99 Fascinating Facts About . . .World War II

http://facts.randomhistory.com/world-war-ii-facts.html

No offense to you British chaps, but that's about how I feel when playing with you fellows online.

I'm sure you guys think the same thing when listening to my Texas drawl. :-)

Hi gents. Just wanted to post a little something I found a boring day at the office. It's a nice little story of two aircrews from a Blacburn Skua and a He-111 that lived throug forced landings in the norwegian mountains - and subsequently a cpl of days in a pretty cold environment. It was in late april 1940, before the norwegian forces gave up the struggle against the germans.
The Skua has later (in 1973) been raised from the mountainlake it sunk in. The remnants of the He-111 still lies were it landed.

http://home.online.no/~oela/

This spring a movie about the meeting between the to aircrews will be released. I really hope it will be good... Here's the first trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB-eZn8mp7U

nice 1 mcq,il look forward to that

some nice sights and sounds from a hawker tempest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKq51LdJ-ZU

Nice clip Dave.

So erm.... is that a Typhoon? ;)

Not to bad!! Looks like it could be a good one to watch. Shall look out for this one :) cheers mate.

Nice one Davedog...................................... :grin: :grin: :grin:

This 486 Sqn RNZAF Tempest was used in the film by the Air Ministery for air recognition for the original perpose of getting AA unit on airfield and coastal defence units not to shoot it down !!. These 486Sqn Tempest's were later fitted with uprated Rotol airscrews when the max engine rpm was inceased to 3850 rev's and 13lb boost ..... the original De Havilland screws has a habit of shredding the prop blades !!!. This was done to allow the Tempest V to overhaul the V1 flying bomb at 400mph+, something 486 Sqn did well at shooting down nearly 240 of them.

Once nice thought........I wonder what B.o.S used to replicate the sound ?.... I hope its close to the original as it gives me goose pimples ! :)


Mind you...If EJ693 being restored by Kermit Weeks ever gets airborne.....I for one will be on plane to sunny Florida .... Sod Disney......Im there for that sweet sound !!

LOL that video made me laugh. I had to make a signiture picture for you WildBoar. Its in my sig at the moment. :lol:

Brilliant introduction to the Tempest there Dave :)
Will be a pleasure to test the beast out in BoS.

Hello Mr popey......

He He He ....!! :-P.........yeh I guess I do go on a bit.... funny though !