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LESSON 3 Significant Aircraft of World War II
LESSON 3 Significant Aircraft of World War II ORREST LEE “WOODY” VOSLER of Lyndonville, Quick Write New York, was a radio operator and gunner during F World War ll. He was the second enlisted member of the Army Air Forces to receive the Medal of Honor. Staff Sergeant Vosler was assigned to a bomb group Time and time again we read about heroic acts based in England. On 20 December 1943, fl ying on his accomplished by military fourth combat mission over Bremen, Germany, Vosler’s servicemen and women B-17 was hit by anti-aircraft fi re, severely damaging it during wartime. After reading the story about and forcing it out of formation. Staff Sergeant Vosler, name Vosler was severely wounded in his legs and thighs three things he did to help his crew survive, which by a mortar shell exploding in the radio compartment. earned him the Medal With the tail end of the aircraft destroyed and the tail of Honor. gunner wounded in critical condition, Vosler stepped up and manned the guns. Without a man on the rear guns, the aircraft would have been defenseless against German fi ghters attacking from that direction. Learn About While providing cover fi re from the tail gun, Vosler was • the development of struck in the chest and face. Metal shrapnel was lodged bombers during the war into both of his eyes, impairing his vision. Able only to • the development of see indistinct shapes and blurs, Vosler never left his post fi ghters during the war and continued to fi re. -
WW2 /Emergency Stories from Clare Clare In
Clare in WW2 - The Emergency - WW2 /Emergency Stories from Clare Stories from Clare D Day 1944 - The 2nd US Rangers By Ger Browne The aim of this project is to find out how many men and women from Clare took part in WW2, and the effect of the war on Clare. It is hoped that an extension will be added to the Great War Memorial in Ennis that will include the names of the Clare War Dead from WW2 / The Emergency. At the moment we know that 86 died from Clare as well as in Clare. I would like to thank Keir McNamara, and his late father Peadar McNamara for all their research on WW1 and WW2. Eric Shaw, who has been providing me with amazing WW1 and WW2 information for years, and all the following who have helped make this project possible. Paddy Waldron, The Local Studies Centre, Peter Beirne, Brian Doyle, Guss O’Halloran, Sean Glennon, Jim Molohan, Joe Ó Muircheartaigh, Eddie Lough, Local Parish Booklets, The Clare Champion and The Clare People. I have also named the sources, with many of the names below. I thank them all. The following websites: findagrave website, ancestry.com, fold3.com, http://www.ww2irishaviation.com, and the Commonwealth War Grave Commission. Finally thanks to the Clare Library for publishing all the information, and Larry and James Brennan along with the Clare Roots Society, for all their help. 1 Contents Clare during WW2 / The Emergency Page 3 The LDF in Clare Page 4 Supplies, Rationong and Poverty in Clare Page 6 Plane crashes and landings in Clare during WW2 Page 9 The stealing of a plane from Rineanna Aerodrome Page 26 Ships Mined and Torpedoed off the Clare Coast Page 28 Clare Key to WW2 German Invasion Plans - ‘Operation Green’ Page 29 EIRE Signs of WW II – Loophead Page 30 The Great War Memorial in Ennis The new Clare Great War Memorial in Ennis. -
Meet the Fighters Flying Display Schedule Sunday 11 September 2016
The Duxford Air Show: Meet The Fighters Flying Display Schedule Sunday 11 September 2016 1.30pm Last of the Piston Fighters Grumman F8F Bearcat The Fighter Collection Hawker Fury FB 11 Air Leasing Fighter Trainers North American Harvard IV Aircraft Restoration Company de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk Aircraft Restoration Company de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk M. Jack First World War Fighters Bristol F2B Fighter Shuttleworth Collection Sopwith Snipe WWI Aviation Heritage Trust 109 Pair Hispano Buchón (Messerschmitt Bf 109) Spitfire Ltd Hispano Buchón (Messerschmitt Bf 109) Historic Flying Ltd Dunkirk Trio Hispano Buchón (Messerschmitt Bf 109) Historic Flying Ltd Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia - AR213 Comanche Fighters Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia - X4650 Historic Flying Ltd 1930’s Biplane Fighters Gloster Gladiator Mk II The Fighter Collection Hawker Nimrod Mk I The Fighter Collection Hawker Nimrod Mk II Historic Aircraft Collection Hawker Fury Mk I Historic Aircraft Collection Hawker Demon H. Davies 2.30pm Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Avro Lancaster B1 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby Great War Fighters Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a x 3 Great War Display Team Fokker DR.1 Triplane x 2 Great War Display Team Sopwith Triplane Great War Display Team Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c Great War Display Team Junkers CL1 x 2 Great War Display Team 2.55pm - 3.10pm Intermission Continued overleaf 3.10pm Second World War Fighters Yakovlev Yak-3 M. Davy Goodyear FG-1D Corsair The Fighter Collection Fighter Gunnery Training Piper Cub & Drogue Skytricks -
