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WW II COLOR FILM : AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC
February 13, 2010 8:50 pm1940 French Moranes on patrol
January 18, 2010 6:04 amFootage for movie “Dive Bomber”, 1941
January 16, 2010 6:46 amOld color shots of rare US Navy aircraft aboard USS Enterprise and around the San Diego area. Filmed for the 1941 movie “Dive Bomber”. Scarce aircraft such as the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver and the Vought SB2U Vindicator are shown. It was during the filming that the US Navy was changing the paint schemes on aircraft from the colorful pre-war to the overall gray. Several planes were kept in the old patterns while the movie was filmed. Aircraft in the movie were clearly from USS Saratoga (Air Group 3) and from USS Enterprise (Air Group 6)….a very nice view of the Grumman F3F biplane fighter 6-F-4….. The best parts of the movie were just the aircraft shots. Video clips assembled by Greg Clarke.
Source: YouTube via skyraider1404
Curtiss P-36 (Mohawk) Hawk
January 15, 2010 6:58 amCurtiss P-36 (Mohawk) Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was a U.S.-built fighter aircraft of the 1930s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design making extensive use of metal in its construction and powered by a powerful piston engine. Obsolete at the onset of World War II and best known as the predecessor of the Curtiss P-40, the P-36 saw only limited combat with the United States Army Air Forces but was extensively used by the French Air Force and also by British Commonwealth (where it was known as the Mohawk), and Chinese air units. Several dozen also fought in the Finnish Air Force against the Soviet Red Air Force. With around 1,000 aircraft built, the P-36 was a major commercial success for Curtiss.
Video source: YouTube via gunner 17470, Info Source: WikiPedia
B-58 Hustler makes an emergency landing
January 9, 2010 6:00 ama B-58 Hustler makes an emergency landing after blowing out several tires on the starboard landing gear. It appears that most of the crew ejected before the pilot attempted to save the aircraft.
USCG Aviation History
December 30, 2009 6:00 amRussian Flying Boats
December 29, 2009 6:00 amA-10 Thunderbolt II… nuff said
December 26, 2009 6:00 amHow “Ma Duece” works
December 12, 2009 4:13 pmThe M2 Machine Gun, Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, or “Ma Deuce” is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. The M2 uses the .50 BMG cartridge, and is the source of its name (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun). The M2 was nicknamed Ma Deuce by U.S. Military personnel or simply called “fifty-cal.” in reference to its caliber. The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly-armored vehicles and boats, light fortifications, and low-flying aircraft.
The Browning .50 caliber machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present day. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, as well as during operations in Iraq in the 1990s and 2000s. It is the primary heavy machine gun of NATO countries, and has been used by many other countries as well. It is still in use today, with only a few modern improvements. The M2 has been in use longer than any other small arm in U.S. inventory. It was very similar in design to the smaller Browning Model 1919 machine gun. The M2 is currently manufactured by General Dynamics and Fabrique Nationale (FN) for the United States government. FN has been the manufacturer since John Browning worked for them in the 1910s and ’20s to develop the machine gun.
FMI: Wikipedia - M2HB BMG
