Travel for Aircraft By joseph may on March 8, 2021 at 9:04 PM
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This Flying Fortress stands on exhibit under the brilliant Atwater CA skies in the Castle Air Museum.
The Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress standing in remembrance of World War II’s “Virgin’s Delight” (a B-17F lost in combat over Europe) at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater CA ©2010 Joseph May/Slipstream Photography
The Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress standing in remembrance of World War II’s “Virgin’s Delight” (a B-17F lost in combat over Europe) at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater CA (note the G-type’s characteristic chin turret though the cheek machine guns are not present) ©2010 Joseph May/Slipstream Photography
Sunderland Mk V—looking at a few of the details
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Travel for Aircraft By joseph may on February 23, 2021 at 10:39 AM
Douglas A-4PTM Skyhawk Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum Kuala Lumpur ©2013 Joseph May/Slipstream Photography
Eighty-eight Douglas Skyhawks in C and L types were purchased by the
Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Air Force) with most to be converted to their particular specifications, or PTM. Commonly PTM is known as “Peculiar To Malaysia” but this is a bit of geographical jest as the acronym was created from the formal
Persekutan Tanah Melayu title, which translates to
Federation of Malay States (Malaysia has 13 states). The majority of conversion work was accomplished in the early 1980s by Grumman in their St. Augustine FL facility with the ultimate aircraft delivery tally of 34 A-4PTM and 6 TA-4PTM Skyhawks, plus 52 spare Wright J65 turbojet engines (modified Sapphire engines built under license from Armstrong Siddeley).