23 December, 2017

Head West: Jerry Yellin.

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Did you feel the burst of cold the other day? Not a long one, just a short, slap to the skin... If you did, you felt the world...
17 December, 2017

Profile 128: MiG-19/J-6 as flown by LtCol Phung Van Quang, 925th FR

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Have a look at the MiG-19 above.  Actually, it's not a MiG but Chinese copy more properly called a Shenyang J-6.    This project be...
09 December, 2017

Profile 126 - A6M2-21 Zero as flown by Kaname Harada, IJN Soryu

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"Rivet counters." For the most part, the term is a pejorative, intending to mock those who over-analyze to the point of point...
06 November, 2017

"South Dakota Warrior" - new OGTA episode

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All I can say is this—no story has challenged my views on Leadership, Courage and Duty like this one.  There's more art and more st...
24 September, 2017

Profile 127: Hawker Hurricane as flown by... of 6 Sqn.

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"We're scraping the bottom of the barrel, I'm afraid.  But at least we have this one." Break break. A quote has...

"Split Second" - OGTA episode

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Jim Kunkle's P-38 has been a rewarding project... for one, it turned out pretty well.  For two, Jim was grateful for the gift.  For ...
14 August, 2017

Update

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It's a bit of good fortune to know that this is a "popular" blog. However, it's shameful that other events conspire t...
01 June, 2017

PROFILE 126: IN PROGRESS - A6M2-21 Zero flown by...who?!

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Just so you know, 'this' all starts with the scratch of graphite on paper.  The picture above is my pencil-work of a Mitsubishi ...

Reprise: Requiem for the Unsung; John DeBerg "hitched a ride" West...

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Who do you want to make your hamburger? Who do you want to fix your car? Who do you want to remove your appendix? Who do you want...

PROFILE 127: IN-PROGRESS - AC-130A flown by "...the rest of the guys."

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Bah!  I couldn't find it!  I just spent nearly an hour looking for what is—at least to my wingnutty mind—one of the greatest Saturda...