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Post by BillG on Nov 5, 2019 5:55:00 GMT -5
X-ray eyes blue
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Post by VanIsleRover on Nov 5, 2019 16:14:44 GMT -5
Yale sheet metal www.warplane.com/aircraft/collection/details.aspx?aircraftId=46The North American Yale is an earlier fixed undercarriage version of the famous Harvard trainer. Ordered by the US Air Corps as its first modern trainer, the BT-9 first flew in April 1936. Later, the French Armed Forces ordered substantial numbers of them, most of which were delivered before France fell to the Germans in June 1940. About 120 aircraft remained in California awaiting shipment, so North American asked the British Government if they were interested in them. The reply was positive, so designated as the βYaleβ, the aircraft were sent to Canada for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. By August 1940, Yales were flying with No.1 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) at Camp Borden, Ontario and later three other SFTS in Ontario received them. Yales continued to fly in this role until October 1943, when they were withdrawn from pilot training. The RCAF had found that an intermediate trainer was not required. The Yales then went on to a second career as wireless operator trainers. The aircraft were sent to all four RCAF Wireless schools and in this role, they continued on until the end of the war when they were retired. Undoubtedly the Yale would have disappeared completely, had it not been for Ernie Simmons. He purchased 39 Yales from the Canadian Government in 1946. These aircraft were stored on his farm at Tillsonburg, Ontario, in the hope that the government might need them again. In 1971, his aircraft collection was auctioned after he died and many Yales then became available for restoration. The Museum's Yale was donated in 2009.
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waubeek
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Post by waubeek on Nov 5, 2019 18:21:18 GMT -5
Zaffre
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 6, 2019 1:38:08 GMT -5
Love the way the page is not seen until one posts. NotAlmond toast
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Post by catskillhiker on Nov 6, 2019 6:23:27 GMT -5
Brooklyn Nets Black and White
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Post by BillG on Nov 6, 2019 6:58:33 GMT -5
Charger Red (code R-4) and that's really what Dodge called it.
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Post by TheFlashman on Nov 6, 2019 11:13:47 GMT -5
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Post by jimco22 on Nov 6, 2019 16:37:34 GMT -5
Eggplant
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your evening !
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Post by VanIsleRover on Nov 6, 2019 20:01:37 GMT -5
F-22 Fighter 8b8f94 Lockheed Martinen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraftA fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets. The hallmarks of a fighter are its speed, maneuverability, and small size relative to other combat aircraft. Although helicopters are sometimes used in similar roles, the term fighter is at present applied only to fixed-wing aircraft. As a part of military nomenclature, a letter is often assigned to various types of aircraft to indicate their use, along with a number to indicate the specific aircraft. The letters used to designate a fighter differ in various countries β in the English-speaking world, "F" is now used to indicate a fighter
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 6, 2019 21:42:18 GMT -5
Granite Gray
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Post by chopin on Nov 7, 2019 1:27:59 GMT -5
Harlequin
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 7, 2019 4:02:24 GMT -5
inchworm
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Post by catskillhiker on Nov 7, 2019 5:16:39 GMT -5
Jazz (Utah) Navy, Gold, and Green
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Post by BillG on Nov 7, 2019 7:12:13 GMT -5
F-22 Fighter 8b8f94 Lockheed Martin Sitting here at work designing repair parts for that baby right now!
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Post by BillG on Nov 7, 2019 7:25:46 GMT -5
Kona Blue (code L6/M7188)
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