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I post things that I find interesting, while referencing sources and providing context.
So, this might be his last photo.
01.12.2025 20:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0β‘ "Mapping the dark side of the world (part 2): supplementing, and supplanting, the ARGON geodetic satellite program."
www.thespacereview.com/article/5107/1
These are excellent reads:
β "Mapping the dark side of the world (part 1): The KH-5 ARGON geodetic satellite."
www.thespacereview.com/article/5104/1
"Lieut. Col. Huntington and Sergt. Major Goode looking for Spaniards at Camp M'Calla [i.e. McCalla], June 1898"
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Lets talk aboutβ¦
Humanitarian Daily Rations, and how to get them to people quickly by airdroppping
Rockphoons
29.11.2025 18:27 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Catleprod, elevator, windows, ...
28.11.2025 22:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0BOFH is still going strong:
www.theregister.com/Author/Simon...
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28.11.2025 13:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The same bird. XC-47C c/n 11761, delivered to the USAAF in July of 1943 as a DC-3A/C-53D, USAAF 41-68834. Seen here registered as N130Q, it belonged to Folsomβs Air Service based in Maine.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-de...
Older video of an amphibious Douglas DC-3 (N130Q).
"DC-3 on the water at the 1980's Greenville Seaplane Fly-in Greenville, Maine. Dave Quam & Bob Murray video clips."
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"Filmed circa 1942 in beautiful Kodachrome color at the EDO plant in College Point, NY and at Laguardia Airport. EDO manufactured attachable floats that converted conventional aircraft into seaplanes. β¦"
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EDO Corporation manufactured such combined water floats and landing gear for various aircraft, like the Stinson (Vultee) 'Vigilant'.
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The combination of water floats and landing gear devices was enormous (approx. 42 ft long) and intricate. They had hydraulically operated rudders and landing gear for land operations, and carried extra fuel.
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"During the Second World War a small number of C-47 Skytrain transports were converted to amphibians by installing two large floats. The floats were constructed by the EDO Corporation of College Park, New York. β¦"
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Speaking of U-2s, here is how the U-2 contributed to the UFO craze in the the mid-1950s by "reflections or glints [of the sun at its wings] that could be seen at lower altitudes and even on the ground".
www.history.navy.mil/content/hist...
Despite promising results, the EP-X concept was ultimately abandoned in favor of a combination of more conventional aircraft, such as the EP-3E, and ocean surveillance satellites.
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EP-X trials U-2 without the wing pods.
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EP-X trials U-2 with the wing pods.
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28.11.2025 12:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Β» a Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) camera system, a T-35 Tracker camera, an astroinertial navigation system, and a datalink system. Data were downlinked to analysts at Lockheedβs Missiles and Space plant in Sunnyvale, CA, where US Navy Fleet Operational Investigation 265 (FO265) was based during testing.
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During the evaluation, Art. 061 was fitted with a derivative of the AN/ALQ-110 'Big Look' Signals Gathering and Analysis System, a modified AN/APS-116 X-band weather radar in the nose (for detecting surface ships and periscopes or snorkels of submerged submarines) Β»
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Many sources claim that a second U-2R also participated in EP-X trials. Some sources identify it as 68-10330 / Article 052.
www.google.gr/books/editio...
Other sources also include 68-10338 / Article 060.
www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf...
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Article 061 was modified to the U-2EPX configuration and evaluated by the US Navy, starting late 1972, and operating from Edwards AFB.
π www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0201...
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It looks like this was Air Force serial number 68-10339 (Article 061). It was bailed to the Navy for 6 months.
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𧡠A Lockheed U-2R in Navy markings.
This aircraft was converted to the EP-X (Electronics Patrol eXperimental) configuration and evaluated by US Navy for the ocean surveillance role during 'Project Highboy'.
The story is here:
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Artwork from the TRUMPETER 03233 1/32 Scale US Navy TBD-1A Devastator Seaplane Model Kit.
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"The first TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber, captured in Newport, Rhode Island, in August 1939. This image showcases the early development of the U.S. Navy's torpedo bombers."
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Alternative:
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The sole aircraft thus modified (BuNo 0268) served with the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport.
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"Douglas TBD-1 1939 Gould Island Air Facility Scarborough photo"
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Alternative:
www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/...
