Who Likes Aircraft ?

[AR67GTX]

Ohhh - that probably ruined some airman’s day.

 

[dadsbee]

 

[Richard Cranium]

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What happened to the raising platform you had next to the dock??

 

[dadsbee]

What happened to the raising platform you had next to the dock??

Still there... step one is ramp the plane and move the barge. Two more beers and the Wife and I may find the energy to carry the farm Jack's over to lift the tanks up off the storage board and drop it on the water. Next flight I'll park on it.

 

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Fairey Gannet

 

[Dipstick]

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More info.

 

[dadsbee]

 

[Floyd]

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Nice collection of birds sporting invasion stripes!

 

[Photon440]

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Fairey Gannet

Because why have two canopies when three will do? ;)

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

 

[Photon440]

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Because it was the 5000th, it was named:

All the employees at Boeing Plant 5 where it was built had signed it.

 

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[Photon440]

A B-25 taking off from the Hornet for the start of the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942.

https://www.history.navy.mil/conten... Conflict/WWII/hornet-cv-8-dl-18-apr-1942.pdf