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by Tommy H. Thomason

Friday, November 12, 2021

Grumman C-2A(R) Monograph Volume II by Boerries Burkhardt

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  If you have any interest in U.S. Naval Aviation, I recommend without hesitation that you buy this monograph. And I emphasize "without...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

North American FJ-2/3 Cockpit and Landing Gear Color

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For some reason, North American was allowed to deliver FJ-2 and -3 Furies with a decidedly nonstandard green cockpit color. This is a pictur...
Sunday, August 8, 2021

LF Models Piasecki HRP-1

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 15 September 2021 update: Paul Boyer built the LF Models HRP-1 as one of the three operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, the original customer ...
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Friday, August 6, 2021

Things Under Wings: North American FJ-4 Inflight Refueling System

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  Angelo Romano Collection For an introduction to inflight refueling, see  http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2013/10/texaco.html and https://tai...
Monday, June 21, 2021

McDonnell F2H Banshee Stores Pylons Location

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Oops - I make a mistake in scaling the side view of the AERO 14 pylon, making it too long (the bottom view length is correct). I've revi...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Sword 1/72 Grumman TBF-1 Avenger and Tarpon Mk 1

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 A work in progress: For a Hyperscale review and pictures of the sprues:  http://www.hyperscale.com/2021/reviews/kits/sw72136reviewjb_1.htm ...
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In 1956, at age 12, I lived on NAS Sangley Point in the Philippine Islands. Always enamored with airplanes, I imprinted on the Cougars, Banshees, and Skyraiders then being deployed. Not able to be a Naval Aviator because I was nearsighted, I instead became an aeronautical engineer and general aviation pilot. Now retired, I write books and monographs on U.S. Navy aircraft.
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