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- 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-...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
- 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?
- Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:13 am
- Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
- Topic: Starshina Cowboy arrives at Kalach
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15457
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
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Mystery ship!
See you on ops.
- 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.
- 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