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navybipe

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Happy 4th July from carrier aviation......"4 acres of America anywhere you want". the biplanes run out pretty quick but some other interesting types. I wonder what all those radials together sounded like? of particular interest is the Ryan FR-1 Fireball......jet in the tail and radial up front. one turning and one burning. in the pic it appears the props are feathered. you have to wonder what the pilots thought about flying an airplane named the "Fireball". that was some marketing genius. most of the pics have some great detail....planes in '44 and '45 show some pretty good wear and tear.....rode hard and put up wet. you will also note the black VX-4 F-4 with the Playboy Bunny tail. I was still in during the purge of political correctness when they had to remove such an offending symbol.
 

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