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re: If you had the money, what WWII plane would you buy to fly?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:19 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:19 pm to prplhze2000
P-51 or Stuka. I'd love to buzz my parents neighbor hood
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Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:20 pm to prplhze2000
P-38 or P-51
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:24 pm to prplhze2000
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:26 pm to Tigerwaffe
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I'm looking at a copy of my dad's radio school certificate,
I'm so old that I had to have a RRTOP cert. when I started flying, I think it stood for restricted radiotelephone operator permit
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:26 pm to prplhze2000
In order:
P-51 Mustang
F4U Corsair
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-40 Warhawk
B-25 Mitchel
German: BF109g; FW190D-9
P-51 Mustang
F4U Corsair
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-40 Warhawk
B-25 Mitchel
German: BF109g; FW190D-9
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:31 pm to prplhze2000
P-38. Love this plane.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:33 pm to heatom2
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P-38.
my uncle flew those that for a while, bad arse machine, eventually turned it into recon photog
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:34 pm to TigerGman
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the Spitfire could fly rings
bullshite. In the words of Yeager and Olds, the P-51 could do for 8 hours what the Spit could only do for two.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:34 pm to prplhze2000
Corsair > Mustang
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:35 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Bull shite. In the words of Yeager and Olds, the P-51 could do for 8 hours what the Spit could only do for two.
think he mentioned the legs in his post but I'd take the Stang, but not because of anything Yeager said
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:35 pm to ShoeBang
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No question P51 Mustang
There used to be several parked on the ramp at the Jackson Hole airport. A few of the billionaires who lived up there had a flying club. I've always been partial to the P38 myself.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:44 pm to Jim Rockford
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There used to be several parked on the ramp at the Jackson Hole airport.
I've got some old F-4 buddies that own a restaurant/bar up there that were a part of that, couple of the dudes were smart and got out of the flying game
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:48 pm to 777Tiger
I love the old F-4. Haven't seen one of those in years.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:51 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Haven't seen one of those in years.
a lot of them are of the bottom of the GoM as target drones, a few of them are still flying, there's a place in Houston that sells rides in one for around ten grand
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:52 pm to 777Tiger
That am be, but the Spit was no more maneuverable then the Mustang, and the Mustang could do it for much, much longer.
OT, have you read "Fighter Pilot: The Memiors of Legendary Ace Robin Olds"? Great, great read on a remarkable man and pilot. Quite a bit in it about the P-51...
OT, have you read "Fighter Pilot: The Memiors of Legendary Ace Robin Olds"? Great, great read on a remarkable man and pilot. Quite a bit in it about the P-51...
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:54 pm to 777Tiger
Yeah, that's a little above my pay grade. There was one down at Jax (F-4E) with the Blue Angels a few years ago.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 5:59 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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have you read "Fighter Pilot: The Memiors of Legendary Ace Robin Olds"
I've the pleasure and honor of meeting and talking with General Olds on a couple of occasions. An absolute treasure. A fighter pilot's fighter pilot, a leader's leader, a great man and fun to be around. I don't know how he was able to fit those balls into a fight suit. Awesome man.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 6:09 pm to Breesus
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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
You sir, are correct.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 6:11 pm to prplhze2000
The only choice for LSU fans....
Posted on 2/22/15 at 6:12 pm to 777Tiger
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my uncle flew those that for a while, bad arse machine, eventually turned it into recon photog
At my first job, one of the older guys there had been an alternate on the mission that took out Yamato. Nobody had mechanical trouble, so he got sent back before they made the final run in.
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