PR Spitfire Flies at Duxford Buchón
July 2018 News NEWS EDITOR: TONY HARMSWORTH E-MAIL TO: [email protected] TELEPHONE: +44 (0)7791 808044 Buchón ‘Yellow 7’ airborne WRITE TO: Aeroplane, Key Publishing Ltd, ispano HA-1112-M1L PO Box 100, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1XQ, UK Buchón C4K-99/ Looking like a still from Spanish location G-AWHM ‘Yellow 7’ shooting during production of the Battle News made its first flight of Britain film, Buchón ‘Yellow 7’ gets Hfor nearly 50 years at Sywell, airborne from Sywell with Richard Grace at the controls on 3 May. ASHLEY STEPHENSON Northamptonshire, on 3 May with Richard Grace at the controls. The ex-Spanish Air Force and Battle of Britain film fighter has been restored over PR Spitfire flies at Duxford the past year or so by Air Leasing at Sywell, and is now based alongside the two-seat HA-1112-M4L Buchón, C.4K-112/G-AWHC ‘Red 11’, which took to the air following restoration by Air Leasing at the same location on 24 November last year. The two aircraft are part of the famous haul of former Battle of Britain film Buchóns that were given to film pilot Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards as part-payment for his work on the movie, and were stored on his ranch in Big Spring, Texas from early 1969 until they were finally put up for sale John Romain brings Spitfire XI PL983 in during 2014. to land at Duxford after the first flight on Richard Grace, the 18 May. Note the outsize serial number, manager/chief engineer at Air painted on with reference to a picture taken Leasing said of the first flight, at Eastleigh in January 1948. -
The D-Day Anniversary Air Show, 24 and 25 May 2014
The D-Day Anniversary Air Show, 24 and 25 May 2014 Flying participation by aircraft type and operator Douglas Dakota III Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby The Red Devils The Parachute Regiment Freefall Team Douglas C-47A Skytrain Aces High Douglas C-47A Skytrain Dakota Heritage Douglas C-47A Skytrain National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, New York Douglas C-47A Skytrain Tradewind Aviation, Oxford, Connecticut Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet x 8 Patrouille de France, French Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules flypast 47 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton Supermarine Spitfire IX Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby Supermarine Spitfire V The Fighter Collection Supermarine Spitfire IXT Air Leasing / Solo Enterprises Supermarine Spitfire IX Old Flying Machine Company Supermarine Spitfire IXT Aircraft Restoration Company / Historic Flying Ltd Supermarine Spitfire IX Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd Piper L-4 Cub FrazerBlades Piper L-4 Cub R Roberts Piper L-4 Cub Charlie November Cub Group Piper L-4 Cub Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd Piper L-4 Cub (static display) A Vogel AgustaWestland Apache 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, Wattisham Flying Station Hawker Hurricane Historic Aircraft Collection Hispano Buchon (Messerschmitt Bf 109) Aircraft Restoration Company / Historic Flying Ltd Hispano Buchon (Messerschmitt Bf 109) Spitfire Ltd Grumman FM-2 Wildcat The Fighter Collection North American P-51D Mustang Ferocious Frankie Old Flying Machine Company Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B B-17 Preservation Eurofighter Typhoon 29(R) Squadron, -
Rudy Arnold Photo Collection
Rudy Arnold Photo Collection Kristine L. Kaske; revised 2008 by Melissa A. N. Keiser 2003 National Air and Space Museum Archives 14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway Chantilly, VA 20151 [email protected] https://airandspace.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 3 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Series 1: Black and White Negatives....................................................................... 4 Series 2: Color Transparencies.............................................................................. 62 Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives............................................................................ 84 Series : Medium-Format Black-and-White and Color Film, circa 1950-1965.......... 93 -
Fairchild 24 Models (Fairchild-F24.Pdf)
