Aviation Thread

[Walks_At_Night]

Oldie but a goodie

[Walks_At_Night]

Haven't watched yet but Greg is usually pretty good and well.  The P-38 is pretty special........

[Uncle Duke]

The Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago Today

https://share.smartnews.com/z5pM9

Watch carefully and you can see the pilot's helmet rolling down the flight deck.

[Walks_At_Night]

Scratch one Herky Bird

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/1408089531648118786

[Uncle Duke]

Scratch one Herky Bird

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/1408089531648118786

Whatever they used took the port wing off at the wing root. Doubtful a MANPAD like an SA-7/SA-16 would do that, nor would small arms or light AAA.  Wonder if those guys have big boy SAMs?

[Rikki Gins]

The Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago Today

https://share.smartnews.com/z5pM9

Watch carefully and you can see the pilot's helmet rolling down the flight deck.

That was great, Duke!  I loved the Midway clip where Heston's prop-driven plane magically turns into a jet after hitting the carrier.

[Walks_At_Night]

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1410965691931496453

[Walks_At_Night]

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1410965691931496453

Play by Play of this incident.

Coastguardsmen discuss the rescue - seems like the down fliers were in a bad way when they fished them out. 

[GravitySucks]

3 of the Presidential helicopters flew over me today in Rockville.  I was walking back from a grocery store and had my hands full so I didn’t get a chance to take a picture.

[Walks_At_Night]

3 of the Presidential helicopters flew over me today in Rockville.  I was walking back from a grocery store and had my hands full so I didn’t get a chance to take a picture.

They are rather impressive.   

[Walks_At_Night]

"My name is Ray. Fly me"

https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1415808341872414724

[Walks_At_Night]

[Uncle Duke]

Crash of a Russian military transport prototype earlier today.

[Walks_At_Night]

Some fine 4FU action

[Uncle Duke]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42395/it-looks-like-a-c-130-seaplane-is-finally-happening

I'll believe it when I see it.  Hard to believe something like this could be approved in government controlled entirely by the Democrats.