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Some wings between the wars
"Old Geezerr" wrote in message
... Bugly------------- is that short for Butt Ugly? That was name of the JPG. Maybe someone else in the group can identify it. |
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Some wings between the wars
"Old Geezerr" wrote in message
... Did they have an observation deck and rec room on the bottom floor? That was a French attempt at a "flying fortress" |
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Some wings between the wars
"Jess Lurkin" wrote in message ...
Had to look further into this powerless bird. That's the only fighter-glider I've ever heard of. It would be towed to altitude above bomber formations by a Bf-109 and then released to fire two 30mm cannons while diving. While several prototypes were built, it never went into production and crews regarded it as something of a suicide weapon... |
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Some wings between the wars
On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 22:27:40 -0500, "Byker" wrote:
"Old Geezerr" wrote in message .. . Bugly------------- is that short for Butt Ugly? That was name of the JPG. Maybe someone else in the group can identify it. Blackburn Blackburn (seems someone had a brainlock in aircraft naming that day...) |
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Some wings between the wars
On 8/10/2015 10:21 AM, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 22:27:40 -0500, "Byker" wrote: "Old Geezerr" wrote in message ... Bugly------------- is that short for Butt Ugly? That was name of the JPG. Maybe someone else in the group can identify it. Blackburn Blackburn (seems someone had a brainlock in aircraft naming that day...) Many of their aircraft were named after British and Commonwealth cities and towns, hence Blackburn, Beverley, Ripon, Airedale, Sydney, Perth... Ri©ardo -- Moving Things In Still Pictures |
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Some wings between the wars
On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 19:29:20 -0500, "Byker" wrote:
This was subsequently rename as the Westand Wendover. But that didn't keep it from being scrapped with just the one prototype built. |
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Some wings between the wars
"Byker" wrote:
Attachment decoded: flying_apartment_block.jpg What is this? |
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Some wings between the wars
"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
... Blackburn Blackburn (seems someone had a brainlock in aircraft naming that day...) A shape that only a Blackburnian could love |
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