[sdbob]

Didn't recognize him. Never would have thought he made it to Alcatraz.

[Greg Reid]

Looks like one of the Schneider Cup Racers from the 20s. Either a Supermarine or Macchi but I can't place the inverted gull wing?
Similar to these-

[Alvin]

Thxs Greg! I remember these ads (below) when they were new!

[Greg Reid]

Well, this seems too obvious to be right but I'll throw it out there anyway... Me262? If not that, I would guess one of the other jet or rocket propelled German aircraft, although I'm not sure how many of them would be classified as fighters.
Perhaps the Me163 Comet.

[U47]

A production fighter, just look at the performance-cruise and max speed!, and it's first flight is 1941!


Top speed: 596 mph



Range: 25 mi



Weight: 4,200 lbs



Cruise speed: 497 mph



Wingspan: 31′ 0″



Engine type: Walter HWK 109-509



Designer: Alexander Lippisch

http://www.airwargame.com/upload/ima.../Me163B_04.jpg
http://www.military-art.com/mall/images/nt263.jpg

[Alvin]

I posted this one yesterday in the Judge thread and just today noticed the "HUSKY" Dealer name.
Anyone here know anything of or about Husky Pontiac Buick GMC Truck?

[U47]

The take off and landing,
Me-163 promo - YouTube




Video for ME 163 komet takeoff youtube▶ 2:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLelTbeXA4g

[Alvin]

Creative car hauling



Vintage GMC stacked lineup

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by U47

The take off and landing,
Me-163 promo - YouTube




Video for ME 163 komet takeoff youtube▶ 2:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLelTbeXA4g

The ME163 was a flying deathtrap. It killed more pilots in training and landing accidents than combat losses. Nasty machine...utilized hypergolic fuels that would dissolve flesh upon contact.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by U47

A production fighter, just look at the performance-cruise and max speed!, and it's first flight is 1941!

http://www.airwargame.com/upload/ima.../Me163B_04.jpg
http://www.military-art.com/mall/images/nt263.jpg

It's fortunate for the whole world that their resources lagged far behind ours.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

It's fortunate for the whole world that their resources lagged far behind ours.

It is important to understand that the United States from a economic and manufacturing standpoint are in the same position Germany was in those days.

In the case of Germany and what very little help from the other axis powers was, and Germany only the size of Montana, had little hope of winning a three front war. Still, if there hadn't been the war, it would have taken another ten years to have gotten to the Moon, among many other things our military and the Russians military take for granted today.

[SR-71]

I thought Husky was a Canadian Gas station

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Alvin

I posted this one yesterday in the Judge thread and just today noticed the "HUSKY" Dealer name.
Anyone here know anything of or about Husky Pontiac Buick GMC Truck?

Originally Posted by SR-71

I thought Husky was a Canadian Gas station

You are correct sir! Missed / overlooked the "J&K Motors" signage to the left...instead focused on the zoomin of the Pontiac Buick GMC Trucks signage under the Huskey sign.

Prolly a Canadian dealer?

[U47]

Originally Posted by SR-71

I thought Husky was a Canadian Gas station

Husky must have ad something to do with GM, look at the GM Guardian Maintenance sign for Pontiac, Buick, GMC Trucks attached and just below on the same pole as the Husky sign. Plus the Chevy OK used car sign under that

[darren]

Thats my car next to the post the other car was totaled within the year it was a GM dealer in southwestern Sask Canada in a town called Gull Lake the cars are parked on the lot that doubled as a huskey gas station the owner was a young fella who"s dad owned a larger dealership and the son used to order in alot of hot cars he sold at least 4 69 judges at that dealership in a town of maybe 1500 people

[68ragtop]

We had a few small used car lots like that in town in the late 70's & early 80's. Just an office big enough to turn around in. They were consignments lots as I remember. I guess the land became too valuable & they all fell to larger commercial buildings & parking lots.
Could look at picts like that all day.

[sdbob]

Mike I'm not sure resources lagged behind I was thinking Hitler s leadership.They could have had the jet fighter sooner Hitler seemed to want bombers. Amazing they developed blitzkrieg but they developed a tank that was immense that couldn't traverse the ground,to heavy.I am glad our way of life,society has survived the wars. Now the 'war' within is scary.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by sdbob

Mike I'm not sure resources lagged behind I was thinking Hitler s leadership.They could have had the jet fighter sooner Hitler seemed to want bombers. Amazing they developed blitzkrieg but they developed a tank that was immense that couldn't traverse the ground,to heavy.I am glad our way of life,society has survived the wars. Now the 'war' within is scary.

One real difference in Germany's resources and the U.S.'s was the forced labor they had to utilize in occupied countries, whereas the U.S. was totally self sufficient with a motivated work force and even supported her allies with a staggering amount of materiel.
Hitler's leadership was certainly in no small way a major factor also but even with good leadership, I think that in the 1940s Germany and Japan lose a war of attrition with the U.S., GB and the USSR....but it may have been a much longer and costlier war.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

One real difference in Germany's resources and the U.S.'s was the forced labor they had to utilize in occupied countries, whereas the U.S. was totally self sufficient with a motivated work force and even supported her allies with a staggering amount of materiel.
Hitler's leadership was certainly in no small way a major factor also but even with good leadership, I think that in the 1940s Germany and Japan lose a war of attrition with the U.S., GB and the USSR....but it may have been a much longer and costlier war.

Try and look at it this way when comparing Germany then and the U.S. now.

Germany then, from a practical standpoint to win would need to rely ( Hitler didn't know this only Speer ) on it's limited number super weapons like the ME 262, Me163, V-1 (first cruise missile ) , V-2 ( first supersonic ballistic missile ) , Type 21 Submarine ( first teardrop hull, smooth sail capable of 20+ knot submerged speed with homing torpedoes ) They also had retro boots that were the first successful launching of a missile from a submerged submarine( we didn't get that until the 60's). With the V-2 they were not only going to put a nuke warhead on it, they unlike the U.S. with a atomic bomb, were using heavy water to go a step further and produce a Hydrogen Bomb.
You must realize these weapons would not be built in mass quantities and this is the position the U.S. finds itself in today. For massive retaliation we are fine, but for a long and protracted war we do not have the manufacturing capabilities to sustain a war. Due to the largest corporate tax rate in the free world we have sent our manufacturing, and lately much of the IT stuff abroad, and in many cases to our enemy.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by U47

Try and look at it this way when comparing Germany then and the U.S. now.

Germany then, from a practical standpoint to win would need to rely ( Hitler didn't know this only Speer ) on it's limited number super weapons like the ME 262, Me163, V-1 (first cruise missile ) , V-2 ( first supersonic ballistic missile ) , Type 21 Submarine ( first teardrop hull, smooth sail capable of 20+ knot submerged speed with homing torpedoes ) They also had retro boots that were the first successful launching of a missile from a submerged submarine( we didn't get that until the 60's). With the V-2 they were not only going to put a nuke warhead on it, they unlike the U.S. with a atomic bomb, were using heavy water to go a step further and produce a Hydrogen Bomb.
You must realize these weapons would not be built in mass quantities and this is the position the U.S. finds itself in today. For massive retaliation we are fine, but for a long and protracted war we do not have the manufacturing capabilities to sustain a war. Due to the largest corporate tax rate in the free world we have sent our manufacturing, and lately much of the IT stuff abroad, and in many cases to our enemy.

No question that the U.S. is a different kind of country today than it was then. Let's pray that we never have to face a test like that anytime soon. I'm afraid the outcome would be far different.