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Old 02-11-2012 | 06:54 PM
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Interesting documentary on Barnes Wallace's dam-busting technology of the 1940s. NOVA explores it at great length, lots of nice low-level DC-3 work here.

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Old 02-12-2012 | 04:11 AM
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Must be a pretty heavily-modified DC-3!
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Old 02-12-2012 | 04:42 AM
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Yeah, extra engines and a nose wheel.
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Old 02-12-2012 | 05:44 PM
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Gotta love that ol' boy drivin' the Gooney Bird: a true Flyer. The time he tells the experts his altitude and they correct their calculations is pretty funny. The young buck FO seems to just be along for the ride... or at least that is what his saucer-sized eyes say to me.
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