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Your spot on Jim. Col. Frank Kurtz piloted the Swoose during the war, and after the war, he was responsible for saving the aircraft after it was sent to Arizona for scrapping. In the 4th photo Col. Kurtz is standing 3rd from left. The older gentleman standing next to the young lady is the Mayor...

Brother Ahab, I agree. I've seen, and I'm sure you have too, trucks, tanks and half track models, complete with rust streaks, mud, battle damage etc. etc. These guys are artists and craftsmen in their own right.

My favorite B-17. The B-17D Swoose (half swan/half goose) is the oldest surviving B-17, and the only shark fin example left in the world. She was in action from the beginning of WW2 to the end, flying bombing and recon. missions in the Pacific theater. At one time she was so badly damaged in...

Brother Ahab. The best I could do. No the bombardier sits and the controls for the chin turret fold out of the way when not in use.

Bombardier was responsible for manning the chin turret.

An amazing yet sad story.

Welcome aboard from Nevada. Got any pics of the engine compartment??

This is the investigation report from Air France flight 296 Came up a black box, but click on it the report is there.

Brother Ahab. In your spare time read the story of Air France flight 296. This was the first A320 and it crashed at an airshow in France. (it's on youtube) Read the investigation it will blow you away. I stumbled on the story looking for info on another post. Hope you and the family had a great 4th.

Insert (profit). I think that's the main driver behind automation. There are some safety and quality issues that favor automation. But in the end it's all about the almighty dollar.

M813rc, I'm with ya. An Airbus A400 crashed while on test flight due to faulty software installation, on the aircrafts systems deleted configuration information. This caused three of the four engines to shut down after take off. Four of the six man crew were killed, and the two survivors were in...

Bring an ice chest with food and drink. Do you have a good spare tire & tire change tools? I'm sure some CUCV owners will give you a list of essentials. Sounds like a fun trip.....keep us posted and be safe!

No place for pilot error here. WW2 Martin B-26 somewhere over Europe. Check out the bombardier/nose gunner smoking a cigarette. How times have changed!

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acthomp781. Welcome aboard from Nevada, and congrats on the purchase of your M1009. You'll find plenty of support here for your CUCV. Also important, take some pictures of your truck. We love pictures. [thumbzup]

How close are you to Scotland, SD.

Agreed. All my TMs and assorted manuals are PDF. Hope you can convert them without to much trouble.

Does he have fuel at the secondary filter relief valve?

An M185A3. Was on Gov Planet.

Here ya go!