(http://www.pbase.com/moffetb/image/127146045/original.jpg)
But it was muggy in Wisconsin (more photos here http://www.pbase.com/moffetb/airventure_2010&view=slideshow
Nice pictures Brian you lucky dog you!
Is that the definition of flying on the ground?
OMG! My FAVORITE aircraft!
Gorgeous.
David
i just recently crashed my rc f4u corsair. seeing those pictures make ne sad haha. hey you know they re built the enola gay ( correct spelling?) and are touring atound tge country with it
http://www.pacificflyer.com/2010/04/enola-gay-tour-just-another-hoax-one-site-fell-for/
BDC
it was on the news in portland , and showed video of it........
Fantastic photos, Brian! I am a sucker for warbirds. Especially P-51s, F4Us and P-38s.
My father was in the Philippines in WWII at an air base on Palawan. He said they mostly flew P-38s from there, but there were a few Black Widows (night fighters) and a B-17 made an emergency landing there. The runway was too short for such a large plane and it ran off the end. They cannibalized it, sent some parts off to other bases but kept a few parts and 'rebodied' a jeep with the aluminum and a windscreen salvaged off another plane. They also kicked up the power of the jeep engine. It was supposedly the fastest vehicle on the island.
In the mid 90s, dad & I were at a greenhouse / nursery near the Ft. Collins Airpark (now closed). He heard a familiar sound and told me to look - even before the plane was in sight. It was a gleaming silver P-38 taking off. He said that sound was unmistakable and I could hear why. I heard later that the P-38 was in town receiving some special engine work as one of the final restoration steps. Awesome sight!
H2O
your lucky! the p38 is one of my fave planes and one of the only famous warbirds i hvnt seen
Very nice D models (?) there.
Re the B-29 tour, I'd have to ge with Re Vision on this one, I believe that to be a hoax.
well i hope its not. its going to be at the Oregon coast at the end of the month according to my news channels and newspapers. lets hope its noy
Just uploaded some more to the gallery.
Thanks for the nice slide show! Good mix of civil and military planes and a couple of rotary wing thrown in for good measure!
I thought the first one was a Northrop Black Widow but watched again and will change my guess to some sort of Douglas Invader variant??
The P-61 Black Widow had a similar layout to the P-38. I, too had the initial thought that it was a P-61 - until i looked at the single fuselage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow)
Again, great pix, Brian!
H2O
great pictures, thanks for the show
Quote from: Rikugun on August 04, 2010, 09:55:06 PM
Douglas Invader variant??
According to the markings under the horizontal stabilizer, it is an A-26B Douglas Invader.
You can't read it in the photo there, but it is readable in the original size.
Brian