18850 Adams Ct Phone: 408/738-3959 Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Toll Free (U.S.): 800/777-6405 www.AircraftCovers.com Fax: 408/738-2729 Email: [email protected] manufacturer of the finest custom-made aircraft covers Tech Sheet: Fairchild 24 models (fairchild-F24.pdf) Fairchild 24 Wing Covers Fairchild 24 Wing Covers Section 1: Canopy/Cockpit/Fuselage Covers Canopy Covers help reduce damage to your airplane's upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat, and they can eliminate problems caused by leaking door and window seals. They keep the windshield and window surfaces clean and help prevent vandalism and theft. The Fairchild 24 models Canopy Cover is custom designed and fit for each model as well as your aircraft's specific antenna and possible temperature probe placements. The Canopy Cover is designed to enclose the windshield, side and rear window area. The Canopy Cover is a one-piece design, which wraps around the canopy and closes with Velcro behind the pilot's side door. The Velcro closure allows entry to the airplane without removing the entire cover. The Canopy Cover also attaches by two belly straps, one under the engine cowling and one under the tailboom. Belly straps are adjustable and detachable from either side using heavy- duty quick release plastic buckles. The buckles are padded to prevent scratching. To ensure the most secure fit, high-quality shock cord is enclosed in the hem of the cover to help keep the cover tighter against the airplane. Canopy Covers are commonly referred to as Cabin Covers, Fuselage Covers, Canvas Covers, etc. -
Issue 4, 2018
publication agreement number 40050880 Issue 4, 2018 Recreational Aircraft Association Canada www.raa.ca The Voice of Canadian Amateur Aircraft Builders $6.95 From The features President’s Desk Fairchild 24 Werner Griesbeck's restored classic/ Mike Davenport...............................................................................4 Gary Wolf RAA 7379 Adventures in Scrounging Bill Weir ..................................................................................................................................................9 Chapter Status Reports the centre hole and the Rony broke, essentially grounding the engines. When You Least Expect It Each year all chapters must send in separating the lift strut from the fuse- Details and a list of affected engine Danger turning final / Fred Grootarz .....................................................................................................10 their status reports in order to have lage. The report also states that with an numbers are at www.rotax-owner. their activities insured under the $5 electron microscope were found many com . There are two further bulletins High Fliers million RAA Chapter Liability Policy. more cracks and delamination beneath for the 915i, one requiring the replace- Being aware of the pitfalls of high altitude flight / Barry Meek .............................................................14 Please name the President, Treasurer, the surface, and suggests that these ment of the oil pump housing on some Secretary, and two other specifically- could have been -
VA Vol 5 No 6 June 1977
A !I E7-=~ n : II I ' I "'~P ~II_LJ __ ~ I. ~aE5i,_'j'~",~ following are the definitions which have finally evolved different upper limits. The solution arrived at by the through all of this joint effort. An ANTIQUE aircraft committee, that is, December 31,1955, is an excellent shall be defined as an aircraft constructed by the original compromise. This was the year which, for all practical Restorer's manufacturer, or his licensee, on or before December 31, purposes, averages out as the demise of the taildragger. 1945. A CLASSIC aircraft shall be defined as an aircraft Piper brought out the Tripacer in 1953. Cessna had al constructed by the original manufacturer, or his licensee, ready terminated the 140A in 1951. The 190/195 ceased Corner on or after January 1, 1946, up to and including Decem in 1955. Only a few 170B's were built in 1956. The 310 fiJ1/.J.R. NlELAI\nEH.Sl ber 31, 1955. Of course, there have to be a few excep had come out in 1953. Beechcraft had their Bonanza tions to the above, and they are as follows. Pre-World through several mod ifications by 1955 and were making War II aircraft models which had only a small post-war plans to phaze out their big H-18 twin. Aeronca and JUDGING CLASSI FICATIONS AND CATEGORIES production run shall be defined as antique aircraft. Taylorcraft were out of production as were Luscombe Over the past three years your Division has had Examples are Beechcraft Staggerwing, Fairchild 24 and and Stinson. With the exception of the Piper Super Cub, standing committees which have been working very hard Monocoupe. -
Sopwith Camel Pdf, Epub, Ebook
