Recent content by Gofer

Is that a 10mm?

I like my hellcat pro enough that I bet my life on it…it’s my primary edc

F14 was designed as a pure fighter. It was huge and took up lots of space in the hangar deck. Engines were problematic also. They tried to turn it into a bomber (Bombcat) but the F18 was already there. It could do both roles, with more per carrier, cheaper per unit and easier to maintain.

I’ve never carried a handgun while hunting. If I still lived in Texas or Arizona I suspect that would change.

Just have to get the federal duck stamp

Don’t know this Stanley guy or his cup.

The quality of the Japanese naval aviators was never achieved again when these 4 carriers sank. They were never able to train men to this level of skill for the rest of the war.

Wow! I have concrete envy! Wish I could go away and have someone do some work around here!

I applaud the skippers of those destroyers to close with and destroy the enemy with precise naval gunfire. On the other hand, the guys on the beach were only armored with cotton shirts and they were closer than 1000 yards!

Remembering all my buddies who didn’t make it home. Wondering why I was the lucky one.

I suspect that is the last flight for the pilot of the trailing aircraft.

This is the same state that welcomes people from other countries who have no papers and don’t speak the language?

All naval aviators are trained to fly in very close formations from the very beginning. They often fly within just a couple of feet of each other.

Lucky they were able to eject and not get sucked into the fireball

A4M was a great airplane for years. Love to see how they crammed a radar into that tiny cockpit!