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Post by windrunner on Sept 11, 2010 3:33:51 GMT -5
LOL!  |
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Post by Slide on Sept 11, 2010 3:40:41 GMT -5
 Beautiful pic Damian! Saved this to my gallery.
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Post by windrunner on Sept 11, 2010 3:42:59 GMT -5
OOPS! I've just updated the pic with some minor adjustments.
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Post by Craig on Sept 11, 2010 7:25:04 GMT -5
lol ! Yes a very nice pic indeed, im guessing the 'T' is nearly ready ?
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Post by windrunner on Sept 12, 2010 9:08:06 GMT -5
T= 97 % done R= 90% done We are almost there.  |
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Post by Slide on Sept 17, 2010 8:23:08 GMT -5
I just came across this: www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blogs/knights-of-the-air-gottfriedThe story of Gottfried v. Banfield: " He was known as the 'Eagle of Trieste', being probably the only flying ace who flew a flying boat fighter to nine or more victories." The post makes a nice little addition to the Lohner´s history and the view on Austro-Hungarian naval ;D warfare. |
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Post by windrunner on Sept 17, 2010 16:25:58 GMT -5
Yes, Freiherr von Banfield was a living legend untill his dead in 1986. He flew some planes specially modified for him during WWI ( the Lohner L16 for example, modded to be a pure fighter).
Craig, are you still there? I sent the final skins last Wednesday; please let me know if you get them; if not I'll send them again (my internet is making crazy things lately).
PS: that link is simply aswesome! great find Slide!
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Post by Craig on Sept 17, 2010 17:22:56 GMT -5
Yep still here  I've downloaded them but haven't had time to check them out this week, hopefully next week will be better, looking good though ! |
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Post by leylandspurr on Sept 18, 2010 4:11:31 GMT -5
Never too old to learn something, didn't know that Baron Gottfried lived for a while in 'my' neck of the woods (I was born and grew up near Newcastle upon Tyne). Strangely, there is a Benfield Road in the town, but I don't think it's a misspelled connection, I think it's an older name.
Thanks for posting that site Slide, much appreciated.
Leyland
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Post by windrunner on Sept 19, 2010 4:11:52 GMT -5
Roger that Craig!
Leyland, that can possibly be the case. On a curious note, I lived in "Banfield City" for a while: a funny place at Argentina founded by the english railroad workers during the 1880s. Many of the actual inhabitants are descendants from those original (3rd or 4rd generation).
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Beautiful pic Damian! Saved this to my gallery. 
I've downloaded them but haven't had time to check them out this week, hopefully next week will be better, looking good though !