Archive for category OLD AIRCRAFT

Jan. 23 – 1st flight anniversary of both BLERIOT XI & TU-126

Jan 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Armée de l'Air, Aviation, Bleriot XI, France, Pilots, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF, Tu-126, WW1 | No Comments

Thanks to the new Twitter technology, we can now embed some Twitter posts. A great aviation history’s tweep – @OlePrimdahl – pays tribute to both the Russian Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Tupolev Tu-126 Moss (January 23, 1962), and the famous French Blériot XI (January 23, 1909) flown by Louis Blériot to cross the Channel for the first time ie 6 months later:

#Onthisday in #aviation #history: First flight of the Tupolev Tu-126 “Moss” AEW & C aircraft in 1962. bit.ly/xw7toq

— Ole Primdahl (@OlePrimdahl) January 23, 2012

#Onthisday in #aviation #history: First flight of the Blériot XI light monoplane aircraft in 1909. bit.ly/xWjfA0

— Ole Primdahl (@OlePrimdahl) January 23, 2012

Tags: 1909, 1962, AEW&C, AIRCRAFT, Aviation, Bleriot XI, Channel, Flight, FRANCE, FRENCH AIR FORCE, HISTORY, Louis Blériot, Maiden, Ole Primdahl, Pilots, PLS 2222, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF, Tu-114, Tu-126, Tupolev, Twitter

PEARL HARBOR ATTACK & WWII

Dec 7

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A6M Zero, American, Aviation, B5N Kate, D3A Val, Guam, Japan, Japan ASDF, LISTEN, Pearl Harbor, PLS 2 / SLP 2, Sailors, USA, USAF, Veterans, Wake Isl., Warships | No Comments

The Pearl Harbor Attack(called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters – Operation Z in planning – and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) happened on Sunday December 7, 1941 ie 70 years ago. Here is a video of remembrance of the infamous day which dragged the United States of America into World War II:

Pearl Harbor: A Landmark in History, part 5 from Pacific Historic Parks on Vimeo.

Tags: 1941, 1945, A6M, Aichi, American, ARMY AVIATION, ASIA, Attack, Aviation, B-29, B29, B5N, Bombing, Burma, Capsizing, Congress, D3A, Death toll, Declaration, Doolittle Raid, Empire of Japan, Ground-Attack, Guadalcanal, Guam, Hawaii, Hiroshima, HISTORY, Islands, James Ralph Doolittle, JAPAN, Japanese, Kate, LISTEN, Midway, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nakajima, NAVY, Pacific, Pacific fleet, Pearl Harbor, Philippines, PLS 2222, Remembrance, Rescuers, Sailors, SHIPS, Survivors, Tokyo, U.S., US, USA, USAAF, USAF, USS California, USS Hornet, USS Oklahoma, USS Utah, Val, Veterans, Video, Wake, War, World War, WW2, WWII, Yamamoto, Zero

RENO AIR RACES CRASH – Pilot Tried to Avoid Bleachers

Sep 17

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Accidents, Aerobatics, American, Civilians, FAA, LISTEN, NTSB, P-51, Pilots, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, USA | No Comments

74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, a movie stunt pilot was flying a P-51 Mustang called “Galloping Ghost” for the Reno Air Race yesterday September 16, 2011.

On the video you can see that shortly after lifting-up to reach the middle part of a loop, the aircraft dived towards the bleachers, and crashed very close to them. According to the news, 3 died, and 54 would have been injured, 12 of which in severe conditions. A Mayday emergency call would have been heard a few seconds before the accident.

The Reno Air Races have been cancelled even if the families insisted on letting the airshow go on. Some videos on the Internet show how violent the impact was. The area has been cordoned off as the NTSB is still investigating, as well as FAA officials were on the spot, and a mass-casualty situation has been reported.

Jimmy Leeward would have tried to dodge the bleachers as his P-51 was going down. The famous pilot would have saved hundreds of potential casualties before he died, according to this eyewitness account:

Tags: Accident, Aerobatics, Airshows, American, Bleachers, Boxes, Casualties, Crowd, Dead, Death toll, FAA, Galloping Ghost, Injured, Jimmy Leeward, LISTEN, MASCAL, Mustang, National Championship Air Races, NEWS, North American, NTSB, P-51, P-51D, P51, PLS 4444, Race plane, Reno, Reno Air Races, Reno Stead, Spectators, Stands, Tarmac, USA, Video, Witness

Mil V-12 or Mi-12 Homer – LARGEST HELICOPTER EVER

Jul 20

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, HELICOPTERS, LISTEN, Old HELICOPTERS, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF | No Comments

The Mil V-12 was the largest helicopter ever built (37-meter long!). It performed its first flight in 1968, and outperformed all the other helicopters in the world. Thanks to its twin rotor, it could lift up to 44 tons as early as 1969. It never entered service as this prodigious prototype remained at the project stage, and for uncleared reasons, its production was cancelled.

VIDEO:

Tags: AIRCRAFT, Documentary, Giant, HELICOPTERS, Homer, Lift, LISTEN, Mi-12, Mil, PLS 2222, Project, Prototype, READ, RUSSIA, Russian, V-12, Video, Weight

AIRMAN magazine – March-April 2011

Apr 20

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in C1, Curtiss JN, IAAFA, INCOA, Interviews, Magazines, MEDIC, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, Reserve, Troops, US & DoD, USA, USAF, Veterans, WOMEN, WW1, WW2 | No Comments

This month’s Airman – US Air Force magazine :

Washington trip gives veterans a chance to pay their respects and receive appreciation.
Rodeo association allows military people to get in touch with their inner cowboy or cowgirl.
A combat photographer puts herself on the other side of the lens as she fights cancer.
Andrews lieutenant spends her free time as a Washington Redskins cheerleader.
International school at Lackland AFB brings military people and cultures together.
Intense course prepares Airmen for Army Ranger school.
Photographers share their views from Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-6.

Click on the cover below to read the magazine – www.af.mil courtesy:

USAF Airman magazine March-April 2011 cover

Tags: A-10, AFB, AIRCRAFT, Airman, Andrews, Army Ranger, Association, Breast, Cadets, Camouflage, Cancer, Cheerleader, Chemo, Chemotherapy, Chuck, Cowboy, Cowgirl, Creech, Curtiss, F-15E, Fight, Football, Green Flag, Hair, Honor, IAAFA, INCOA, Infusion, Inter-American, Jenny, JFEX, JN-4, Katherine Stinson, Lackland, LANTIRN, Magazine, MEDIC, Medical, Memorial, Mildred McDowell, NCO, Nellis, NEWS, NFL, PAFRA, PHOTOS, PLS 4444, Pope, POW, PRT, Ranger, RANKS, READ, Redskins, Remember, Reserve, Rodeo, Students, Super Bowl, Tab, Thunderbolt II, Treatment, Uniform, US & DoD, USA, USAF, USAFA, Veterans, Washington D.C., Washington Redskins, WOMEN, World War, WW2, WWII, X-1, XS-1, Yeager, Zabul

Grumman F3F biplane fighter aircraft

Apr 14

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, Aviation, B2, Cockpit, Fuselage, Grumman F3F, LISTEN, MARINES, NAVY, Planes, PLS 3 / SLP 3, Tail, USA, Wings | No Comments

Tags: 1938, AIRCRAFT, American, Arresting hook, Arresting wire, Arrestor hook, Aviation, Biplane, Cockpit, F3F, FIGHTER aircraft, Grumman, HISTORY, Landing gear, Leroy, LISTEN, MARINES, NAVY, PHOTOS, PLS 3333, Retractable, Tail hook, US, USA, Video, Wings

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