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Post by Taildragger on Jun 21, 2022 16:01:20 GMT -5
Do it get much awesomer?
What an exquisite machine!
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Post by RonC Picker on Jun 21, 2022 21:53:07 GMT -5
So cool! Sight and sound of a Mustang raises the hair on my neck!
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 21, 2022 23:41:37 GMT -5
In case you're coming down with "M.A.S."...
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Post by LTB on Jun 22, 2022 2:16:38 GMT -5
One of my all time favorite aircrafts. It’s only Achilles heel being the oil cooler on the bottom of the aircraft as was discovered in the Korean War when rifle fire took some out.
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Post by RufusTeleStrat on Jun 22, 2022 9:59:02 GMT -5
This weakness was not as exposed in WWII as the plane was used as a long range escort not ground attack and low level fighter. The low level stuff was usually done by a P-47.
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Post by tahitijack on Jun 22, 2022 13:14:37 GMT -5
Cadillac Of The Sky?
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Post by LTB on Jun 22, 2022 16:31:45 GMT -5
And then some! This plane tops my list of favorites: Others include: Corsair Spitfire P-38 Lightning Douglass SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber B-17 And more recently the A-10 warthog |
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 22, 2022 18:35:59 GMT -5
Earlier variant:
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Post by 6l6 on Jun 22, 2022 19:31:53 GMT -5
I feel VERY fortunate to say that I have around 20hrs logged in a P-51D, all thanks to a formerly wealthy friend (he lost the plane and a lot of other stuff in the divorce).
I spent that time flying around the Napa Wine Country back in the mid-70's. BEAUTIFUL plane to fly once you get used to all of that torque.
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 22, 2022 19:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by Mike the marksman on Jun 23, 2022 7:06:55 GMT -5
bubble canopy P-47 Thunderbolt is my favorite. But I've never seen one fly in person.
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jun 23, 2022 9:09:03 GMT -5
I feel VERY fortunate to say that I have around 20hrs logged in a P-51D, all thanks to a formerly wealthy friend (he lost the plane and a lot of other stuff in the divorce). I spent that time flying around the Napa Wine Country back in the mid-70's. BEAUTIFUL plane to fly once you get used to all of that torque. 6 Wow, that's pretty amazing You win the internet for today |
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Post by Leftee on Jun 23, 2022 9:10:23 GMT -5
… and yesterday and tomorrow.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jun 23, 2022 9:15:15 GMT -5
In 2007, we attended the last great gathering of the Mustang at Rickenbacher in Ohio. Many of the pilots and birds were getting long in the tooth so this last gathering was planned. There were over 100 of them with 2 days of festivities and plenty of other warbirds.
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Post by tahitijack on Jun 23, 2022 10:48:01 GMT -5
My father in law was a Navy Corsair pilot..on the ShangriLa. My Dad was Army artillery. They were my heros but they never talked about the war much.
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 23, 2022 18:59:07 GMT -5
For Mike:
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 24, 2022 12:21:20 GMT -5
Or, if you really want to go down a P-47 rabbit hole, this is the first video of an 8-part series:
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 24, 2022 15:14:02 GMT -5
A dive into WWII aircraft induction tech:
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