That my friend was the USN's last piston engined attack plane, the Douglas Skyraider. Often referred to as the "Spad" as it seemed an anachronism.

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Air Force flew them as well. Surprising big aircraft - see door/hatch on the side.

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They could load them up with everything but the kitchen sink. In this case they almost did.
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OK, what the heck is this? 1959?

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North american xF108 rapier, never built for real
you are looking at a wooden mockup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier


This SU34 got buk'ed
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I'm sure y'all will appreciate this aviation video as well

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crap it won't embed but watch it on YT; it's epic.
Them birds come in with the worst glide ratio; they dive bombers

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that is one kickass video

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25314/the-mysterious-saga-of-the-usafs-hunt-for-a-stealth-special-operations-transport-part-1

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What's this going to cost?

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Just ran across this series. Fascinating!

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^^^ That is fascinating. Thank you for posting.

I watched "The Cold Blue" a few days ago.

If you haven't seen it, highly recommended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Blue

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That looks like it would be good! Was it on one of the streaming services?

How does that helicopter get secured to the deck? I can’t see sailors running out to tie it down with the rotors at speed and the deck being washed like that. How do they prevent a swell or big wave from “tossing” it overboard/skidding it near the edge?

(I have a hunch that someone here knows this answer)

HBO.

Really straight forward with a lot of neat interviews.