La simulation de vol de combat
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MMMWWAAHAHAHHHHAAAAAAA*Aquila* a écrit :De jolies choses! Merci!
PS: Je trouve le Spit un peu plat...
Bref, peut-être que je préfère la tête de Kate Moss à celle de Steven Seagal, tout bêtement.
Claymore a écrit :Ah tiens, c'est marrant moi c'est tout l'inverse
Je trouve que le Mk II a perdu tout ce qui faisait sa personnalité avec ce moteur en étoile, même si je reconnais qu'il était certainement possible de faire mieux en matière de fiabilité avec le Napier Sabre je lui trouve une gueule incomparable.
Simple avis personnel bien sûr.
Col. Chibani a écrit :Merci Gaev pour ces photos.
Sais-tu ce que le "Baka" (l'avion-suicide japonais à moteur-fusée) fait dans ce musée ? Il est loin de chez lui.
Yokosuka MXY-7 Okha (Cherry Blossom) - Allied Code Name : Baka
This particular example was reported to have been found in Japan and bought back by pilots of No.4 Squadron who formed part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan after its surrender to the allies.
No. 4 Squadron 'Oorials'
Maan Par Jaan - Honour unto Death
British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan
After the Japanese surrender in August 1945 , the Squadron took part in the Victory over Japan parade at Madras by carrying out a flypast under the command of Sqn Ldr EW Pinto. About this time, the unit was intimated of the possibility of moving to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. This was a singular honour for the Royal Indian Air Force and for No. 4 Sqn in particular. Short take off and landing procedures were practiced in preparation for the move to Japan as it was envisaged that the aircraft would be flown off a carrier onto shore airfields. The Spitfire had pneumatically operated flaps which could be lowered fully for landing or raised fully up. The Sqn devised a method of getting 15 degrees of flaps by inserting wooden wedges.
On 08 Apr 1946, HMS Vengeance sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, berthed at Singapore for refueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island. The aircraft carrier finally arrived at Iwakuni and was anchored midstream. The decision taken earlier to fly the aircraft off the carrier was changed since excellent facilities were provided for off loading & transporting the aircraft.
Spitfires - No.4 Squadron's Spitfire XIVs being serviced at Miho in Japan
where the British Commonwealth Occupation Force was based.
The Oorials were given a temporary base at Iwakuni till the rest of the personnel arrived. Shortly thereafter, the unit moved to its permanent location at Miho on Sloustin Island. From here they undertook various flying tasks which were mainly maritime patrol over the sea to ensure there was no subversive activity or smuggling. The stay at Miho was an interesting one and a lot of extracurricular functions were undertaken. The Squadron at that time was under Sqn Ldr Jagdev Chandra, with the Flight Commanders being Flt Lt Nur Khan and Flt Lt Shirpurkar. There were several other notable names - Fg Offrs John Rollo, Donald Michael, Neville Gill, J Martin, GS Sekhon, Janmast Afridi, CHL Digby, AIK Suares etc
The Flt Cdrs Flt Lt Nur Khan and Flt Lt Shirpurkar evolved a pattern of formation flying depicting the letters "IAF". This being the first time such letters were seen in the sky. There were occasional exercises carried out to display the air strength to the local populations while large formations were flown over the big cities. Command of the Squadron was later taken up by Sqn Ldr Minoo Engineer DFC. When the move to return to India started, Sqn Ldr Maurice Barker was the CO of the Squadron.
Several interesting missions were flown during the stay in Japan. Some aircraft of the Squadron took part in a 'Fire Power Demonstration' by the No.11 Squadron of the RAF. The Squadron also took part in the mass USAF 'Independence Day' flypast over Tokyo on the fourth of July. (Read more about No.4 Squadron in Japan in 'In the land of the Mikado')
During the entire stay there was only one fatal accident, On 11 Jun 47 a two Spitfire formation consisting of Fg Offrs JA Martin and GS Sekhon on patrol between Miho and Hiroshima failed to return. The wreckage of both the aircraft were found later. Apparently the leader had flown into high ground in cloud cover followed immediately by the wingman. Flt Lt Nur Khan conducted the court of enquiry and submitted the findings later on..
The Squadron started returning to India in September 1947 and relocation was being done at Kanpur. The move was completed by October 1947 when the last of the pilots returned by troopship. The pilots had bought back a Japanese Yokosuka 'Okha' - a rocket powered Kamakazi aircraft used by the Japanese against shipping targets. This particular aircraft can still be seen at the IAF Museum in Delhi today. In October 1947, the Squadron was re-equipped with Tempest IIs.
+1Col. Chibani a écrit :+1 (et puis le Mk V, c'est celui de Clostermann).
Merci pour la leçon d'histoire !Rodolphe a écrit :Si je peux me permettre.
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Moi aussi, je préfère Kate mo... Le tempest II.vtrelut a écrit :Bon, bon, chacun ses goûts... Disons que je trouve le Tempest Mk II plus fin et élégant, ce qui peut certes sembler bizarre, surtout quand on parle de Tempest.
