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"Aviation Photo Thread" (Planes, Helos, Balloons, etc)...
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H-19 Chickasaw and I think an L-19 Bird Dog on takeoff.
A row of H-21s on the left. On the right, in the distance some aircraft I cannot ID, then 5 L-19s, and 3 L-23 or U-8 Seminoles (US Army used various models of the Beechcraft Twin Bonanza and Queen Air).
A row of H-21s on the left. On the right, in the distance some aircraft I cannot ID, then 5 L-19s, and 3 L-23 or U-8 Seminoles (US Army used various models of the Beechcraft Twin Bonanza and Queen Air).
- Location
- Derby, United Kingdom
- Name
- Martin
The shape of the fin on the nearest one looks like an L19, but with gray paint not OD.
- Location
- Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, UK.
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- Richard
Got a ride in one of those at Coventry Airport around 1975. This was a time when you could walk in to a hangar, look at the planes and helos, record the numbers in your CAM and no-one batted an eyelid. Bees Helicopter Services were based there and I got talking to one of their pilots about the merits of helicopters vs STOL aircraft. Helped wheel out a Bell 47 rigged up as a crop duster and was instructed to 'hop in and belt up'. 15 min test flight. This was of course when 11 year olds were allowed out and paedophiles hadn't really been invented. Never forget that man's kindness. It made my year.
Thanks - better eyes than mine. The gray in the image is probably yellow. The stateside fuel trucks (like on the right) were yellow, as well as some aircraft. The Army used several different high-wing single-engine aircraft as logistics/ observation/ utility birds, I have a difficult time trying to tell some of them apart without an image with clear details.
Good memories. IMHO the '60s and '70s were the last decades where kids could roam and be kids, with minimal issues. The problems were there, but at such a lesser rate it wasn't much of a worry.
- Location
- Derby, United Kingdom
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- Martin
L2 Grasshopper?
Doesn't have the lines IMHO, I think it looks like one of the Super Cubs the Army used (L-18 and L-21). I think the L-2 and L-19 look pretty close.
Most of Dad's old photos have no notes, I'm glad that most of the older prints and slides have date prints/ imprints. Some have faded to the point of illegibility.
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- Derby, United Kingdom
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- Martin
Yes, I think you are right, a Piper Super Cub L-21 (just Googled it). 👍
And a Caribou Stateside with the 7th SFG in the early to mid '60s before the Caribous were transferred to the USAF in '67. This one was equipped with the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS) for retrieval of personnel from places not safe to land. Various aircraft from B-17s to C-130s have been equipped (never in large numbers) with this or earlier version of a surface-to-air recovery system. The USAF also used a different system to do aerial retrieval of film canisters ejected by surveillance satellites.
And a slideshow by Ron Rowe showing a live test retrieval of Colonel Singlaub by an MC-130E.
And a slideshow by Ron Rowe showing a live test retrieval of Colonel Singlaub by an MC-130E.
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Holoholo33
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- Hawaii
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- Walter
Here's some from a recent airshow in Honolulu.
Yup, it was a model airshow. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum's "Biggest Little Airshow."
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Yup, it was a model airshow. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum's "Biggest Little Airshow."
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Here's some from a recent airshow in Honolulu.
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Yup, it was a model airshow. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum's "Biggest Little Airshow."
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Not really my cup of tea, but you have to admire the amount of skill/ work and money they've dedicated to this. Some of the models are really good.
Nice set.
Misc images. Mid to late '50s air travel, pre jet-age. Baltimore, Maryland.
American Airlines with a USAF bird in the background.
Capital Airlines. This is a Viscount 814 of some flavor, notable as the first turboprop (jet engine turning a propeller through a reduction gear assembly).
American Airlines with a USAF bird in the background.
Capital Airlines. This is a Viscount 814 of some flavor, notable as the first turboprop (jet engine turning a propeller through a reduction gear assembly).
aKilter
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- Name
- David
Love the first photo!
Thanks.
I wish he had gotten the framing just a bit better, but it is what it is.
I do miss the days where airports had observation decks where you could watch aircraft on the parking ramp, taxiways, takeoff and land. And no one harassed you if you had a camera.
Holoholo33
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- Hawaii
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- Walter
Thanks. It's incredible how good they look and fly.Not really my cup of tea, but you have to admire the amount of skill/ work and money they've dedicated to this. Some of the models are really good.
Nice set.
I did a double-take on the Pitts.
