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re: Is the P-51 Mustang the best looking aircraft of all time?
Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:46 am to chinhoyang
Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:46 am to chinhoyang
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My bad
your Dad retired active duty? what years were you at Kaneohe?
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:57 am to LongueCarabine
I wish we had worked out the problems and built the B-70 Valkyrie.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:01 am to upgrayedd
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You can literally watch A-10s make strafing runs from a public highway
Where is that
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:21 am to 777Tiger
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your Dad retired active duty? what years were you at Kaneohe?
Dad retired active duty in 1974. He joined the Marines in 1942 and flew fighters and the Marine version of the B-24 in WWII (the latter taking photos of Japanese held islands, then when they disbanded the squadron he flew the VIP version of the B-24 hauling admirals and generals around). He flew Nimitz back from the surrender and Holland "Mad" Smith back home after the war. There were some others, but those are the two documented in his stuff.
After WWII, he was at Kaneohe for a year and they "forgot" about him (he was reserve). He loved it because he flew all the planes that were back, so he got a lot of time in a wide variety of aircraft. Then, they augmented him.
He was the first Marine to graduate from the first helicopter school (his good friend would have been first but he ground looped on his final test).
Dad served in Korea and Vietnam also.
1961 to 1969 at KMCAS.
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 10:28 am
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:24 am to chinhoyang
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1961 to 1969 at KMCAS.
very awesome, thought he had a little Corsair time too, and how did you end up in the 'port?
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:27 am to DavidTheGnome
The Mustang definitely looks like it is very fun to fly.
I think that I prefer WW1 aircraft, though. They fly much more slowly, so you can really look around while you fly. Seems like even more fun.
I think that I prefer WW1 aircraft, though. They fly much more slowly, so you can really look around while you fly. Seems like even more fun.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:31 am to 777Tiger
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ery awesome, thought he had a little Corsair time too, and how did you end up in the 'port?
He flew the prop Corsair quite a bit. He had a "Marine Room" that had a photo - mostly stock type photos - of every plane model he flew. The only jets were Skyhawks and Phantom. Vietnam he was going to get an F4 squadron but they moved him to a helicopter squadron. He flew AD's a lot, including dropping the only USMC nuke test weapon from one (I now have the arming pin - it had the explosives but was not nuked up).
He retired in NE Texas. I moved from Texas to Louisiana when the labor and employment alwyer at a big firm in Shreveport died unexpectedly and they recruited me.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:34 am to chinhoyang
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He had a "Marine Room"
ah yes, the "I love me" room, know it well
[quote] I moved from Texas to Louisiana when the labor and employment alwyer at a big firm in Shreveport died unexpectedly and they recruited me
sounds like he had an awesome career
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:42 am to SoulGlo
Barry Goldwater missile range in Gila Bend
Posted on 11/13/18 at 10:57 am to SeeeeK
Fun fact about the P-40 used by the AVG in China - they had limited aircraft and flew many missions a day. When they returned to their base to rearm and refuel, the ground crew would repaint the prop spinner a different color. The Japanese never really knew how many planes or squadrons they had and overestimated the number of planes they actually had. The ground crew would strip the paint off the spinners at night.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 11:21 am to TutHillTiger
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P-38 lighting was one of most feared airplane of WW2
P-38's got Admiral Yamamoto.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 11:41 am to DavidTheGnome
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The Convair B-58 Hustler was a sleek-looking aircraft.
Fun Fact: Footage of B-58 Hustlers was used to depict the fictional "Vindicator" bombers in the classic movie "Fail Safe."
Posted on 11/13/18 at 12:23 pm to texag7
Posted on 11/13/18 at 1:21 pm to TigerstuckinMS
YESSSSSSSS!!!!
Posted on 11/13/18 at 1:31 pm to upgrayedd
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You can literally watch A-10s make strafing runs from a public highway
Barry Goldwater missile range in Gila Bend
I seent it!
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:55 pm to 777Tiger
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Crusader jocks
Used to say "When you're out of F8's, you're out of fighters".
Posted on 11/13/18 at 6:12 pm to TigersFan64
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Fun Fact: Footage of B-58 Hustlers was used to depict the fictional "Vindicator" bombers in the classic movie "Fail Safe."
Extra Fun Fact: The film "Fail Safe" and the film "Dr. Strangelove" are based on the same source material.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:14 pm to Ace Midnight
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Extra Fun Fact: The film "Fail Safe" and the film "Dr. Strangelove" are based on the same source material.
Double Extra Fun Fact: The Mach 2 B-58 was designed without the aid of computers.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:38 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Gotta give a little love to the A10... It's just plain bad arse...
A little Homage to the B25 Mitchell.
and I always thought that this was a cool plane... and one Bad arse SOB for it's time... The Stuka...
But if I had to really, really decide which was the sleekest and most attractive looking airplane... It would have to be the Marine Spitfire.
A little Homage to the B25 Mitchell.
and I always thought that this was a cool plane... and one Bad arse SOB for it's time... The Stuka...
But if I had to really, really decide which was the sleekest and most attractive looking airplane... It would have to be the Marine Spitfire.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:45 pm to LSURussian
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He and his squad were pinned down by a German machine gun and a P-51 came out of nowhere and made a strafing pass. The machine gun didn’t fire again
I was able to re-create this scene visually in my head in about 5 seconds. Would love to see it on film.
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