Hauksbee

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That's some pretty harsh office politics, WM. Did Dad make it through OK?

...or Hellshade, with the Hell's Angels flame job.

WOW! That would be a lot of work. And...in the end, you'd have an airplane that you'd be embarrassed to be seen in.

I know how you feel. I had a prostate removed in 2008. All seems well now, but it's scary. Used to be that cancer of any type meant 'game over', but much has changed. I wish you the best.

'Checked it out. The lowest price was $41.16, and went up from there.

Well, I found a better price, but not by much. Amazon has it (used) for $86.72, and a 'collectable' version for $162.

Well...as of 11:00 pm tonight. Then we can all return our copies of OFF and go home to await WOFF.

It was. I looked it up.

I recall a book on WWI aircraft. On the last page, there was a large-type quote from a pilot on Nov.11. He said they were in their planes on the flight line waiting to take off, and somebody came out and announced that the war was officially over. He said that, one by one, you could hear the engines turning off, but nobody got out of their plane. They just sat there listening to the ticking of the engines as they cooled down. Nobody knew what to do, or how to act. And after all these years, I've thought it was 11 pm.

The last re-union of the Doolittle Raiders has taken place. . http://news.yahoo.com/final-toast-wwii-doolittle-raiders-peace-082658685.html .

Well done, Lou. With that book list, you'll soon have to decide whether to buy a new book, or start building a structure to house them.

34th? Was this the unit that actually flew the mission?

Found these in an old folder. .

I think the authors point was that the Allied pilot/straggler had the head wind as one more problem in a day that fast going to pieces for him. And if that wasn't enough, here comes that bloody red Tripe!

Greetings, Detlev. I missed your post. Just saw it this morning. Actually, there isn't much I can tell you. It only happened once. There were four of us. Me, Sitting Duck, and two others. (You still out there, Duck?) We had TeamSpeak, so we avoided the long pauses that you and I shared when we tried to fly ROF. We flew about for a bit and chased each other. Duck sat on my six while I twisted and turned. Despite all efforts, I never even saw him. (I didn't have TrackIR at the time). Then someone suggested a custom mission, so we defended Paris from a Zeppelin raid. And that was about it. Sorry there isn't more to relate.

With troops like these, I can see why the Russkis retreated to their barren frozen, steppes.

When I read about the effect of onshore-offshore winds, the author made the additional point that the Allied fighters/bombers had to fight the same wind on their return to base. And many German flyers racked up impressive scores by following crippled aircraft back over the lines and picking them off at leisure. This observation was nested in a larger discussion in which the author (can't, for the life of me, remember where I read this) divides WWI pilots into three categories: the Pioneers, the Romantics, and the Professionals. The first were people who were involved in aviation before the war. They didn't last too long. The second were from the days when you could go out solo hunting, which gave rise to the "Knights of the Air, mano-a-mano duels. This too, passed quickly. Lastly, the Professionals. They were the product of squadron tactics. Guys with no inherent interest in aviation, but just soldiers in airplanes.

I'm on thin ice here, but, I believe that if the raid is carried out in the morning hours, the prevailing winds should be off the ocean toward land. The German fighters would have to buck a head wind while climbing to altitude.

I did manage to get in on one of the last on-line OFF Sessions with Sitting Duck and a few others. I managed to bag a Zeppelin over Paris with the rockets. It remains a cherished entry in "Hauksbee's Greatest Hits". Why a Zeppelin would ever fly that low is a mystery, but...I got 'im. Happy Birthday Lou! Drinks all around!

Nov. 11 is coming up soon. could it be...?

Good looking stuff. And Pol's tantalizing comment: "We're almost there".

When there's nothing on the telly, sometimes I like to go to YouTube and watch dogfight clips. Last night I found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8PoJYW6y0w It's a beautiful bit of film editing; well worth your time. In it ("How Not To Fly A Halberstadt") J. Hamm makes life difficult for a succession of SPADs. And, every time but one, without warning, his wings, all of them, will simply leave the airplane. Did the Halberstadt D.II have a reputation for shedding its wings in real life? . ps: It has a very annoying bit of intro music. Fast Forward thru that and get to the good stuff.

Sounds like a case of "Garbage In, Garbage Out"

OK. Keep us apprised of progress on this project instead. Looks like years of entertainment!