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19th May 2013, 04:19

Bager1968 replied to a thread USN UCLASS FLYOFF in Modern Military Aviation

The day of the unmanned aircraft. By Dave Majumdar on May 15, 2013 ...

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18th May 2013, 07:50

Bager1968 replied to a thread USN UCLASS FLYOFF in Modern Military Aviation

No, the USN launched armed combat drones from the catapult of an aircraft carrier during the Korean War. Yes, the landing part is the tricky...

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18th May 2013, 07:07

Bager1968 replied to a thread AVG Greg Boyington in Historic Aviation

The things I have read from his fellow AVG pilots* seem to indicate that he was "nothing remarkable" in his flying skills. Considering the quality...

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16th May 2013, 07:05

Bager1968 replied to a thread QEC Construction in Naval Aviation

Just like the USN did, back in the 1960s...

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11th May 2013, 09:02

Bager1968 replied to a thread F-11 Tiger in Modern Military Aviation

OK, I've uploaded a few more. First, compare this photo (not mine) to the last one above... the tail-hook on the F11F Tiger folded forward for...

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11th May 2013, 08:33

Bager1968 replied to a thread F-11 Tiger in Modern Military Aviation

Ja was last on on 4 Feb this year... I'll see if he wants to come post here again. Here are the only ones I currently have on my Photobucket...

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9th May 2013, 06:01

Bager1968 replied to a thread Great Navy fighter in Naval Aviation

The Mirage III and the F-8 were contemporaries... Australia considered both before choosing the Mirage. If upgrades similar to the French F-8E(FN)s...

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9th May 2013, 05:46

Bager1968 replied to a thread F-11 Tiger in Modern Military Aviation

Ja... I've got a bunch of close-ups I took of the one on a pole here... I'll e-mail them to you. I'll get out there and get more of the A-6E...

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8th May 2013, 01:40

Bager1968 replied to a thread QEC Construction in Naval Aviation

OK, here are some sources for you to ignore: http://www.defencemanagement.com/news_story.asp?id=19664 ...

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8th May 2013, 00:40

Bager1968 replied to a thread Great Navy fighter in Naval Aviation

The only 2-seat F-8 Crusader ever made was demonstrated to the RN, and since it had the J57 (which was larger than the J79), installing the Spey...

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8th May 2013, 00:35

Bager1968 replied to a thread Ford gets an island in Naval Aviation

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130506/DEFREG02/305060007/US-Carrier-Launch-Pushed-Back-4-Months

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7th May 2013, 05:30

Bager1968 replied to a thread Great Navy fighter in Naval Aviation

Just the radar gunsight and lots of training. The radar was a pure air-to-air system. Note that the F-8 did operate with a radar-guided...

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6th May 2013, 08:58

Bager1968 replied to a thread Naval pilot first Brit in US Top Guns in Naval Aviation

No, its just the first time that the RN hasn't been able to train its own fighter pilots. Dick Lord and his friends were instructors... Stephen...

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6th May 2013, 08:43

Bager1968 replied to a thread Great Navy fighter in Naval Aviation

We also hung Zuni rocket pods on the fuselage weapons stations instead of the more normal Sidewinder AAMs. Even the US Navy got into the F-8...

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6th May 2013, 08:33

Bager1968 replied to a thread F-11 Tiger in Modern Military Aviation

More threads on Key about this aircraft: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?111522-Grumman-F11F-Tiger ...

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6th May 2013, 08:12

Bager1968 replied to a thread Goodwin Sands Dornier Recovery 2013 Thread in Historic Aviation

Except that, if this is the aircraft they think it is, there were two survivors who described how the ditching went. Of course they didn't have...

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4th May 2013, 22:39

Bager1968 replied to a thread Goodwin Sands Dornier Recovery 2013 Thread in Historic Aviation

Here is the answer to both questions.

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3rd May 2013, 18:13

Bager1968 replied to a thread Great Navy fighter in Naval Aviation

And carried about 6x the external ordnance load.

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3rd May 2013, 18:02

Bager1968 replied to a thread Dornier Courtesy of the BBC in Historic Aviation

No. they're just going to sling a couple of straps and hope for the best.

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2nd May 2013, 21:12

Bager1968 replied to a thread Future of Predator and Reaper UAV's in Modern Military Aviation

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/20130423-uk-us-defence-equipment-cooperation In the above speech British defense procurement minister Philip...

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2nd May 2013, 20:24

Bager1968 replied to a thread Abandoned Airframes in Historic Aviation

Note the remains of a fuselage attached to the center section of the wing... the Catalina had the wing mounted on a narrow pylon above the fuselage,...

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30th April 2013, 18:00

Bager1968 replied to a thread The father of all forth gen aircraft in Naval Aviation

Lots in museums and as "gate guards", none flying. Wiki lists the following:

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29th April 2013, 00:30

Bager1968 replied to a thread Ford gets an island in Naval Aviation

Except that is NOT CVN-78 Ford! It is an earlier Nimitz-class CVN. Note the 4 deck-edge aircraft elevators, one aft of the island on the starboard...

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