Flying dinosaurus

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Citat:Three F-86 Sabres and an F-22 Raptor fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the course certifies civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots to fly in formation together during the upcoming air show season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Massey)

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Gloster Meteor

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Toni ::Gloster Meteor



Gloster Gladiator zapravo. Meteor je bio dvomotorni mlaznjak s kraja 2. svetskog rata.

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Jes bre, pomesao sam. Iako zastareo i pre WWII proslavio ga Pet Petl i ekipa braneci Maltu.

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Совјетски еквивалент Гладијатора...

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Bristol 149 Bolingbroke, mornaricka verzija Blenhajma + Hariken

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Прецизније, у питању је тренажна варијанта Bolingbroke MkIVT, а којем је током рестаурације уграђена носна секција авиона Blenheim, с тим да је рестауриран у бојама ноћног ловца MkIF.

http://www.mycity-military.com/Ostalo-3/Flying-dinosaurus_32.html#p1629672

Данас је то једини Blenheim/Bolingbroke у летном стању.

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Au pravi grobarski

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Ryan ST-M S2, ZK-BEM, Ардмор, Нови Зеланд, 21. март 2016.

Citat:... It is painted in the colours it wore with the Netherlands East Indies military in 1941 where it operated for at least some time on floats. The NEI had ordered a total of 108 ST-M aircraft which were delivered in 1941 but in March 1942 the Japanese invaded the island of Java and destroyed many of them. However, 34 of the aircraft managed to escape the destruction and were hastily shipped to Australia where they entered service with the RAAF. S-53 (c/n 489) was one of these aircraft and it was bought on charge with the RAAF in June 1942 as A50-13.

Following the end of the war it was purchased by Brown and Dureau Pty Ltd of Melbourne and registered VH-AGS... it ended up with James Whiteman of Sydney on 30/11/53... Whiteman shipped the aircraft to Auckland where it arrived in May 1954. It first flew here as VH-AGS as it was involved in a forced landing on Takapuna Beach still wearing its Australian registration on 17/5/54 The forced landing was caused by an engine failure... It was cancelled from the Australian register on 25/5/54 and appeared on the New Zealand register as ZK-BEM on 14/9/55, still owned by James Whiteman...

Soon after being registered in New Zealand, on 15 /10/55, it was purchased by Alex H Blechynden of Matamata... Further ownership changes saw ZK-BEM being owned by CD Price of Auckland from 11/8/58, and later by C Fry of Auckland, then by J Tuohey of Auckland from 1/9/60...

It was eventually retired to a hangar at Ardmore over the period 1960 to 1967 needing extensive repairs. During this time it passed through several more owners... finally by Kerry Newman. He cancelled ZK-BEM from the register on 19/7/67 and donated the by now derelict aircraft to MOTAT (Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology), with a proviso that it be restored to flying condition. It was later restored to static display by MOTAT.

By 1985 the aircraft was undergoing restoration...

In 1994 an agreement was made between MOTAT and the New Zealand Warbirds Association for the Association to restore the aircraft to flying status in return for exclusive use of it for 10 years. ZK-BEM was re-registered on 19/11/98 to the Ryan Syndicate of the NZ Warbirds Association, and it was test flown on 13/12/98... The aircraft suffered major engine damage and was forced to make an emergency landing on the Clevedon Polo Field on 29/8/04 after which it languished again until funds were raised for a replacement... engine with which it flew again in March 2012.

It is now 75 years old!