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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:04 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:04 am to Darth_Vader
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She is a brutish thing, isn't she? But no, she's not French.
It's American. I've seen it before. It's an experimental 1920s era heavy bomber and only one or two were built but I've got no idea what it was called.
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Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:07 am to JustGetItRight
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It's American. I've seen it before. It's an experimental 1920s era heavy bomber and only one or two were built but I've got no idea what it was called.
You're all over it. It was the Witteman Lewis XNBL-1 and represents America's first attempt at producing a heavy strategic bomber.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:08 am to Darth_Vader
Throwing this out..the Bartlett bomber?
ETA guess not.
ETA guess not.
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:10 am to Spaceman Spiff
Still flying in active duty for Israel, Turkey, & Iran!
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:11 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Among other accomplishments, the Phantom II settled the debate on whether a fighter needs a gun.
Except that pilots in Vietnam complained mightly that they didn't have one and could have used one on many occasions.
I think the Israelis use a mounted gun pod on theirs.
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 10:13 am
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:13 am to captcouv
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Still flying in active duty for Israel, Turkey, & Iran!
I thought that Isreal decommissioned them?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:13 am to captcouv
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Except that pilots in Vietnam complained mightly that they didn't have one and could have used on on many occasions.
That's why we built the F-4E.......with a gun.
ETA And every U.S. fighter since has carried a gun.
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 10:15 am
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:17 am to captcouv
Alright, How about this one?
1. Make & model?
2. Purpose?
3. Historic significance?
1. Make & model?
2. Purpose?
3. Historic significance?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:18 am to Spaceman Spiff
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I thought that Isreal decommissioned them?
I believe they're still using them for RF (recon), but still armed.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:19 am to Darth_Vader
Postwar Navy anti-sub. That's all I got.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:21 am to Spaceman Spiff
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I thought that Isreal decommissioned them?
Israel did - but in addition to Turkey & Iran, they're still in active service with Greece, Egypt, Japan, and South Korea.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:22 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Postwar Navy anti-sub.
Yep. I'll wait about giving the name. And this aircraft holds really not just one but two distinctions. I'll give a few more minutes.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:23 am to Darth_Vader
Grumman Guardian.
First shipboard AEW platform.
First shipboard AEW platform.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:23 am to Darth_Vader
That's a Grumman Guardian, isn't it? Not sure on the rest.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:26 am to JustGetItRight
What is this? Country, etc?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:27 am to Spaceman Spiff
Is that insignia Czech?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:29 am to JustGetItRight
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Grumman Guardian.
correct!
quote:
First shipboard AEW platform.
Close... But she was actually the first purpose built ASW (anti-submarine warfare) carrier based aircraft of the US Navy. She is also the largest single engine propeller driven carrier based aircraft in history.
There were actually two types of these aircraft. One held the sonar equipment while the other held the weapons. They worked as a single unit.
LINK
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:31 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Is that insignia Czech?
Dutch, I believe. But I have been wrong before.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:31 am to Spaceman Spiff
That's a Dutch made Fokker G1. That one appears to have markings of the Czech AF.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:35 am to Darth_Vader
Thanks for clearing that up! 
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