Subdeacon Joe Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Marvelous story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Why the right-half white/left-half black(?) paint on the underside of the plane? Just wondering. Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Logan #12252 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Thanks for sharrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Why the right-half white/left-half black(?) paint on the underside of the plane? Just wondering. Angus Likely to make it easier for the anti-aircraft artillery to tell friend from foe. Thanks for sharrin My pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foolery U.S.M. #2348 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 WOW. Hand pumped under carriage. I'd hate to rely on that. TF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 That got my heart rate up! The Spitfire still gets my vote for the single most beautiful plane ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 On under carridges, the Grumman Wildcats had a geared retraction setup. have read articles that hands on board would watch the Cats bob up and down while the pilot's were cranking the gear up after take off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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