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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4350 on: May 05, 2021, 06:57:28 PM »
An S-75 Dvina SAM passing 104ft below RA-5C Vigilante, captured by the North American RA-5 Vigilante's own reconn camera's, whilst flying over North Vietnam, 1971.
Amazingly the missile failed to detonate.

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« Reply #4351 on: May 10, 2021, 07:35:20 PM »
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Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) spell out "Hi Mom!!" on the flight deck of the ship in celebration of Mother's Day 2021.
(Photo by @USNavy)

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4352 on: May 12, 2021, 01:51:18 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4353 on: May 12, 2021, 03:15:27 AM »

The ship is either the Lexington or the Saratoga but which rigid airship is it?  The Los Angeles or one of the Akron/Macon sister ships?

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« Reply #4354 on: May 12, 2021, 08:58:12 PM »


Wow, that gives perspective 🤔

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4355 on: May 12, 2021, 09:00:07 PM »
Is that an airship-carrying aircraft carrier (airship-carrier?) or an aircraft carrier-launching airship?  ???
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« Reply #4356 on: May 12, 2021, 09:54:41 PM »
The men on deck shouting up to the airship crew . . .
"You've parked it back to front! "


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4357 on: May 12, 2021, 10:05:07 PM »

The ship is either the Lexington or the Saratoga but which rigid airship is it?  The Los Angeles or one of the Akron/Macon sister ships?



I think it's the Los Angeles, the fins are the wrong shape for the Akron/Macon, also those two had a distinctive 'ridge' running along their sides, and were also 'chubbier' . . .




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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #4358 on: May 13, 2021, 01:21:12 AM »
On 27 January 1928, the Navy airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) conducted a landing on the brand-new Lexington-class battlecruiser/carrier conversion, USS Saratoga (CV-3).
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« Reply #4359 on: May 13, 2021, 01:39:32 AM »


Machine gun test bench.
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« Reply #4360 on: May 13, 2021, 02:21:38 AM »
Capt. Ivan @CockpitChatter

DENVER – There were no injuries reported after two airplanes collided mid-air over Cherry Creek State Park, leading one of them to crash in a field and another to land safely, South Metro Fire Rescue said.

https://thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/2-planes-collide-mid-air-over-cherry-creek-state-park-no-reported-injuries-officials-say



The attacker is a Cirrus SR-22. The victim a Swearingen SA226TC. The Cirrus parachute did deploy.
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« Reply #4361 on: May 13, 2021, 02:24:44 AM »
Another view.

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« Reply #4362 on: May 13, 2021, 02:27:12 AM »
Pilot did well to bring the Swearingen back in.
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« Reply #4363 on: May 13, 2021, 03:16:22 AM »
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« Reply #4364 on: May 13, 2021, 04:47:52 AM »
Pilot did well to bring the Swearingen back in.

He was probably Swearingen all the way.

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« Reply #4365 on: May 13, 2021, 06:32:59 AM »
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« Reply #4366 on: May 15, 2021, 12:15:56 AM »
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« Reply #4367 on: May 15, 2021, 01:10:08 AM »
It’s hard to believe that tail didn’t come off!

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« Reply #4369 on: May 17, 2021, 04:08:28 AM »




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« Reply #4370 on: May 19, 2021, 05:09:50 PM »
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« Reply #4372 on: May 19, 2021, 05:11:43 PM »
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« Reply #4373 on: May 19, 2021, 05:12:08 PM »
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