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To: DFG

Beautiful plane. My uncle flew P3s back in the day and had some great models. Here is a link to video soneone shot after building a model of this one:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=skymaster+model&view=detail&mid=57066B2B451684DF1FBB57066B2B451684DF1FBB&FORM=VIRE&PC=EMMX20


4 posted on 01/01/2021 3:17:32 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (I'd rather have a rude President than a polite tyrant.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Well, shhot. My link took width into stratosphere.


5 posted on 01/01/2021 3:18:29 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (I'd rather have a rude President than a polite tyrant.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

“My uncle flew P3s back in the day”

Me too. Do you know what squadrons he was in?


17 posted on 01/01/2021 4:44:04 PM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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To: Fester Chugabrew

P-3s were Lockheed Electras with turboprop engines. A postwar design.

C-54s were Douglas DC-4s with piston engines. They evolved post war to the DC-6, and culminated in the DC-7 which competed with the trouble plagued Electra but was limited by its Piston engines.


19 posted on 01/01/2021 5:17:46 PM PST by PAR35
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