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Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:39 am
by Nikademus
I just spent an afternoon visiting the FHC up in Everett WA. This is not a museum....but a personal collection of (mostly) flyable WWII and WWI planes owned by Paul Allen. These planes have been beautifully restored and maintained and it was a joy to see these planes.....some of them extremely rare. I took a gaggle of photos and thought the forum might like to see them.
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:18 am
by RevRick
Ah.. Yeah!!!!
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:21 am
by stuman
Yes sir ! Show'em, show'em.
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:27 am
by Alikchi2
No!! We HATE WWII planes here [:@]
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:28 am
by DuckofTindalos
Indeed. I would also like to discourage you from posting any sort of picture of any sort of military aircraft. That's just not what this forum is about.
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 8:04 am
by Long Lance
Bring'em on!!
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:16 pm
by Nikademus
[:D]
k. took a while to reduce the photos down to a size the forum can handle. Hopefully the quality hasn't suffered too much.
Ok....first off on the tour.
The Polikarpov U-2/PO-2
RE: Flying Heritage Collection
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:17 pm
by Nikademus
the first eye candy on entering the hanger
Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:20 pm
by Nikademus
German soldier in foxhole view.
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:20 pm
by Nikademus
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RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:21 pm
by Nikademus
engine closeup.
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:22 pm
by Nikademus
bomb racks
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:23 pm
by Nikademus
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RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:24 pm
by Nikademus
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RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:24 pm
by Nikademus
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RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:25 pm
by Nikademus
cockpit closeups
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:25 pm
by Nikademus
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RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:41 pm
by Local Yokel
Very nice! Quality is fine.
The Russian 'Washing Machine Charlie'? Not quite the U-2 that first comes to mind.
And what looks like a Mosca and an Emil yet to come?
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:03 pm
by Nikademus
Yes...only more numerous and organized. U-2's were mainly used at night on ground harrassment raids. A good number of women pilots flew them...hence "The Night Witches" story
RE: Popikarpov U-2/PO-2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:04 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Very often used for nuisance night raids over the Eastern Front.
Okay, LogBoy, bring on the next one...