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    WW2 Fighter Plane Landing Gear Failure - Can this really happen?

    My Father received his flight training in the Navy in 1941-2. He flew mostly Curtiss Wright SNC's (a model of the CW-22) and Grumman F3F's. The following story I was told is hard to believe, so I'm hoping that some of you pilots out there (I'm not one) can tell me if this kind of stuff really...
  2. X3 Skier

    50+ years after..He views film of his Spitfire Crash Landing.

    WWII Photo Recce pilot makes a wheels up landing which was filmed by the Flight Surgeon. The Flight Surgeon's grandson finds the film, locates the pilot and makes a documentary. The pilot is amazing. 93 yrs old and as sharp as ever. The Dixon the pilot mentions is Bob Dixon, General USAF...
  3. rkdF250

    World War II Airplane Art for sale

    I am posting these for a friend. Her father passed away and left these to her. She has no place for them and wants them to be enjoyed. Send me an offer and I can pass it along to her. Titles: "Ace of Aces" -> It is signed by the artist and Erich Hartmann, the German ace "Return of the...
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