The Syrian airfield prepare for reception of military aircraft of China
The latest news about fast emergence in borders of Syria of navy of China encouraged Syrians and res[...]
Aircraft for Far East Air Force to continue use of camouflage on its A-20, A-26, and B-25 aircraft, March 1945
TI-2094, Add. No. 2, dated March 3, 1945, initiated action for the application of standard camouflage (olive drab and light gray) to all A – 20, A-26, and B-25 aircraft destined for use by the Far East Air Force, at the request of their CG. This required a waiver from Mil. Req. Policy No. 15, dated November 19, 1943. (Note – these aircraft would be finished in Olive Drab ANA No, 613 and Sea Gray ANA No. 603, not the earlier Dark Olive Drab No. 41 and Neutral Gray No. 43.)
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Another rare type, this is a Noorduyn AT-16-ND, 43-12888, seen at strip Y-32, Ophaven, Belgium, in February 1945. This was a version of the North American AT-6A, built in Canada, 1,800 being intended Гог Lease-Lend to Britain. Note the invasion stripes still under the fuselage; Swisher has stated that he saw many aircraft still carrying full invasion stripes, or traces of them, until the end of the war, (William L. Swisher) |
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Convair XP-81, 44-9100, was the first prototype of a new kind of jet fighter. It had a GE 2,300 shp turboprop in the nose to provide endurance and a GE 3,750 lb thrust jet engine in the tail for speed. It made its first flight on February 11, 1945, but was not successful. (Convair) |
