airbase

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1939

2014

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marley1027 said:
Looks like they are rotating the propeller. That is commonly done with radial engines prior to flight. The purpose it to prevent damage to the engine from hydra locking, a condition caused by oil collecting in the lower cylinders. Dave
curtissfortysix said:
And then they discovered why all the rods were getting bent and failed. The starter with clutches pretty much cured that problem.
Paul said:
Spectacular
Mitchel25J (69 plus million Views Thank You ) said:
This is an A-20C

jamica1 said:
If anyone is wondering, as I was, why the air force needed boats: sites.rootsweb.com/~andersonfamily/RCAFMarine.htm
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
Thanks jamica1 - that is fascinating - and explains why they had such interesting names - the crash boats were always named after Canadian waterfowl!
Tom Barlow said:
They were patrolling the harbour and recovering any RCAF patrol planes that may have crashed In the harbour or In the vecinity. They would recover any surviving pilots from the cold ocean before it was to late.
Tom Barlow said:
If I am not wrong you are referring to the RCN - Duck Class patrol boat like the HMCS Mallard, Loon and Cormorant. My grandfather served on one of those boats.

Seth Gaines said:
It says 'Base Operations' over on the right. Looks like the western US.
Bargalus Brezariud said:
Looks like Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs.