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Offline JimmyD3

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1945 Freeman Airshow video
« on: January 12, 2014, 01:46:18 PM »
My Uncle sent me this link.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1723870789084

You may have seen it already but very interesting and good music. :D
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 01:59:24 PM »
Great video/film. Some pictures that beg questions, such as it looks like a 262 with 2x20mm in the nose. I prefer the 4x30mm but wondering if the 20mm was common and how it may change the flight characteristics of the 262.

Thanks for posting!

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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2014, 02:02:32 PM »
Very cool. Very cool, indeed.  :)
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2014, 02:48:26 PM »
At the end when the officers are standing around (with the 4 star smoking under the wing) is the tall Colonel on the left Gabreski?
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2014, 04:22:02 PM »
Not sure who it is but certainly not Gabreski.  Gabreski was rather short.  I met him in 1999.
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2014, 01:12:14 AM »
Well Ammo, you back home Germany?  :salute
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2014, 07:28:12 AM »
Nice video Jim, thanks for posting it!  :aok
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2014, 12:57:52 PM »
Quote from: JimmyD3 on January 13, 2014, 01:12:14 AM
Well Ammo, you back home Germany?  :salute

Yes sir Jimmy, if you want to call it home!  We (the ammo family) are doing our best to find employment in the S/SE United States.  We have been away way too long.

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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2014, 09:15:47 AM »
Quote from: JimmyD3 on January 12, 2014, 01:46:18 PM
My Uncle sent me this link.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1723870789084

You may have seen it already but very interesting and good music. :D
:airplane:  :x Holy Cow! What a treasure! Are you sure that this was shot in Sept of 45? War hadn't been over but just a couple of months in Japan. Tommy Dorsey and his band of "Renown" for musical background!!
A V2 Rocket standing there with no visible support, goes to show you, the government hadn't started interfering with our lives with all the regulations and BS!
A ME163 in one piece along with other German Aircraft! We didn't have anything flying then that would haul them intact, so they had to be shipped via ships to U.S. What a great time for some young pilots who had to get in these things and learn how to fly them to where ever.
I wonder if anyone could burn this video to a CD, have it enhanced and repost! Or is that possible! I would be glad to compensate someone to do it, so that I could add it to my library of 40's films.
Great, Great post Jimmie! :salute
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2014, 09:31:32 AM »
Quote from: -ammo- on January 13, 2014, 12:57:52 PM
Yes sir Jimmy, if you want to call it home!  We (the ammo family) are doing our best to find employment in the S/SE United States.  We have been away way too long.

 :salute

Sounds great!! An early Welcome Home! :rock
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2014, 12:41:04 PM »
Great video.  Thanks for posting! <S>
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2014, 05:15:55 PM »
Great video Jimmy. Thanks for posting. :aok :aok

One can tell they are airmen marching because they can't march like soldiers. :D

It would be great to see the 2 movies the video was made from.
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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2014, 05:39:23 PM »
After the transfer flight to the USA of the Ju290. an explosive device was found in the wing.

The is probably Me410A-1/U1 captured in Trapani, Sicily, about 30 Jul 43.

FE 4614 is a Flettner 282.

More info on the Freeman a/c can be found at http://www.indianamilitary.org/FreemanAAF/Aircraft%20-%20German/

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Re: 1945 Freeman Airshow video
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2014, 05:42:10 PM »
Quote from: mthrockmor on January 12, 2014, 01:59:24 PM
Great video/film. Some pictures that beg questions, such as it looks like a 262 with 2x20mm in the nose. I prefer the 4x30mm but wondering if the 20mm was common and how it may change the flight characteristics of the 262.

Thanks for posting!

boo


  I could be mistaken but that looks like a 2 seat trainer 262 and IIRC they put the 20mm guns because all the Mk108's were sent to front line units.


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