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From the December 2023 Flying History event. ZERO FLYING EVENT The world's only Zero fighter flying with its original Sakae engine. https://youtu.be/8viwc8_BPgI Wheels

Didn't they do that in CFS2? Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @ÓDonovan. Glad to see you found this place too. Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @Adebar. Wheels

This was the ONLY thing I saw regarding this historical event anywhere. I even forgot about it and I was fortunate enough to have met Dick Cole in person in May of 2017. Still have the Challenge coin and signed book I got from him that day. He went up for a flight in the B-25 Pacific Princess that day. Lt. Col. Dick Cole "Start" 17 May 2017 Lt. Col. Dick Cole "Start" 17 May 2017 https://youtu.be/4zEOGgZgxOM Lt. Col. Dick Cole "Flying" 17 May 2017 Lt. Col. Dick Cole "Flying" 17 May 2017 https://youtu.be/8XwAzPthHyI They wanted to put him in the co-pilot seat for the flight but at 101 years of age he just could not contort his body enough to get into that seat. Wheels

She survived a nuclear blast in Operation Crossroads just to capsize after they towed her back to Kwajelein. You can still see the wreck in Google satellite. https://maps.app.goo.gl/5MXEN6wUw5hScu218 Wheels

Yes. The spacing should be a minimum of 3 times the diameter of the rivet being utilized for each hole. Calculating Rivet Spacing Calculating Rivet Spacing https://youtu.be/Is5KcjW1o-Q Wheels

Thanks for that video @Major Lee. Wheels

+1000 That has been a major bugaboo of mine going all the way back to 1946. I am aware that you could exit the aircraft in 1946 if you ditched unless the no parachute option was enabled. When the no parachute option was enabled you would just sit there forever or burn up in your cockpit even if you made a perfect ditched landing. That never made sense and I lost several AI squadron mates during Campaigns who should have been able to get out of their aircraft because of that limitation. Wheels

Boston - Rock & Roll Band Boston - Rock & Roll Band https://youtu.be/6bhFmtwio8Y Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @Wiskadjak. Interesting input regarding Training aircraft. You may consider dropping in and saying Hi in the Introductions forum or the Welcome thread in that forum too. Wheels

Just got back to this yesterday. I have watched the first 3 episodes of Season 1. Only 121 episodes left in the series. Wheels

Lol, most are pretty accurate. 🤣 There must have been a policy change at Amazon since this video was made in March because the last two items they sent me were all beat to heck. They shipped the items in bubble pack envelopes instead of boxes. The DVD I bought and its case were cracked due to insufficient packaging as was the data cord they sent a few days later. One end of the data cord I bought was crushed making it unusable. I have no clue what happened to crush it but I think an elephant may have stepped on it during transit. Wheels

I am actually quite surprised that the rivets in that vertical line are that close together. They should have had a similar spacing as those in the Horizontal row of rivets. Wheels

The FM-2 of Kermit Weeks takes 32 turns. "Grumman" Wildcat FM-2 - Flight w/ Voice-Over & Cockpit Review https://youtu.be/yD6dVFCULew?si=bAcgaUW1umimHvpl&t=1200 Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @Charger. Interesting input regarding skins. You may consider dropping in and saying Hi in the Introductions forum or the Welcome thread in that forum. Wheels

Netflix evening: Smokey and the Bandit 2 Still a good movie for nostalgia sake but it was not nearly as good as the original. I think Sally Field was still dating Burt when this movie was filmed since I see no other reason to do it since it comes straight on the heels of her Oscar winning performance in Norma Rae. It also happens to be their last movie where they worked together. The Highwaymen It was after midnight when I finished watching Smokey and the Bandit and this one came up in my suggestions. Gave the trailer a watch and I was going to just queue it up to watch it today. Instead I thought I would just give the first ten to fifteen minutes a go which turned to twenty-five then I ended up watching the entire movie. IMO it is definitely one of Costner's better movies since Dances with Wolves. Wheels

Looking down the barrel I can't help wonder what machine was used to put the rifling in that gun. Wheels

When it comes to completing an objective the AI in 1946 has always been suicidal. I am guessing that you are using the stock DGen campaign generator. From what I remember it only uses Hidden objectives for the missions which makes it difficult if not next to impossible to know what you are supposed to be attacking. One thing you can do is open the mission in the FMB and see what triggers the mission success and alter it some to make the mission objectives more achievable. Most likely DGen has set it at 100% which if it is a Ground Attack objective is nigh on impossible if the Target circle is set at 3000 meters. Wheels

Smokey and the Bandit https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076729/ Still a fun little trip down nostalgia lane. The first time I saw it was in the theater before I was even 13. Mom messed up. 😁 Do not remember why Dad or my sister were not with us but it was just her and me that day?? Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @103_Parsons. Wheels

Surrender Hell ! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051032/ The subject matter could have made for a good movie but this was not it. Wheels

Welcome to the forums @Pierre64. Wheels

Welcome to the Combat Pilot forums @julian. Wheels

Welcome to the Combat pilot forums @CDRKrotchetyUSN. Wheels