There are only two surviving intact Stukas - one is in my backyard at
the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the other at the RAF
museum in London. I love the Stuka - it makes no pretense at being
pretty. It's aggressive and angular - a no-nonsense war machine.
On 12/10/15 11:11 : , Jim Nichols wrote:
It certainly has the same lack of aerodynamic refinements as the
Stuka. :-)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/10/2015 11:06 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
Surely not, 'tis a Ju 87 Stuka, no question.
Piers
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Could be...................
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/10/2015 9:09 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
Actually, it looks a lot like a worked-over Ayers Turbo Thrush:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayres_Thrush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayres_Thrush#/media/File:Ayers_Turbo_Thrush.jp
g
Chris
Looks like a miniature 1940's fighter aircraft at this distance.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/8/2015 3:01 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
And a developmental aircraft was doing some testing. I watched a
couple
of takeoff runs at a distance, which I knew would have to be cropped.
E-1 images CAN be cropped, if one is willing to rely on Focus
Magic and
Neat Image to compensate.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Developmental+Aircraft+Takeoff.
tif.html
Chris
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