tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7394680316538689714..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: In the Air...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13946945358916306802019-06-16T07:34:20.695-07:002019-06-16T07:34:20.695-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91731997086984980052019-06-15T19:18:30.989-07:002019-06-15T19:18:30.989-07:00You couldn't!You couldn't!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39066645058486670862019-06-15T13:29:18.877-07:002019-06-15T13:29:18.877-07:00Wow. They're going fast.Wow. They're going fast.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59235017624587584712019-06-15T13:24:01.699-07:002019-06-15T13:24:01.699-07:00A good friend here in the condo, recently passed a...A good friend here in the condo, recently passed away, jumped that D-Day night. His 18th birthday had been the day before. Always fun driving him around for chores and Taco Bell for his long time wife (she had been a 1/Lt back then, BTW).Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57451677819266827202019-06-15T12:32:36.783-07:002019-06-15T12:32:36.783-07:00Well, you sorta asked for it.
;)Well, you sorta asked for it.<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9632865217212417502019-06-15T12:18:52.839-07:002019-06-15T12:18:52.839-07:00Ahhhhh.... plane pictures. Nice way to spend a S...Ahhhhh.... plane pictures. Nice way to spend a Saturday... Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62032140909721658572019-06-15T07:33:06.303-07:002019-06-15T07:33:06.303-07:00Love that first short film, watched it again yeste...Love that first short film, watched it again yesterday. I think I posted it some years back. A great little film.<br /><br />Never seen that second one before, chap came awfully close to tying the low altitude record. Can't say I blame the newscaster for his reaction, I would have said something similar!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10866667600420282202019-06-15T07:29:39.377-07:002019-06-15T07:29:39.377-07:00What goes around... As they say.What goes around... As they say.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15969828411840668182019-06-15T07:29:03.942-07:002019-06-15T07:29:03.942-07:00Yes, returning to that night 75 years ago. The man...Yes, returning to that night 75 years ago. The man still has what it takes!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3871177383143230242019-06-15T07:28:28.930-07:002019-06-15T07:28:28.930-07:00The C-47s made for an impressive show.The C-47s made for an impressive show.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28330191961704382832019-06-15T07:28:05.282-07:002019-06-15T07:28:05.282-07:00Yeah, wrong model for the Battle of Britain, but i...Yeah, wrong model for the Battle of Britain, but it's Polish, how could I not use it?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66432383015600760062019-06-15T07:02:23.021-07:002019-06-15T07:02:23.021-07:00Here's another good one--
https://www.youtube...Here's another good one--<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9rzNYc9cOc<br /><br />And of course, this one (warning, brief language alert)--<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2wRHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77476779897290420532019-06-15T06:17:32.244-07:002019-06-15T06:17:32.244-07:00Ironic that it started with very few battle proven...Ironic that it started with very few battle proven airmen on our side against a vastly more experienced foe, with us rushing pilots through training and fighter aircraft off ever growing production lines - and ended with the Luftwaffe in an exactly similar situation, with teenaged rookies, scant machinery and their remaining aces<br /> in the first of the jet fighters. Some finish. Some race.Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19700576740981127192019-06-15T04:53:05.776-07:002019-06-15T04:53:05.776-07:00And the other cool one, one of the paratroopers wa...And the other cool one, one of the paratroopers was tandum for a jump. Neat.Jim b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06586320752813748542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5937098023986554472019-06-15T04:38:30.657-07:002019-06-15T04:38:30.657-07:00Ah.... a day that starts with the sound of piston ...Ah.... a day that starts with the sound of piston engines is a good day, muy bueno Sarge! I see that thirty Dakotas were in the D-Day anniversary this month.Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44354240659319491362019-06-15T04:13:04.280-07:002019-06-15T04:13:04.280-07:00A Polish Spit! I once bought a model Spitfire, wit...A Polish Spit! I once bought a model Spitfire, with the intention of making it into a Seafire. But when I saw the decal sheet was for a Polish one, I knew i would have to find a different Spit for the conversion. SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.com