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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:21 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:21 am to Darth_Vader
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Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:25 am to TexasTiger62
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Very cool. Been following this thread all week. Hope it keeps up
Thanks. I've enjoyed it as well. Want to take a stab at the last picture posted?
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:30 am to Darth_Vader
It's the Russian "Caspian Sea Monster." My dad was obsessed with thing. He couldn't read enough about it.
eta: It had a really short production span and was part of the Russian Navy fleet. They christened it with a bottle of champagne prior to it's first flight like a new ship. However, the pilots that flew it were from the Russian Air Force.
eta: It had a really short production span and was part of the Russian Navy fleet. They christened it with a bottle of champagne prior to it's first flight like a new ship. However, the pilots that flew it were from the Russian Air Force.
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Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:42 am to LSUdm21
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It's the Russian "Caspian Sea Monster." My dad was obsessed with thing. He couldn't read enough about it.
eta: It had a really short production span and was part of the Russian Navy fleet. They christened it with a bottle of champagne prior to it's first flight like a new ship. However, the pilots that flew it were from the Russian Air Force.
Very good. It amazes me how many really odd things the Russians come out with.
Alright, how about this?
What is the type & country of origin of this aircraft?
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:42 am to Darth_Vader
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Name this craft...
Definitely some sort of Batman R&D boat.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:43 am to htownjeep
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Definitely some sort of Batman R&D boat.
He actually answered it above. Here...
Caspian Sea Monster
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:52 am to Darth_Vader
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country of origin of this aircraft?
Red star...
China?
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:52 am to Darth_Vader
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What is the type & country of origin of this aircraft?
I know this but I'll give people time to see it. All I'll say is those damn copying commie bastards.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:57 am to jrodLSUke
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Red star...
China?
No. But China played an indirect role in this aircraft's development.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:57 am to LSUdm21
Based on that...
I say it is a Russian copy of the American B-something bomber.
ETA:
That makes me think Korea.
I say it is a Russian copy of the American B-something bomber.
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But China played an indirect role in this aircraft's development.
That makes me think Korea.
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Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:57 am to LSUdm21
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I know this but I'll give people time to see it. All I'll say is those damn copying commie bastards
Shhhhhh.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:58 am to jrodLSUke
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I say it is a Russian copy of the American B-something bomber.
You're all over it.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:03 am to Darth_Vader
Alright... Times up.
The aircraft pictures is a Soviet Tupolev TU-4 heavy bomber. This aircraft is a direct copy (virtually down to the last nut & bolt) of the American B-29 Superfortress.
LINK
The aircraft pictures is a Soviet Tupolev TU-4 heavy bomber. This aircraft is a direct copy (virtually down to the last nut & bolt) of the American B-29 Superfortress.
LINK
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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:04 am to Darth_Vader
I don't know what the Russians called it, but I know what we called it. They probably didn't change a thing but the language on the instrument panels.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:11 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Here's a good one...
Name the make, model , and national markings of this aircraft....
Name the make, model , and national markings of this aircraft....
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:16 am to Darth_Vader
Markings on the propeller and the uniforms look French.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:17 am to jrodLSUke
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Markings on the propeller and the uniforms look French.
Close but that's not it.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:19 am to Darth_Vader
Then it must be Dutch.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:22 am to jrodLSUke
Can I just say this thread frickin delivers!!!!
Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:25 am to jrodLSUke
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Then it must be Dutch.
You would be correct, sir. The aircraft does have Dutch national markings.
It is a Fokker GI heavy fighter....
LINK
Interesting thing about Fokker, they started out in the Netherlands but moved to Germany before WWI. During the war Fokker made some of the most iconic German fighters of the war, including the Red Baron's famous DR1 triplane and perhaps one of the best all around fighters of the war, the DVII. After Germany lost WWI and was forbidden to make any more aircraft the company packed up and moved back to the Netherlands whee it remains to this day.
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