Sunday, June 04, 2006

Weekend Happening ...!!

We having a BIG group at Polo this weekend........Friends (Pilots) from S'pore join the weekend FunFly.



"Before" & "After".........




A26 Invader with twin Saito Engine & Air Retract landing gear. (Steven Wong)

Source from www.warbirdalley.com

History: The A-26, the last aircraft designated as an "attack bomber," was designed to replace the Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston. It incorporated many improvements over the earlier Douglas designs. The first three XA-26 prototypes first flew in July 1942, and each was configured differently: Number One as a daylight bomber with a glass nose, Number Two as a gun-laden night-fighter, and Number Three as a ground-attack platform, with a 75-millimeter cannon in the nose. This final variant, eventually called the A-26B, was chosen for production......for more please visit Warbird Alley.

This A-26, named "Lady Liberty" (N9682C), is operated by the Commemorative Air Force.
Image by Max Haynes



The second Black A-26 Invader (Eddie)
Before & after............



Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen (RC Model)

Before........

After.......

Sources from www.warbirdalley.com

History: Fast, maneuverable and flown by highly-skilled pilots, the Mitsubishi Zero-Sen was the most famous Japanese plane of World War Two and a big surprise to American forces. Ignored by British and American intelligence services (who had access to design plans for the aircraft years before the war) the "Zero" (it was the Navy’ Type O carrier-based fighter) was armed with two 20-mm cannon, two 7.7mm machine guns, and possessed the incredible range of 1930 miles using a centerline drop tank. Though outclassed by more powerful US fighters after late 1943, the Zero remained a tough opponent throughout the war.......for more please visit http://www.warbirdalley.com

This extremely rare Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, registered NX712Z, flies behind an American-built Pratt and Whitney R-1830 engine.
Image by Max Haynes

2 comments:

henry chan said...

Due to very slow access, the rest of the pics will be update later.....

henry chan said...

Roger!