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Posted on 12/16/21 at 8:55 am to FightinTigersDammit
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But without guns.
you used to be able to get those too
Posted on 1/14/22 at 4:53 am to AZBadgerFan
Here's video (approx. 4 mins.) of the P-51D landing yesterday at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ. I will admit I got goosebumps. The new owner is going on his first ride in it today as a passenger as he says it will take 3-4 months to learn how to fly it. I will try to get some better video.
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Posted on 1/14/22 at 6:03 am to AZBadgerFan
The absolute effing GOAT.
My GGF was a navigator on a B17. That very plane and its pilot may have saved his life a time or two.
My GGF was a navigator on a B17. That very plane and its pilot may have saved his life a time or two.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 7:20 am to AZBadgerFan
Looks like an absolute first class restoration. The P-51 is a special aircraft. In what seems like another lifetime, I have couple of hours in the seat. Today, not sure I have enough strength in the the left leg to keep it straight down the runway on takeoff. :-)
Posted on 1/14/22 at 7:33 am to madmaxvol
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Cadillac of the Sky
One of the greatest scenes in all of film.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 7:37 am to Barbellthor
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The absolute effing GOAT.
F4U says hold on a second.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 7:39 am to brett randall
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F4U says hold on a second.
My farther in law loaded bomb's on F4's for the Marine Corps in the Philippines during WWII.
He was one of the greatest men I ever knew.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 8:12 am to Nicky Parrish
Don’t forget “Skins” Fornof. He was the youngest of the Flying Fornof’s Great Fighter pilot!
He brought his dads navy leather jacket into work one day. Instead of the brown sheepskin collar his father had had it replaced with a chinchilla….
He brought his dads navy leather jacket into work one day. Instead of the brown sheepskin collar his father had had it replaced with a chinchilla….
Posted on 1/14/22 at 8:51 am to FlyinTiger
This in the Houston area need to check out the CAF out of the West Houston airport. You can pay to ride in some of the open cockpit, vintage planes. I have a bunch of pictures but don’t have time to upload them right now. They’re open every day though and give guided tours and let you even sit in a few of the planes.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 9:39 am to supadave3
If I could afford one I'd love one of the old "Clipper" flying boats that used to cross the Pacific late 30s. Hell of an aircraft.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:24 am to AZBadgerFan
That’s badass.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:35 am to AZBadgerFan
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Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:41 am to AZBadgerFan
I apologize for the downvote on this pic. I meant to upvote but fat-fingered it.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:05 am to AZBadgerFan
I still can't decide my favorite warbird fighter...Mustang or Corsair. What a time in aviation history
Posted on 1/15/22 at 12:24 pm to TexasTiger90
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I still can't decide my favorite warbird fighter.
me either, it's a toss up between the F-4 and the F-15
Posted on 1/15/22 at 12:51 pm to AZBadgerFan
That is a beautiful restoration.
My uncle flew a P-51 for bomber support missions in Germany during WWII.
Might have flown in the squadron with that very plane.
He absolutely loved that aircraft.
My uncle flew a P-51 for bomber support missions in Germany during WWII.
Might have flown in the squadron with that very plane.
He absolutely loved that aircraft.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 12:53 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
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He absolutely loved that aircraft.
I've never had my hands on one but I've talked with Robin Olds a few times and of all the fighters he ever flew, the P-51 was his favorite
Posted on 1/17/22 at 9:48 am to 777Tiger
As expected, the cockpit in this thing is tight and the rear seat is even worse.
Cool story: the guy in the second pic flew F-16's in the AF and is currently a pilot for SWA. His 82 year old father in Minnesota flew fighter aircraft in the Marines and still owns two Cessna's. When we were in the hangar yesterday my friend Facetime's his father and said "Dad, I found your next plane ride" and then turned the camera to to the plane. It was inaudible to me but you could hear his dad yell out something like "it's a fricking Mustang!" I know all three of us in that hangar were choked up. His father is ill with cancer but the goal is to get the plane up to MN ASAP to get his dad that plane ride, I hope he fulfills that wish. The plane owner stated yesterday that after he gets his taildragger certification the goal is to never have that backseat unoccupied.
Cool story: the guy in the second pic flew F-16's in the AF and is currently a pilot for SWA. His 82 year old father in Minnesota flew fighter aircraft in the Marines and still owns two Cessna's. When we were in the hangar yesterday my friend Facetime's his father and said "Dad, I found your next plane ride" and then turned the camera to to the plane. It was inaudible to me but you could hear his dad yell out something like "it's a fricking Mustang!" I know all three of us in that hangar were choked up. His father is ill with cancer but the goal is to get the plane up to MN ASAP to get his dad that plane ride, I hope he fulfills that wish. The plane owner stated yesterday that after he gets his taildragger certification the goal is to never have that backseat unoccupied.
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Posted on 3/6/22 at 10:00 am to AZBadgerFan
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