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by Sparky
Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:28 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 24
Views: 13051

Re: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach

The A-20 does seem to fly particularly well on one engine. After nursing a 110 engine-out towards home and having it wallow like a cow (in winter, no less when she should fly best), a single engine A-20 without having the prop feathered and having lost the critical (left) engine hummed along in mid-...
by Sparky
Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 34
Views: 15457

Re: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach

...P-39L...looks to be a good fighter/ground attack plane. I'm afraid our one TP ground attack mission with the Little Cobra showed why the Russians didn't use it as ground attack. It's very vulnerable to ground fire. Many a/c with engine damage give you a bit of time to fly towards friendly territ...
by Sparky
Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:26 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 24
Views: 13051

Re: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach

Good show. One more to go. The A-20 is a fine bird.
by Sparky
Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Kipp arrives at Kalach
Replies: 19
Views: 11826

Re: Starshina Kipp arrives at Kalach

Good job Kipp. The light at the end of the tunnel is the landing light of a P-39 :Dizzy
by Sparky
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:00 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 34
Views: 15457

Re: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach

Cowboy, do you have full forum access yet?
by Sparky
Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:13 am
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 34
Views: 15457

Re: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach

Silk wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:32 pm I never voted for you Buns....
Are you sure? When the votes were tallied Comrade Commissar Bunny received 120% of the vote. :Dodgy
by Sparky
Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:23 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 34
Views: 15457

Re: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach

Well done, Texas. You can even paint the Lone Star on your wings and fuselage (in red). Glad you're aboard.
by Sparky
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:10 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 34
Views: 15457

Re: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach

Welcome, brother. Austin was heard from today.
by Sparky
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:09 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach
Replies: 24
Views: 13051

Re: Starshina Tuffy arrives at Kalach

Welcome Tuffy. You've already got the Czech advance party in place.
by Sparky
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:06 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Con arrives at Kalach
Replies: 9
Views: 6053

Re: Starshina Con arrives at Kalach

Welcome! Have fun with the OTUs. We'll soon be back in 109s.
by Sparky
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:04 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Kipp arrives at Kalach
Replies: 19
Views: 11826

Re: Starshina Kipp arrives at Kalach

Welcome aboard! Have fun at OTU.
by Sparky
Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Welcome Guests.
Replies: 380
Views: 101691

Re: Welcome Guests.

There were many US pilots that joined the RAF, some through the RCAF, and at least a dozen fought in the 1940 Battles of Norway, France, and Britain in RAF squadrons. Billy Fiske was the first to die in August 1940 some of them subsequently served in the first RAF Eagle Squadron, flying Hurricane M...
by Sparky
Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Ducky leaves Kalach
Replies: 13
Views: 7532

Re: Starshina Ducky leaves Kalach

Good show, Ducky. We have four more ops in P-39's after summer break and then we'll be flying mystery ships!

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Mystery ship!

See you on ops.
by Sparky
Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:25 am
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Starshina Duckie arrives at Kalach
Replies: 18
Views: 10909

Re: Starshina Duckie arrives at Kalach

Good job, Duckie. Hope you're enjoying it.
by Sparky
Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:52 pm
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Welcome Guests.
Replies: 380
Views: 101691

Re: Welcome Guests.

except "Chako" sounds like "Jacko" which is the radiotelephone proword for "disregard the following transmission" :Peace