Korean war jet fighter tactics

Started by besilarius, April 19, 2012, 08:35:32 PM

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http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/MATINEE.html

One of the free videos this month is about jet operations from a carrier in the early 1950s.
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Quote from: besilarius on April 19, 2012, 08:35:32 PM
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/MATINEE.html

One of the free videos this month is about jet operations from a carrier in the early 1950s.

Very cool! Some really nice footage of Panthers. One my favorite early jet fighters.
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Great stuff, thanks for sharing the link.
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Nice find - I luv this kinda stuff.

I'd really like to see some footage from inside a Stuka cockpit when in a dive bombing attack - I betcha that was a rush !

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Migs, don't hold me to this, but at the National Archives they have a ton of old movies and newsreels they have saved.
I could be totally wrong, but I think they showed a newsreel that was shot from inside a Stuka on a british convoy, during the very early part of the Battle of Britain.  The germans called that part of the battle, Kanalkampf.
If my sludgy memory is correct, it was shown back around 1985 in the small theater in their building.
How you would get hold of that, or see it, is beyond me.  Maybe the people at Zeno's might have some idea?
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

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Quote from: MIGMaster on April 20, 2012, 01:18:24 PM
Nice find - I luv this kinda stuff.

I'd really like to see some footage from inside a Stuka cockpit when in a dive bombing attack - I betcha that was a rush !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MoUs8ZlbK0

It's a fan made music video but it's all about Stukas. Around 2.40 there is a dive seen from the plane's perspective. Also some shots (possibly from a movie?) of Stukas bombing Chain Home radar towers.

EDIT: here's some more vid from a propaganda reel. There's a crap load of stuff on youtube about WW2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEIdsjPtHc
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Thanks for the info guys !! I really appreciate it ! I noticedHans Ulrich Rudel was in the 2nd vid. I read his autobiography about 3-5 months ago. It was a great read.