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#3, RE: AW&ST Photo of the Week
Posted by Gryphon on Mar-10-07 at 03:37 AM
In response to message #2
> - Eight-Ball Six: A Sopwith F.1 Camel biplane prop fighter, ca.
>1917, flown by retired WDF pilot Maximilian "Genius" Sterling.

>
>Pardon me while I laugh uproariously at this image.

The gang in the studio have pointed out to me that the inclusion of the Camel means that these ten aircraft cannot, in fact, fly in formation, since the F-100's stall speed is faster than the Camel can go.

I was going to give Max and Miria matching Hellcats, but at the last moment I decided to go for the "Max is such a genius, he has the airplane from World War I" gag instead.

--G.
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