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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:53 am 
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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11334, Amerikanisches Luftschiff, Verankerung auf dem Meer.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11928 Ozeanflieger Wiley Post und Harold Gatty.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11939A, Berlin, Zentralflughafen, Dänische Ozeanflieger.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12353, Los Angeles, Schaufliegen von Kriegsflugzeugen.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12377, Italien, Wasserflugzeug beim Start.
(I don't think so...)

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12772, Florida, Wettrennen Auto-Flugzeug.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12879, Gross-Bomben-Schlepper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witteman-Lewis_XNBL

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12958, Zeppelin "Los Angeles".

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12563, New Jersey, Luftschiff der US Navy.

And for the 'Only in America file'.
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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12417, Amerika, Hochzeit über den Wolken
Apart from what the hell is going on, what's the type?

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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11097, USA, Cowboy-Kunststück.

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Thanks, James !

In order of appearance

If that is the American LTA mooring ship, a bridge in Texas was built specifically for it to pass under ! The town is appropriately named Bridge City, and the bridge still stands !

Never seen Wiley Post without his patch !

I've always liked Flugzueugs !

The Barling,...wonder who got paid off to get a govt cotract for that one !

No gondola or engines on the J-1 ? Was it a refined tethered observation ballon ? Yet it has a rudder and elevators ? Is everything podded underneath it, you would think attaching/detaching all the hanging stuff would be better accomplished inside.

And the last one ? WOW! A guy could lose his head if hit by one of those hooves !!

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Airplane with the girl on the wing looks like a Curtiss Oriole.




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In that last picture, you can divide the "Pucker Factor" by 6 :D

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Shay -- did you mean"multiply"??

"Gross-Bomben-Schlepper" Was meint, exactly? Big bomb carrier?

I don't remember much of my college German at all -- of course I did struggle mightily just to barely pass...

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"And for the 'Only in America file'.

Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12417, Amerika, Hochzeit über den Wolken
Apart from what the heck is going on, what's the type "

Curtiss Oriole with C-6 engine.


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