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30 July, 2011 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft 2 Comments

Debunking the myth: the rise and fall of the Zero

Debunking the myth: the rise and fall of the Zero By Fred Lane (This article was first published in NOCN 84, 1 March 2011.) One of the more highly trumpeted […]

11 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft, War & Operations 3 Comments

P-40 Kittyhawk in WW II

The P-40 Curtiss Kittyhawk The P-40 Kittyhawk – goes well, downhill. The aircraft type flown by Nicky Barr in RAAF 3 Squadron had a long and colourful history that commenced […]

11 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft, Museums No Comments

Udvar Hazy Museum

National Air and Space, Dulles Out near Dulles Airport, Virginia, about 40 minutes by car from Washington, DC, is an important new Smithsonian aerospace facility, the huge Steven F. Udvar-Hazy […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

USN Bombers of WW II (Book)

USN WW II dive and torpedo bombers Book review by Fred Lane Tillman B and R.L. Lawson. US Navy dive and torpedo bombers of WW II. MBI Publishing: St […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

USN Fighters of WW II (Book)

USN WW II Fighters book review by Fred Lane Tillman B. and Lawson R.L. US Navy fighters of WW II. MBI Publishing: St Paul. 1998. Paperback 96 pp with index […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

Sea Fury

Sea Fury: Australian War Memorial The RAN Hawker Sea Fury Mk11, airframe number VW232, side number 109, on display in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, has an interesting history. Although […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft, Museums No Comments

Boeing Factory Tour

Boeing aircraft factory and museum Psst! Wanna see the biggest American airliners being constructed in the biggest shed in the world? Go North, young man, from San Francisco to Seattle, […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

805 Squadron, RAN

805 Squadron In a moving ceremony hosted by the Maritime Commander Australia, RADM Geoff Smith AM RAN, and attended by the Chief of Navy VADM David Shackleton AO RAN, 805 […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

TARCAP in Korea

A TARCAP with Belfast During the Korean War, HMAS Sydney supplied spotter aircraft for TARCAP (Naval Gunfire Support, shore bombardment). Early one day Belfast reported unfriendly fire from the Chinnampo […]

9 August, 2009 By Geoffrey Cole Aircraft No Comments

RAN Helicopters

RAN Helicopters by Anthony HaighThis essay was a distinguished entry in the 2002 Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition. Considering the relatively short time it has been around, the development of […]

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