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Post by Major Pain on Jan 23, 2012 22:55:47 GMT 1
How did you know my momma was from Matamoras?
Please proceed, I didn't answer it...
Very Clever my friend.
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Post by GottMitUns on Jan 24, 2012 1:39:50 GMT 1
;D I really tried to find something like a name of a special organization or some part of any army for an hour or two...  That those are women from mexico, ... well, I was that far already. ;D  Greetz from Hamburg. |
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Post by Major Pain on Jan 24, 2012 20:16:17 GMT 1
So... Kevin...
Ask a question sir...
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Post by fallschirmjager on Feb 3, 2012 11:07:12 GMT 1
No question yet?  FJ |
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Post by Major Pain on Feb 4, 2012 3:55:52 GMT 1
Arado Ar E.555 series
In mid-December 1943, at the Arado facilities in Landeshut/Schlesien, work began on a flying wing project series under the direction of Dr.-Ing. W. Laute. This was further elaborated by Dipl. Ing. Kosin and Lehmann of Arado under the title of "Long Range/High Speed Flying Wing Aircraft". A discussion took place with the RLM several months later in early 1944, and Arado was asked to compile design studies for a long range jet powered bomber. Since the requirements were high speed, a bomb load of at least 4000 kg (8818 lbs) and a range of 5000 km (3107 miles), it was realized that the project could best be fulfilled by using a flying wing design with a laminar high speed profile. The number of designs eventually reached fifteen, and included strategic bombers, remote controlled weapons carriers and fighters.
The Arado Ar E.555-1 was constructed entirely of metal (both steel and Duraluminum), and was basically a flying wing with a short, circular cross section forward fuselage where the pressurized cockpit was located. There were two large vertical fins and rudders that sat 6.2 m (20' 4") from the centerline of the aircraft. The main landing gear undercarriage consisted of two tandem, dual wheeled units that retracted inwards into the wing, and the front landing gear was a single, dual wheeled unit that retracted to the rear to lie beneath the cockpit. A droppable auxialiary landing gear could be used for overload conditions. Power was to be provided by six BMW 003A, all located on the rear upper surface of the wing. Defensive armament consisted of two MK 103 30mm cannon in the wing roots near the cockpit, a remote controlled turret armed with two MG 151/20 20mm cannon located just behind the cockpit and a further two MG 151/20 20mm cannon in a remote controlled tail turret, which was controlled via a periscope in a pressurized weapons station behind the cockpit area.
On December 28, 1944, Arado was ordered to cease all work on the E.555 series, probably due to the worsening war situation, and the need to concentrate aircraft development and production on fighters.
The one shown in this question is the Arado Ar E.555-1
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Post by Ocelo on Feb 4, 2012 4:04:54 GMT 1
Very interesting!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2012 10:22:11 GMT 1
It's your turn Major
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Post by Major Pain on Feb 4, 2012 15:09:42 GMT 1
Who are these guys, where are they at, and what day?  This should be pretty easy for this bunch of History Buffs... |
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Post by tedi88 on Feb 4, 2012 15:20:07 GMT 1
Bradley, Eisenhower and Patton visiting Bastogne in February 1945.
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Post by Major Pain on Feb 4, 2012 15:55:40 GMT 1
February 5th, 1945... in fact.
And right you are!!!
It is your turn tedi.
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Post by tedi88 on Feb 5, 2012 10:37:22 GMT 1
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Post by Major Pain on Feb 12, 2012 15:57:14 GMT 1
OK tedi... you stumped us...
Tell us the answer and ask another question... perhaps not as obscure.
MP
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Post by tedi88 on Feb 12, 2012 17:15:38 GMT 1
Batalion Zoska soldiers in Gesiowka 5 August 1944.
Only Juliusz Deczkowski (center) survived. He would die in 1998. From right: Tadeusz Milewski "Cwik" killed on the same day. From left: Wojciech Omyła "Wojtek" killed several days later.
My apologies. It was not my intention to stump anyone.
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Post by tedi88 on Feb 12, 2012 17:18:27 GMT 1
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