Spad in action in the 1970s!!! what tha? unreal

http://www.skyraider.org/skyassn/member ... elchad.htm

http://www.skyraider.org/skyassn/otherp ... /borne.htm

[Curtis Block]

Great shots.

Unbelievable formations in that second link.

[Wheels up]

Scroll down to the pics of the crash of BuNo 126986. Open images # 36 and 38. This is supposed to be the same crash. Take a look at the prop blade at the lower right corner (4 o'clock when viewed from front). In image 36 and 40, it is curled back touching cowl. In #38 it is bent back forward. They must have been pushing the hulk around with that dozer in image 38! And what is in that fellow's mouth/jaw to the far left in image 38? A softball?!?! Note too the internal radial rib showing thru the flattened blade....lotta power was being produced at impact.
Looks like they are after something more important there off to the right in image 38 with the dozer.....like digging a hole to push the hulk into!!

[Swiss Mustangs]

French Skyraiders, Invaders, Corsairs and other goodies here:

http://www.frenchwings.net/algeria/cpg148/

Martin

[astixjr]

Am I seeing a hydraulic gun charger and an electric solenoid gun charger on the 20 mm M3 in this image?

http://www.frenchwings.net/algeria/cpg1 ... fullsize=1

Great post Martin. I've never seen that site or most of those images. Thanks.

[n5151ts]

French Skyraiders, Invaders, Corsairs and other goodies here:

http://www.frenchwings.net/algeria/cpg148/

Martin

[bdk]

If I'm not mistaken some of those Skyraiders were imported into the US in flying condition.

[Hal B]

Am I seeing a hydraulic gun charger and an electric solenoid gun charger on the 20 mm M3 in this image?

http://www.frenchwings.net/algeria/cpg1 ... fullsize=1

Yes you are, Albert.

And to top it off thats BuNo 126965, which is presently owned by the Heritage Flight Museum, painted as "The Proud American".

[EDowning]

Have Spad, will travel. I can relate to that.

[Hal B]

Yeah, those things did get around a bit over the years!