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4 hours ago, thierry laurent said:
The other types dropped dinghies and/or led the rescue patrol boats to the pilots floating in the Channel!
Like this Lysander:
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- Christa, MikeC and CRAZY IVAN5
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A full formation view of an earlier photo that was posted, note the slight differences in the schemes and the shades of the colours:
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F-15Is ready to find some targets:
note to reduce drag the targetting pods were removed and the stub pylons have the racks removed, or at least the swaybraces. All to increase range. Also the full load of chaff and flare and the turkey feathers are still there.
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Peter, in case you need some Shrike info:
https://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2017/11/texas-instruments-shrike-agm-45a-missile.html
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- easixpedro and John1
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Not to go off topic but some Scooter battle damage here:
https://danangafb.blogspot.com/2017/06/jun-30th-battle-damage.html
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Iran has claimed it's first real kill:
https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/18/iran-first-kill-war/
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I think they are using drones with small munitions, if they were larger weapons like GBU-39 or Mavericks we would see them just prior to impact plus they have larger warheads compared to a drone's load. Of course if the target is not fueled or has any explosives they would not be a larger blast and if the target was in the middle of a city street they wouldn't want too much collateral destruction.
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Most aircrew would look down the pitot tube to make sure it's clear, no bugs or other debris inside it, plus since it's a preflight check no power would be on. After flight i have seen some be hasty in putting the pitot cover on and it would start to smoke once in awhile since it was still hot.
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Keeping it on topic, at least there is a F-16 in the background😁:
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F-15s ready to head out:
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- CRAZY IVAN5 and Gazzas
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Aviation related only no politics, F-15C about to launch, note it has an AIM-7 on the other CFT:
Some photos online show F-15 fuel tanks on the ground in Syria and Iraq after they were punched off to get rid of drag. F-16Is lined up ready to go to war:
More updated info can be found at:
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A few years later in another war:
and F-4 that got a quick paint job, note the Rescue sign, Ejection Seat Warning triangle and anti-glare all painted over:
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Peter before you get too far with the Shrikes, the ones in the Trumpeter kit have the wings too far back. The back of the wing should pretty much line up with the forward swaybrace on the inboard pylon. There is a drawing in a manual here:
https://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2016/10/douglas-4ta-4-skyhawk-tactical-pocket.html
pg54 of the manual shows where it should line up.
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3 videos showing the proper way to paint, and do touch ups, mainly a Spitfire:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060020850
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Another item i would like to add if i may to the above list:
11. learn from failures, figure out how the print failed and what you can do to fix it for next time.
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- Lee White and geedubelyer
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As mentioned check out YouTube, there are reviews of various printers and Slicer programs out there. It is best to start simple but one that will meet your needs. There are several sites that offer files for free, like Thingiverse and Cults 3D, if the object is not in the scale you want, you just resize it and you can get good results even with filament printers.
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Here is the original B&W photo of the one above:
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- Palm-tree, Grunticus, tomprobert and 2 others
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Lancasters under construction:
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You put the forward pod on either side:
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- easixpedro and Anthony in NZ
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Coming along great Peter, one little detail, the early A-4s had only 2 chaff dispensers, one forward and one aft:
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…And Kill MiGs - Tamiya F-4B conversion
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Peter is the paint even dry on your A-4 project?😁 If you have a 3D printer or know someone with one, here are some intakes for free:
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/1-32-f-4-phantom-seamless-intake-tube
Jari