Warbird Information Exchange

Don't have HBO so am not watching PACIFIC....but The Amazing Race just did a segment where the contestants belly crawl a WW1 battlefield under fire--no kidding--live pyro...and two WW1 fighters doing incredibly low level passes with simulated bomb drops. I expect you can watch the replay at CBS.com. Too bad no one told them how to wear the equipment!

Neat segment! Looked like a fun challenge. I would like to know more about the WW1 airplanes they were flying. The Fokker triplane appeared to have a radial engine, rather than a vintage rotary. The "other" fighter never really got a decent camera shot, so I don't know what it was. The wings kinda looked like a Tiger Moth. Anyone in France know anything about these airplanes?

Personally, I would have opted for the Morse Code challenge, since I'm an amateur radio operator and could have copied the Morse and been on my way in about one minute!

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The airplanes were from La Ferte Alais, the allied airplane was a Stampe modified to look like an SE-5.
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I didn't watch it but I DVR'd it so I'll see it tonite.
Looks like a Stampe.
Jerry

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Neat museum.

They have two Dak's one of which is a straight C-47 the other a C-53D. There was some chatter about C-53's here on a recent thread.

Their c/n 11737 is the C-53.
11737 42-68810 D16Jun43 -Oran 14Aug43 - USA - RFC 01Sep45

Their c/n 13142 is the C-47.
13142 42-93251 D27Apr44 - 12th AF Italy 13Jun44 - USA - RFC 05Nov45

Both saw overseas service in the Med with USAAF.

I never watch this show. But I was so glad I caught this episode. Those were some beautiful aircraft and some talented flying. Even a couple scary low passes over people (atleast it appeared that way on camera).

I loved the head-on shots of the DR.1. Would have been the cherry on top, if only the engine had been spinning. Definately took guts on all sides, to do what they did.

Shay
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