Hi all, I have been wondering about this for a long time. Why are warbirds, which originally had a matt or dull paintjob (almost) always very shiny when restored?? A lot of money and effort is put in to restore it to original and flying condition and then they put on a non original gloss...

-- Dale G Elhardt Cypress Ca If you love something, let it go… unless you're in love with a helium balloon. Those things don't come back, you know. http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=7702

Cool montage Dave, or hot maybe! Could one call these single engine jobs "water fighters" or "water fighter-bombers"? Thanks, Bill W

I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion it is a sight to be seen. -- unclemilty aka Dad; aka Papaw; aka Whiskers; aka Squint; aka Leprechaun; aka Doc Never is freedom of speech more...

Does anyone have an image that they could post of this aircraft. I'm curios to see what it looks like in its current state. Their website is not of much use, and neither is google (so far)

Boeing's new big baby. Bob ^,,^

A few scenes from a great - although windblown - airshow. The 45mph winds were a *itch. Don

What picture dimensions to people prefer for posting here? Most of my attempts so far have been too large or too small, and I can never remember from one time to the next what settings I used. I've experimented with IrfanView and Digital Photo Professional. First, there's the size in pixels. Get...

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" That said, for my nickel a disproportionate number of British A/C designs are ugggg-leeee. Yes, yes, the U.S. has had their share of ugly ducklings. But the Brits are far and away the leader of the pack. The one exception to this is the Hawker livery. The...

It's time to say so long to all the of the good people on this newsgroup. I've met some terrific people here & had a lot of fun sharing my photo's. Since I'm now retired, I don't get to shoot anymore. Most everybody has either dropped to lurker mode or just plain left. I'm afraid it's time for...

A friend of my Dad (101st) told me that the C124 had a nasty prop blast when using the port side door for a jump. Was it?

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I was unaware the Japanese attempted to mount a second attack on Pearl Harbor, after 7 December 1941. This is an interesting story. http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/03/operation-k/

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