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ketchj
·Driving with the Tudor.
The Aviators Thread
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DoctorEvil
·Driving with the Tudor.
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Mad Dog
·…I got stuck in the back of a 206 today…
…and right after he got out of the back of the 206, he blew a door down with a freaking laser beam from his guitar…
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaNice one. Is that a cup holder I see above your watch? I wonder which aircraft type that is as I've never seen a cup holder in a cockpit before.
Cockpit looks like a C-2 Greyhound (COD).
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakFor your coffee break or morning coffee reading. Or if you wish, simply read the bold print.
From my Legion magazine…
And some advertisement.
And a small charm that I picked up at an antique store yesterday. Roughly the size of a US/Can dime.
From my Legion magazine…
And some advertisement.
And a small charm that I picked up at an antique store yesterday. Roughly the size of a US/Can dime.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerDude…check it out…look who else got stuck in the back of a 206 [high-skid configuration] back in the early 1980s…Canadian rocker Aldo Nova…
…and right after he got out of the back of the 206, he blew a door down with a freaking laser beam from his guitar…
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DoctorEvil
·For your coffee break or morning coffee reading. Or if you wish, simply read the bold print.
From my Legion magazine…
And some advertisement.
And a small charm that I picked up at an antique store yesterday. Roughly the size of a US/Can dime.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/valor-when-an-enemy-was-a-friend/
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ghce
·Interesting article. Thanks for sharing. I dare say that by the Second World War such notions of chivalry would have been on the wane. But then again, there is an equally famous account of a badly damaged B-17 bomber that was spared by a German fighter.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/valor-when-an-enemy-was-a-friend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident
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SpeedyPhill
·US Navy aviator training...
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DDMcGrew
·Dude…check it out…look who else got stuck in the back of a 206 [high-skid configuration] back in the early 1980s…Canadian rocker Aldo Nova…
…and right after he got out of the back of the 206, he blew a door down with a freaking laser beam from his guitar…
Well I've never done anything as cool with lazers...
But I have been known to play with fire.
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spacemission
·Speaking of the 206, below is a pic from 2023 during our Aviation Officer Candidate School reunion at the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola…had to get a pic with the TH-57 [the mil version of the 206] which I flew to get my naval aviator wings in 1988.
LATE ENTRY: Also, I’m wearing my original issue G-1 flight jacket from 1986 in the pic.
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Pvt-Public
·Hey Mad, a beautiful jacket 😎
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Charlie3755
·I knew that photo looked familiar. I have a book by the person who took it. His name is LCDR C.J. Heatley. Callsign "Heater".
As a helicopter pilot I have never been inclined to wearing bulky “pilots” watches at work. It might explain why I only have one GMT in my collection. Like the airline pilot said there is just too much metal to hook those larger cases and crowns on. More often or not I find myself wearing my DJ to work rather my than my GMT or Seiko Divers.
It is hard to tell from this picture but it is possible that the C.J. might actually be wearing a Rolex “Thunderbird” or Turn-o-Graph. Not an uncommon option for pilots of that era.
https://www.swisswatchexpo.com/thewatchclub/2023/02/22/rolex-turn-o-graph-ultimate-guide/
I am headed back to work tonight with this on my wrist.
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DoctorEvil
·As a helicopter pilot I have never been inclined to wearing bulky “pilots” watches at work. It might explain why I only have one GMT in my collection. Like the airline pilot said there is just too much metal to hook those larger cases and crowns on. More often or not I find myself wearing my DJ to work rather my than my GMT or Seiko Divers.
It is hard to tell from this picture but it is possible that the C.J. might actually be wearing a Rolex “Thunderbird” or Turn-o-Graph. Not an uncommon option for pilots of that era.
https://www.swisswatchexpo.com/thewatchclub/2023/02/22/rolex-turn-o-graph-ultimate-guide/
I am headed back to work tonight with this in my wrist.
Wonder how many "Thunderbirds" Turn-o-Graphs they made? They'd be real collector's items now.
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Charlie3755
·That's a nice blue dial.
Thank you!
Wonder how many "Thunderbirds" Turn-o-Graphs they made? They'd be real collector's items now.
They should be collectors items given they originated in 1953 and featured the first rotating bezel by Rolex, even before the Submariner. Also interesting is the TOG, Submariner and Milgauss all appear to have originated from the TOG “Alpha Model” TOG the Mono-Meter. (more about that in the link below)
I believe the original Datejust like design was available from 1953-1977 before changes brought about the more modern version that was finally discontinued in 2011.
Like all these earlier TOG models and the Datejust, it has become increasingly harder to find examples that have not been polished to death. The increase in popularity of the larger Rolex Sports models has pushed these classics to the background.
After many years of trying a number of Rolex variants I find myself happiest with my 36mm Datejusts and should probably start on a journey to find a “nice” pre 1977 Thunderbird.
A quick search of C24 between 1953-1977 delivered up 81 watches currently available worldwide. There does appear to be one like new with a grey dial in Germany for $6700.
Anyway, if you have any interest, this is a good 15 minute read on how the TOG fits into the Rolex history. It even mentions Col Pogue and has a photograph of him wearing his TOG when he was was a member of the Thunderbirds.
https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2008/10/san-francisco-fleet-week.html?m=1#gsc.tab=0
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SpeedyPhill
·2025 will celebrate 100 years of aeronautical engineer/genius Paul MacCready... glider pilots know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_MacCready
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_MacCready
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hen
·Since I have spare time today and this tread have been dormant for a wile, I post some pics of the Norwegian Air force`s Heuer chronograph.
First some watch pics :
Some close ups:
And some air planes:
A F 104 Starfighter checking up on a Soviet Tupolev.
A P3B Orion, harrasing a Soviet submarine with training charges.
And lastly the watch that replaced the Heuer:
First some watch pics :
Some close ups:
And some air planes:
A F 104 Starfighter checking up on a Soviet Tupolev.
A P3B Orion, harrasing a Soviet submarine with training charges.
And lastly the watch that replaced the Heuer:
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