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re: Favorite historic aircraft?
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:00 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:00 am to Darth_Vader
Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" was interesting
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:18 am to Darth_Vader
B-24
My grandmother worked at the Willow Run plant when they were building them during the War.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:20 am to Darth_Vader
Cold war era English Electric Lightning
2 min you tube link
2 min YouTube Link
20 min You Tube Link
20 min YouTube Link
2 min you tube link
2 min YouTube Link
20 min You Tube Link
20 min YouTube Link
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:28 am to Darth_Vader
Easy choice for me: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.


This post was edited on 1/8/21 at 9:30 am
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:43 am to BuddyRoeaux
The F-14 is my favorite but since that's been taken I'll go with the X-29

Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:51 am to Darth_Vader
Gotta go with a Flying Tiger:
Runner Ups:
Hellcat:
Hurricane (top):
Honorable Mentions:

Runner Ups:
Hellcat:
Hurricane (top):
Honorable Mentions:
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:26 am to Darth_Vader
F6F Hellcat:
Hawker Hurricane:

Hawker Hurricane:

Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:26 am to dragginass
P-51 Voodoo Reno LINK
That's a little different than the training wheels flights the restored 51's do at air shows.
That's a little different than the training wheels flights the restored 51's do at air shows.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:32 am to Darth_Vader
There's the P51 Mustang then there's everything else.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 11:11 am to Darth_Vader
P-51B
P-51D
F4U Corsair
F-8 Crusader
F-4J Phantom
F-4B Phantom
B-29 (My Grandfather was a bombardier on one)

P-51D
F4U Corsair
F-8 Crusader
F-4J Phantom
F-4B Phantom
B-29 (My Grandfather was a bombardier on one)

This post was edited on 1/8/21 at 11:14 am
Posted on 1/8/21 at 11:13 am to PhantomMenace
quote:
Hey Darth, I have an unbuilt kit of this plane if you want it.
Scale? I'll take it
Posted on 1/8/21 at 11:53 am to DoUrden
The plane that never dies
---The B52 tells the A10 "hold my beer kid"
First flight: 1952. Last one produced: 1962
---The B52 tells the A10 "hold my beer kid"
First flight: 1952. Last one produced: 1962
Posted on 1/8/21 at 12:53 pm to PhantomMenace
quote:
Hey Darth, I have an unbuilt kit of this plane if you want it.
Oh hell yeah. Where are you located?
Posted on 1/8/21 at 1:09 pm to Darth_Vader
The kit is in a garage in Louisiana. I am not there at the moment.
If you can post a throwaway email and delete after I see it, I would ship it to you. I no longer build military stuff.
If you can post a throwaway email and delete after I see it, I would ship it to you. I no longer build military stuff.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 1:13 pm to Darth_Vader
easily the P-38 but I always thought the FW 190 on the ground looked wicked
Posted on 1/8/21 at 2:39 pm to Darth_Vader
B-24, dehaviland mosquito, f86 Sabre, f8f bearcat
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