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The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!
- Thread starter SynixMan
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Will this job be assumed by VUP squadrons?
That is the stated intent.
No shit......you leave NUW for a few weeks for airline duty and this is what they come up with?
I wish I'd been around. No particular connection to the plane, but I guess sort of via my dad, who would have been sad to see prop planes stop flying at whidbey. Don't know how many times I pointed to that one spot that perpetually always had one stacked next to the main road, and told my boys "that's the spy plane"
The USAF bought just over 500 RF-4C recon Phantoms which entered service starting in 1964 -- just in time for the Vietnam War. I don't know the statistics, but I'm sure plenty were lost in that conflict. The RF-4C is often described as unarmed, which was mostly true, but the aircraft had a secondary mission of nuclear strike with a single B28 bomb on the centerline.
The Marines took advantage of all that Air Force development money to buy 46 RF-4Bs. After the Navy RF-8G photo Crusaders were gone, Marine dets operated from Midway and Coral Sea for a few years.
The Marines took advantage of all that Air Force development money to buy 46 RF-4Bs. After the Navy RF-8G photo Crusaders were gone, Marine dets operated from Midway and Coral Sea for a few years.
The Soviet counterpart to the Lockheed U-2: The Myasishchev M-17 and M-55. Built in very small numbers (fewer than 10) and originally intended not for reconnaissance but to counter the CIA high-altitude camera-equipped balloons that were carried across the Soviet Union by prevailing winds. The original model had twin 23mm cannon in a dorsal turret and could carry air-to-air missiles as well.
The prototype took off on its maiden flight in December 1978 and promptly crashed in low visibility conditions. The "production" version was designated the M-17 (NATO Mystic) and perhaps as few as two were built. By the time the aircraft was ready, the balloon threat had long ceased; the CIA had other means of photographing the interior of the USSR. The M-17 was used to set a number of altitude (around 70,000 feet) records in 1990. (Note the gun turret in the photo.)
The single engine M-17 was succeeded by the enlarged and twin-engine M-55 (NATO Mystic B) which first flew in 1988. About five of these, dubbed Mystic B by NATO, were built and included a single two-seat training version. The M-55 engaged in research roles in the 1990s and set a number of altitude records in the 20,000-25,000 kg weight class (again, approximately 70,000 feet). None of these fly today.
The prototype took off on its maiden flight in December 1978 and promptly crashed in low visibility conditions. The "production" version was designated the M-17 (NATO Mystic) and perhaps as few as two were built. By the time the aircraft was ready, the balloon threat had long ceased; the CIA had other means of photographing the interior of the USSR. The M-17 was used to set a number of altitude (around 70,000 feet) records in 1990. (Note the gun turret in the photo.)
The single engine M-17 was succeeded by the enlarged and twin-engine M-55 (NATO Mystic B) which first flew in 1988. About five of these, dubbed Mystic B by NATO, were built and included a single two-seat training version. The M-55 engaged in research roles in the 1990s and set a number of altitude records in the 20,000-25,000 kg weight class (again, approximately 70,000 feet). None of these fly today.
Pretty sure that's an FG-1D. Three bladed prop and vertical tail shape, and how the fuselage and the aft part of the canopy are shaped.
But there isn't much left of it for sure!
I'm not sure I'm convinced that this is an FG-1D. After reading this article, the FG-1D aircraft were exact reproductions of F4U.
I spent some considerable time with the nerds of the Fighter Factory at the Military Aviation Museum. There is a section of my brain dedicated to the weird nuances of WW1 and WW2 airplanes.