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The Boeing B-17 "Aluminum Overcast "
of the CAF was heavily damaged in May 2004, as on landing the wheels broke
away. In July 2005 the repairs had already progressed a lot. At the end of 2005 the B-17
is to fly again. |
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In the past years some companies have
specialized in the restoration of hopeless looking airplanes. Maybe this former Corsair
might fly again in a few years. |
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This picture shows a renewed part of the outer
skin of the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast". |
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In war times the naval aircrafts surely where
never found in such a condition as this F4U-5 Corsair. But those were different times... |
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At the "chin turret" one can
recognize the B-17 "sentimental Journey" as a G-model. |
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Like most of today's still airworthy World War
veterans this Grumman Avenger is in first-class condition. This type was one of the most
successful torpedo bombers of its time. |
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A view into the vitreous fuselage nose of
"sentimental Journey" shows that largest value is placed on originality. |
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Likewise used and made for Aircraft carriers
this heavy and extremely robust Grumman F6F "Hellcat". In comparison to the
light "zeros", who they fought against in the Pacific war began. |
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Imaginative nose art paint jobs are and where
loved and applied by US armed forces. Here a dragonhead on the nose of a B-25 Mitchell. |
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It astonishes again and again that the Grumman
J2F-4 "duck" really can fly. Particularly the Propeller blades that hardly
exceed the enormous fuselage. |
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A bat painting on the nose of this North
American B-25J "Betty's Dream". The strong armament points out the use as a
"Gunship". |
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With the NA-50 North American built in 1940 a
low-priced fighter made for export. The similarity also of the NA-68 and later P-64
designated airplane with the AT-6 can be clearly seen. This one here is a replica, built
in 1996. |
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In outstanding condition Larry Kelley's
presented himself on a highly polished B-25 "Panchito". The original machine was
named after a Comic character from the Disney musical "The Three Cabarellos" and
was used toward the end of the war in the Pacific. |
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The Lockheed P-38 made an emergency landing on
the Greenland ice in 1942 and spent the next 50 years in the eternal ice before it's
spectacular rescue in 1992. In 2002 the first flight took place after the long
restoration. Pilot Steve Hinton answers all questions of the interested public. |
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UC-45 Expediter brought the military
designation for the famous Beech 18 from the year 1936. The UC-45 is very versatile as
transport, bomb- and gunner trainer. |
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One does not know where to look first.
"Glacier Girl" or the Glacier Girls... |
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The outstanding restored Junkers Ju 52 of the
Commemorative air Force (CAF) is the only airworthy Ju 52 on the American continent. As
CASA 352L the machine was acquired in 1976 for 16.500 $ from the Spanish Air Force... |
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No airplane wears this nose art better than
the Curtiss P-40. Thiss legendary paint job became the trademark of the "Flying
Tigers ", the American Volunteer Group selected to fly for the Chinese Air Force. |
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... and after successful restoration in its
historical painting of the 7. Group KGzbV1, it was used in the invasion of Crete. |
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Original even under the flap - the instruction
for inserting the ammunition belts is still present with this P-51 Mustang. |
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From this perspective Bill Greenwood's
Supermarine Spitfire Tr. Mk. I Xc looks completely normal. |
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Even in the smallest corners this P-51 Mustang
is highly polished. The owner has either to much time or he suffers from sleeplessness... |
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...only this picture shows that this Spitfire
is a two-seater trainer. As is the case for today's trainers, the instructor usually sits
in a increased position. |
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This beautiful mustang of John Muszala is a
rare TP-51C, a trainer with two cockpits. The Restoration began in 2002... |
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In 1940 the F4F or FM-1 Wildcat of Grumman was
the standard fighter of the U. S. Navy. Before the war the barrel shaped mid-wing
monoplane was already in use with the fleet air arm in Great Brittan. |
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...and with the experienced Warbird pilot OD
Shipley at the stick this TP-51C was presented in Oshkosh. |
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In a notch the wings can be placed by hand on
the Wildcat - in such a way more airplanes found a parking space on the aircraft carrier
deck. |
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This mustang should be known to European
Warbirdfans. It is the P-51D "Double Trouble Two", that until two years ago
belonged to Swiss Max Vogelsang. |
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The Warbird display on the central Aero Shell
Square was during the EAA Airventure 2005 one of the most animated places. |
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A thunderstorm comes. In the evening the
enormous area gets empty, in line up these mustangs wait for their next deployment... |
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Developed during the Second World War , the
Douglas A-1 Skyraider came to late for deployment. In later conflicts the Skyraider was
very successful . |
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