Jesse C. Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 It flies thanks to the Indian Air Force resurrecting old abandoned hulks the RAF abandoned in India after the war. In need of modern aircraft, they decided to save some of the planes that had been de-milled by the RAF after the war according to their agreement with the USA that no lend lease birds where to go to anyone else, keep them or destroy them. RAF ground crews rammed them with bulldozers, trucks and hacked the controls and busted up the gauges. The engines where supposed to have sand ran through them, but, by the time they go to them, most crew members skipped the practice since they wanted to get home sooner. The Collings bird, the one at Pima and one owned by Kermit Weeks are all ex Indian Air Force. 2 Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 On display out front of RAAF Base Wagga Wagga 1 Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I saw a privately owned one leave out of Snottsdale airport today. 3 Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 She's done her time. 1 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 The newest addition to our growing charter fleet. The 2014 Beechcraft King Air 350i factory demo aircraft. Every available option on a 350i. Electrically heated passenger seats, electrically adjustable passenger window tint. Turn the knob one way, the window get lighter. Turn the knob the other way, the window gets darker. $8.2 million of ultimate turboprop luxury. Lots of leather for that new aircraft smell. State of the art cockpit panel. 3 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 "Ekrana" I think, spelling is doubtful in transliterating from Kyrilic to Latin alphabet. Wing In Ground Effect vehicle, seems to have added Helipad deck for beach asault. Original configuration had rocket launch tubes. This retains some tubes but adds an extended deck between the two fusilages and replaces the tubes on the right side with helicopter hangers. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Former German Fighter Pilot, Hans Meyer, seeing an ME-109 for the first time in 70 years since the war ended. He was only 17 when he flew one into combat and survived to tell the tale. Pretty touching pic in my opinion 5 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Pretty touching pic in my opinion The whole "Nazi" part of it sort of takes the shine off it for me... :rofl: Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 The whole "nazi" thing gets thrown way out of proportion. Most Germans didn't harbor the hate that the Nazis did they were a people persecuted and broken who happened to get fired up by a madman. The majority were conscripted into service and really had no choice. 1 Quote Link to comment
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