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#5, RE: AW&ST Photo of the Week
Posted by Offsides on Mar-10-07 at 09:43 AM
In response to message #3
>> - 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.
>
But of course - he's the "Blue Max" :)

Offsides

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