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What’s the F-105 tail hook for?
That’s odd, the F-105 has a tail hook. It’s not for carrier operations though.
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Identifying helicopter battalions a matter of color and shape
Similar to Navy planes during World War II, the helicopters of the 1st Cavalry had a distinctive but…
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F-15 belly lumps hold electronic countermeasures
The Flying Heritage Collection’s “Wild Weasel” F-105G has distinctive lumps on its belly that set it apart from…
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Slow it down: F-105 engine’s rear panels aren’t for style
Many think that the “clover leaf” panels at the rear of the F-105 are part of its engine.…
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Colors of war as seen on vehicles, artillery
The base color of the Flying Heritage Collection’s M55 self-propelled gun is quite different from the Shermans and…
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German Kettenkrad a popular pilfered item during World War II
The Germans’ Kettenkrad (SdKfz 2) was so useful on the battlefield that everyone wanted to use it, even…
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The many lives of F-105 Number 336
Quite often, when we talk to F-105 pilots, they dig into their log books and discover they flew…
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Tanks, cannon fire and flying at SkyFair
The Flying Heritage Collection puts on many events over each summer, but the next one is the biggest.
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What’s in a self-propelled cannon’s name? A 1960s song.
The apparently aggressive moniker U.S. Marines of the 1st 8-inch Howitzer Battery gave to their M55 self-propelled cannon…
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Illuminating the WWII German vehicle ‘Notek light’
Many of the FHC’s German vehicles are equipped with a “Notek light” for night driving.
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Buzzzz
Here’s some Mosquito news that won’t bug you. The Flying Heritage Collection’s de Havilland Mosquito is nearing completion…
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Confuse the Shooter
One of the ways for infantry to stop a German Hetzer tank destroyer was with the help of…
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What’s in a nickname?
The Flying Heritage Collection has a total of three Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft. As a result, when the…
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That’s not a stump, that’s the Il-2 carb intake
The “stump” on the starboard wing root of the Il-2 is the plane’s carburetor intake.
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Moment of doubt: How the P-47 warplane came to be
Believe it or not, the first version of the P-47 was a tiny, speedy-looking machine. It was to…
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Light aluminum vs. strong steel in plane airframes
The wings and fuselage of an aircraft are built to be quite light. Everything part and piece of…
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Tail skid protects planes — and scares pilots
The FHC’s B-25J has a basketball-sized bump on its underside. The odd appendage is a tail skid, protecting…