew of John McGraw.

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Nose art painted by Cpl Henry Johnson 500th Bomb Group 882nd Bomb Squadron Isley Field, Saipan PACIFIC QUEEN B29 42-63429 882nd Bomb Squadron Johnson painted a seated grass-skirted half nude on this Super Fortress which was claimed by the unidentified pilot as "Sunny's Honey". The artist's "Drowsy Swede" signature can be seen below the artwork. The photo below is believed to be Corporal Johnson clearing away his reference sketches after completing the paint job on the right hand side of the B29.

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Nose art painted by Cpl Henry Johnson 500th Bomb Group 882nd Bomb Squadron Isley Field, Saipan FEVER FROM THE SOUTH B29 42-63497 882nd Bomb Squadron One of his most beautifully executed paintings was completed by Johnson on "Fever from the South". Languishing across two dice the flesh tones and modelling on the figure is simply superb. Once again, the image was repeated on the other side of the aircraft with the same degree of skill.

Nose art painted by AMM2c Hal Olsen CASU-44 Tinian, Marianas LA CHERIE PB4Y-2 BuNo 59489 VPB-121 and VPB-106 Any information on this aircraft's service and its crews would be greatly appreciated.

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Nose art painted by Jack Gaffney 91st Bomb Group Bassingbourn, England DESTINY'S CHILD B-17G-30-BO 42-31812 401st Bomb Squadron Jack Gaffney's pride and joy was "Destiny's Child" for he was its crew chief and he lavished much care and attention on the plane. Destined to fly a total of 53 combat sorties over Occupied Europe this plane was taken by as many as 15 different crews between 22nd February and 20th July 1944. Every one of those 53 sorties was without a single abort due to mechanical faults. "I was very proud of that", said Jack. "Sure hated to lose it." The plane was named by radio man Gene Letalien on Howard Weber's crew and the character painted on by Jack Gaffney was based upon the popular Little Uncle Rafe. The excellent care given to the plane by crew chief Gaffney brought him a Bronze Star for meritorius achievement due to its completing 44 missions on its original engines. On 20th July 1944, while attacking the airfield at Mockau near Leipzig, "Destiny's Child" was caught by waves of Fw190s and Me109s, sixty strong, which sliced through the formation and left it burning in #4 engine with wings and elevators badly damaged. The crew of Charles Van Ausdell abandoned the aircraft but only five men survived.

One of the strangest German vehicles discovered after the war was a huge four wheeled device built by Krupp. This vehicle was the Krupp Raumer S. This vehicle was built in 1944. It weighed in at 130 tons and was support by 2.7 meter diameter steel wheels. The huge vehicle pivoted in the middle to keep the vehicles turning circle a reasonable distance. Each half of the Raumer S was powered by a 12-cylinder Maybach HL90 engine. There is still discussion about this vehicles purpose, but it is widely believed that due to the vehicle’s high ground clearance and well protected cabin it was used to clear mine fields. The front and rear wheels were at different spacing in order to create a bigger sweep area. It had a cab at either end which allowed it to reverse back through mine fields(assuming that was its purpose) without having to turn around. There seems to be a flaw with the mine sweeping role, that is the connection in the middle seems quite exposed and would seemingly be prone to damage from exploding mines.

2010 Prototype Photo of US Army Future Force soldiers To better equip its soldiers, the U.S. Army is developing an advanced infantry uniform that will provide superhuman strength and greater ballistic protection than any uniform to date. Also, using wide-area networking and onboard computers, soldiers will be more aware of the action around them and of their own bodies. Suiting Up For Battle With the development of a bionic uniform for its soldiers, the U.S. Army is planning for a change in the logistics of war. Integrated physiological monitoring, enhanced communication and augmented physical strength will give the soldiers of the future the tools they need to overwhelm their opponents simply by donning a hi-tech suit. PROJECT HORIZON

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Già Postato! Tail art painted by Sgt Sam P. Rodman 303rd Bomb Group Molesworth, England THE LITTLE WOMAN aka Just for Laffs and Thumper Again B-17F-50-BO 42-5393 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron One of two known tail art paintings done by Sam Rodman, this Boeing-built Fort is reputed to have carried at least two other titles on the nose, possible at the same time. It was assigned to the group in late February 1943 having flown to England via Brazil and North Africa on the South Atlantic route. It flew its first mission on 6th March 1943 to Lorient in France. Four different crews took the ship on its first four missions but then Lt Stallings was assigned on a regular basis and completed eight sorties to French and German port facilities. In late July 1943, the Bradbury crew took over and achieved ten missions in the aircraft. They sustained considerable punishment in the ship and recorded significant battle damage on at least five of their missions before finishing up on 3rd September. Carl Fyler's crew added another five missions, others added four more until William Heller had most of the left main wing flap shot away and was forced to landed at RAF Kenley on 14th October after the costly raid on Schweinfurt -- it blew a tyre on landing and skidded into a truck. Repairs put the Fortress out of action for some time and it may have undergone a name change at this time to become "Thumper Again". It returned to combat flying in late January 1944 and John Parrott took the ship for five more missions until flak again ripped up the right wing. It was repaired but shot up again two days later, and yet again on the following day 25th February. It seems that the combat weary veteran was thereafter withdrawn from operations -- in any case, newer B17Gs with longer range tanks were beginning to fill out the ranks.