Flying Heritage Collection

[Nikademus]

Dog with head out window view.

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[Brady]

WOW, cool stuff indead, do they have the whole plane or just what we see?

On a holiday trip one year with my GF at the time we happned apon a flying display over the Airfeild at Sydney (BC) theirs a small airmuseum their, and in the circute they had a BearCat a Hellcat, a Spitfire and two other planes that I cant recall at present, but we managed to sneak out onto the grass at the end of the main runway and these planes were flying right over our heads, it was a very cool day.

[Nikademus]

just the nose section unfortunatley. He'd need another hanger if he did have the whole thing though!!! That would be awesome! Last week we were downtown and caught the yearly visit of a flyable B-17 over Puget Sound. I wish i had 400.00 to blow. I'd overcome my dislike for flying for that experience......as long as my parachute isn't as vintage as the plane. [:D]

[Hard Sarge]

those pics of the D-13 bug me, that Commander most of been something, wounder what his men thought of him ?

he was CO of III./JG53 for a very long time (over two years), but to take over JG26 and paint a JG 53 emblem on his plane, must of went over very well with his men, even more so, when JG26 thought of themselfs as the Elite

[Nikademus]

for real....[:D]

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Place in history: In 1940, the engineers at the Nakajima factory were convinced that planes with heavier armament and better protection were the way of the future. However, Japanese generals were influenced by their recent conquest of China and wanted a new fighter that was lightweight for ground support. Pilots who flew the Oscar thought it handled beautifully, but it was never a very effective fighter because of its slow top speed and limited fire-power. In spite of its drawbacks, the Oscar was used throughout the war in the Pacific, and were responsible for downing a large number of American planes. Ultimately, it was also the mainstay of the Japanese Army's "Special Attack" (Kamikaze) program.

This aircraft: Entering service in January 1943, this Oscar was sent to Truk Island in the Pacific Ocean as part of the 1st and 11th Sentai unit of the Japanese Air Force. Later it served on Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Shortly after the end of the war, this Oscar was found in dense jungle four miles from Vunakanau airfield on Rabaul. The plane had severe front-end damage from its final landing, but was repaired by Japanese soldiers with parts salvaged from a number of other Oscars.

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P-40 view

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This plane is not yet flyable, along with the F6F, A6M and IIRC...the P-47, but it's hoped to happen within the next year or two if the recession peeters out.

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cockpit shot

[DuckofTindalos]

Always liked the Hayabusa.

[Brady]

Beautiful, the detail is great, the anular cooler, the starting lug on the tip of the prop, cool stuff.

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Always liked the Hayabusa.

one of my favorites too. I'd love to see it fly someday along with the Zero.

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Next....a blast from the very distant past.