Random Cool Photo Thread

[leper-colony]

yes in case of a bad radio the pigeons were released from the box and they fly home

Not the in-flight meal?

 

[FlakMagnet]

“3rd Bomb Wing Douglas B-26 Invaders & Crew, Korea 1951 ”

 

[FlakMagnet]

I really love these Handley Page Victors.

 

[FlakMagnet]

It's probably posted here already, but I do love this photograph.

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Kermit3D]

Since we're talking about pigeons

 

[Micawber]

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I really love these Handley Page Victors.

Ah yes, the soundtrack to my younger years

 

[FlakMagnet]

caption: "Pilots of the 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group, China. They are (From left standing) Major Edward M. Nollmeyer, Lt. Joseph K. Bavuso and Lt. Von C. Weller Jr.; (Seated) Lt. John W. Sherak, Lt. Douglas H. MacDonald, Lt. John N Machin, Captain William P. Rogers and Captain Leonard Hicks. There are 8 men there, but one is mostly hidden."

Found that pic at a neat page on Facebook called "Remembering the CBI - China Burma India in WWII". Lots of really cool pics of soldiers, sailors and airmen (and women) in the CBI theatre.

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[FlakMagnet]

 

[jack31916]

 

[Greg Gale]

VPAF MIG-21 pilots

 

[Flightengineer]

VPAF MIG-21 pilots

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Hm.. didn't know that they wore Soviet flight jackets

I was familiar with an instructor who had trained them in the USSR during the war. It must be said that he had a very low opinion of them as pilots, most of them went through the training program 2 times and even extra hours hardly made pilots out of them, and very low quality ones in his opinion.

 

[DJS48]

Flak Mag., Jack 31916, Kermit D and GG.
Thanks for the photos.
!. Many years ago I flew with a retired AF pilot who flew the B-26-night missions. He had nothing
good to say.
2. Many moons ago I attended a pilot initial course. My sim partner was a former Iraqi Air Force pilot. He offered me his flight jacket for my ELC house A-2. His jacket was too big and mine too small. Oh well..
3. I would presume the young lady was not taught by an "old timer" as to how to hand prop.
Regards,
Don

 

[Kermit3D]

Horten H.IV

 

[Kermit3D]

 

[Kermit3D]

 

[B-Man2]

Horten H.IV

I’m not claustrophobic but I think this cockpit could change that for me.

 

[B-Man2]

Horten H.IV

Sooo ….. where do I put my parachute ?

 

[YoungMedic]

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Nice A2 scarf on this fine fellow

 

[flyincowboy]

pb3 mariner
get rid odf the salt