SOPWITH CAMEL PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Jon Guttman,Simon Smith,Harry Dempsey,Richard Chasemore,Peter Bull | 64 pages | 23 Oct 2012 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781780961767 | English | United Kingdom Sopwith Camel PDF Book Running on a single magneto was checked and although the engine note changed there was no discernible RPM drop. Art Clothing Gear. Friday 24 July Read More. Although the wing loading was somewhat higher the improved power loading gave better climb performance. Tuesday 28 July With the more powerful engines, the Camel was able to climb to 10, feet in less than ten minutes. Monday 21 September Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Once close to the ground the aircraft was levelled and held off while it slowed down. Saturday 25 July Canadian Roy Brown was flying his Sopwith Camel on April 21, and was officially credited with the downing of the legendary German ace Manfred von Richthofen - the "Red Baron" himself. The stall itself was benign and full back stick could be reached. Wednesday 9 September Quantity Price. The engine, fuel tanks, cockpit and machine guns about 90 per cent of the overall weight was positioned in the first two metres of the craft, giving it a very close centre of gravity. Before I get a slew of emails telling me that the engine is a radial and not a rotary, you can read about this type of rotary engine here — this one is a rotary just not a Wankel rotary. The engine had had several successful ground runs and I had tried a brief taxy session. The Sopwith Camel F. -
Pegasus Flyer
Pegasus Flyer Preserving Hagerstown’s Aviation Heritage Issue 3 DOME HANGAR SPECIAL EDITION! November 2020 Welcome to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum's third issue of tory of Hagerstown's aviation industry. It is with your contin- the Pegasus Flyer. This newsletter is published periodically to ued support that the museum will be able to renovate it’s new keep the museum's members, donors, volunteers and friends home in the historic 1943 Fairchild Aircraft Flight Test Han- informed about museum acquisitions, preservation projects, gar. You can support these efforts by making a dona- events and interesting museum activities. tion by mail or online. The museum is extremely grateful to every person, organiza- tion and corporation who over the years has provided the Thank you! support necessary for the museum to continue it’s mission of John Seburn, President, preserving and presenting to the public the century long his- Hagerstown Aviation Museum Hagerstown Aviation Museum’s First Home! - 25 Years in the Making! Concept illustration of a museum event in the Dome Hangar, By Nick Rotondo Museum aircraft moved into Dome Hangar. October, 2020 The Hagerstown Aviation Museum is dedicated to preserving museum facility to showcase the collection, the museum has and presenting the over 100 year aviation history of the held outdoor events at the Hagerstown Regional Airport Hagerstown, Maryland region. Over the past 25 years the drawing thousands of visitors each year. During these out- museum has grown from a concept to a collection of 23 his- door events, rides in the museum’s Fairchild PT-19 aircraft toric aircraft and is the world’s largest collection of historic were offered providing a memorable living history flight ex- aircraft built in Hagerstown. -
Pilot Index to Owens Field Airport Register Columbia, S.C
Pilot Index to Owens Field Airport Register Columbia, S.C. Page Name of Pilot License No. Name of Owner Make and Type of Airplane 15 [illegible] 11540 Senn, C. R. Stenson 19 [illegible] [illegible] Cessna 19 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 24 [illegible] [illegible] Travelair K16 30 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Curtiss Robin 30 [illegible]sing [illegible]891 Young, [illegible] Ryan 24 A. L. S.; Buch, J. A. 559K Schaffer, A. L. Moth 36 Abella, Rigby Charlotte Flying Inc. Cub 46 Adams Plurin Air Craft Bellanca 17 Adams, H. S. Adams, H. S. Curtiss Robin 17 Adams, Henry S. Adams & Cross Robin 3 Aerne, Otto 8173 L. C. Curtiss Wright Cessna 14 Aires, E. S. US P-1 Curtiss 19 Akre, Rus, Lt. US Army Keystone B-3-A 15 Aldrin, E. E. 3029 Standard Oil Co. of NJ Lockheed Stanan 13 Alexander, A. L. US Army O-19B 12 Alexander, A. L., Lt. Army Air Corps O-19B 19 Alexander, Lt. O-19 28 Alexander, Lt. BM-1 36 Allblitton, A. S. US Navy Vought SU-Z 22 Alsop, H. C. 8087 Alsop, H. C. KR-31 41 Amos, Chas. L., Jr.; Hayworth, J. R. Amos, Chas. L., Jr.; Hayworth, J. R. Cub 43 Anderson, C. A. Butler, N. D. Waco 21 Anding, Tex Anding, Tex Stinson 44 Angerland, S. Frierson, Jack Aeronca 45 Anthony, A. L. 35456 Burrows, G. A. Cub 40 Antonio, Sam 30648 Miller, O. E. Stinson 40 Antonio, Sam 30648 Miller, O. E. Stinson 40 Arly, R. S. Swaringer, J. P. Taylorcraft 40 Arly, R. S.; Swaringer, J.