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    Flying boots

    I need to wash my MGB today, put some fuel stabiliser in the tank, and cover it up for the Winter.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I have TMC on when I'm working at home. But when I'm working, I'm working, and cannot 'watch' a movie. The last movie I actually watched (as in, sitting down and watching it) was last Sunday. I watched The Call of Cthulhu.
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    H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival moves to Los Angeles

    A friend ordered the DVD for me to review, and I watched it Sunday. It has a few flaws, but it's a brilliant adaptation. Very well done. EDIT: Here's the trailer. Nice costumes. .
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    Alden Indy boots...do you put anything on them?

    I just let mine go. I'll use some stuff I got from Red Wing when I think they need it.
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    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Oh, I was only joking. ;) Not about not speaking Russian -- I don't -- but I think it's funny to say it in Russian. (I'm easily amused. :p )
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    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Ya ne gavaryu pa Russki.
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Speaking of F-106s... http://www.f-106deltadart.com/71fis_PilotlessLanding_580787.htm Pics on the page.
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    • Post #523
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    I got to see a Skyraider fly at Chino a few years ago. There was one at Abbotsford this year. (Abbotsford also had a Lanc! What a treat! It's been my favourite bomber since I was a kid.) I've got some of dad's 8mm film that he shot landing on a carrier. He told me once that the pilot would...
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    • Post #519
    • Forum: WWII
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    Restore, or don't restore?

    You get an original WWII flying jacket. You get to choose which kind: Irvin? B-3? A2? G1? Your choice. The zip(s) are broken, the leather is dry, but otherwise there are no tears. Do you keep it in your collection as-is? Or do you repair it so you can wear it?
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    My dad was Combat Aircrew in an AEW Skyraider off of USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in Korea. He was enlisted at the time, and ran the radar.
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    • Post #517
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    They'll burn as much fuel as necessary to complete the mission. But the more fuel you burn just getting into the air, the less you have to complete the mission. You might leave ordnance behind and have enough fuel to get to your target and back, but then you have a smaller payload to drop on...
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    • Post #501
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    HepKitty, Making a jet hover burns a lot of fuel. VTOL jets can do VTOL, but it's more efficient to give them a running start on take-off. The twin-rotor USMC aircraft you're thinking of is the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
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    • Post #497
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Ah, the C-130 apartment! I've never flown in one, but I got to play around in one at Mojave Airport back in the '80s. (Back then, you could go out and walk around looking at the planes, and there happened to be a friendly ANG crew there.) I had the same thought as you. Only, we were told...
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    • Post #492
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    If I recall correctly, Corsairs shot down 2,139 aircraft... and sawed one down with its prop. (By comparison, the F6F Hellcat downed something like 12,000 enemy aircraft.) Robert R. Klingman 'sawed' down a 'Nick' in his Corsair. Klingman showing the damage to his Corsair.
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    • Post #490
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Say, if any of you who like the P-51 Mustang are interested, this one's price has been reduced! :D Or you can get a PBY-5A Catalina for about a quarter of the price. Though the Spitfire is my favourite airplane, I'd very much like an A-4 Skyhawk.
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    • Post #486
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    I'll put it out right here, in public: I will gratefully accept any donation of any airworthy aircraft. I'll be happy to have it!
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    • Post #485
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Oh, don't get into Marks! I too, like the Battle of Britain era. So I'd opt for a Mk II. I'd replace the Coffman starter though. But how about a Mk V? A bit of paint, and it looks like a BoB version, but with improvements. Maybe I should wish for a one of those? Only then there's the Mk...
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    • Post #483
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    You can call me 'Broad Arrow'. Or John. Or Fat Boring Old Fa... Oh, look! Something shiny! ;) Yes, what I posted was the opinion of one pilot who owned both. I've never flown either, so I don't have an opinion. But were I to be walking along the beach and find an old Middle-Eastern...
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    • Post #481
    • Forum: WWII
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Sometime in the mid-'80s dad and I took the 182 to MDF to visit his parents. We parked the plane and started walking toward the FBO. A hangar was open, and there was a beautiful P-51D in front. I ambled over to look. Behind it I saw the distinctive shape of a Spitfire Mk.IX -- a trainer...
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    • Post #479
    • Forum: WWII
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    Your Favorite Sandwiches?

    Here's a recipe. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MabT40VRvZk Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ZM0LSLVw8

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