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Found a bunch of interesting pictures on Airliners Photos can anyone shed some more light on theses aircraft - including;


http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... 0Pyongyang

F4U-4
F9F-2
Douglas AD-2 Skyraider (shot-down 1952)
F-86D Sabre 52-10031 (shot-down January 1964)

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I wonder what else may be hidden in some basements in those little nutty countries.

And why do all the birds look like they got barbecued first and then covered in used motor oil? Did they soak them in a pond first?

we try cook and eat but it no taste good even with kimchee....

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.

the north koreans sure aren't much into the restoration mode.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Am I the only one to notice the irony of Jesse C's avatar and post here?

I've yet to find a nutty 'country' on my travels, but I'm aware of quite a few leaders and regimes who aren't fit to run the proverbial whelk stall, and I'd be mighty careful throwing stones on that front. Like most of the world, the people of North Korea seem to be as OK at the next bunch, but with a shocking regime in charge, and no chance to change it. Given few of us here rate our own leadership that highly, perhaps it's a matter of (great) degree, rather than 'nuttiness'.

Interesting pics, thanks davegnz. The aircraft (of a current enemy) are house in a clean, well presented building, with dedicated support stands. Interestingly, there's no evidence of rabid anti-American presentation of the aircraft themselves, which is intriguing. Frankly, I'd expect them dumped on the ground.

One way of conserving artefacts is to cover with a preservative; among other methods that have been used by top level museums is forms of wax, lacquer or shellac, and for mechanical items mineral oils are regarded as a reasonable low-cost approach. So Tom, no, not much into restoration, but certainly a reasonable approach to conservation.

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james, that is a pro active attitude, i guess their korean water glass is 1/2 full, i stand corrected.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

And now for something completely similar (from Beijing):

But wait! I thought China was our friend!?

....as long as you keep on shoppin' @ WallyWorld they are-when the Chery gets to the US, it will elevate the car culture status of Hyundai and KIA into the next level

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Ahh...an intro for a rhetorical question about investing US dollars in order to bring the communist/socialist
economic systems within the fold of the New World Order and globalization of production resources...

What's the difference between a good communist and a bad communist??
Answer...Manpower supply and the other is 90 miles..

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You're correct in the the aircraft display area itself is apparently devoid of anti-american propaganda. On the other hand, the rest of the facility is rife with it from all of the accounts I've witnessed. In true North Korean Dictatorship form, the underlying theme of the entire facility is aimed squarely toward demonizing the American Imperialists' brutal atrocities, and celebrating their ultimate defeat. The American aircraft are moreso preserved as the spoils of victory and the symbolic evidence of that defeat.

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That is why I drive a Hemi powered Charger man. I try and buy gas from the stations that use oil from other countries besides the middle east.

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Speaking of nutty countries, I hear you can't get ketchup in Australia.

It would be bad to let China rewrite too much history....as I recall, the Korean War was a United Nations party, although (as it ever was) said body relied primarily on Uncle Sam to bear the majority of the work. British forces are, I am quite sure, still proud of their involvement, but I guess the French are happy to gloss over their's (as it ever was!).

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