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litl rooster

#460
April 07, 2009, 11:16:40 PM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on April 06, 2009, 11:48:53 PM
Silly Canadian.  Lucky he didn't get splashed.


It's bad enough we allow them to choke up our highways with their damn land yachts, Now their trying to fly in
Mathew 5.9

Texas Lawdog

#461
April 08, 2009, 09:49:05 AM
Tha Times, they are a changin'!
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Leo Tanner

#462
April 11, 2009, 04:59:19 PM
Thought some might enjoy this site.

http://www.acepilots.com/planes/nose_art.html
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

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Texas Lawdog

#463
April 11, 2009, 05:09:01 PM
Thank you Leo, I enjoyed that.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#464
April 11, 2009, 05:22:14 PM
De Nada.  Kinda had you in mind when I put it up.  There are other sites with authentic photos and I've been reading about them. 
Search "WWII nose art and you'll get a ton of stuff that was documented during the war, not reproductions.  Wonerous Wanda is a great one, they actually painted a hatch on the side of the plane with the girl standing in it.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Leo Tanner

#465
April 11, 2009, 05:43:40 PM
I think this should be OK to put here. 



I'm still trying to find more info on my uncles B-17, but even with his serial number it's been tough.  I'd love to find a picture of him and his crew and the name of his plane.  There is no one left that remembers in the family.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Leo Tanner

#466
April 11, 2009, 05:52:02 PM
Here's the site that one came off of.  You can almost hear Glen Miller's Army Air corps band playin "American Patrol" when ya look through.  Well, I can but I'm strange like that.

http://www.ww2planenoseart.com/Images/index.htm
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#467
April 11, 2009, 06:10:27 PM
I can't see much of the plane, but I think it is  a B24.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#468
April 11, 2009, 06:16:42 PM
I think you're right.  There may be more pictures of the plane on that last link.  The photographer on that site was mostly interested in the art. 

You majored in military history Tex, any chance you could help me find more info on my Uncle?  PM me if ya can.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#469
April 11, 2009, 06:39:20 PM
Leo, I hope the info will help some.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#470
April 11, 2009, 06:46:03 PM
Sure it will.  I appreciate it very much. 
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#471
April 11, 2009, 07:11:16 PM
Keep me posted. If he was in a B17 outfit, He was part of the 8th AF, if he served in the European Theater.  I'm not sure about the Pacific.  The 8th was based all over England.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#472
April 11, 2009, 07:24:38 PM
He was Euro, started out in North Africa.  Again, thanks.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#473
April 11, 2009, 08:33:13 PM
He would have been assigned to one of the different AFs, then a certain Bomb Group, then a certain Squadron. Dad was in the 12th AF, the 310th Bomb, and the 428 bomb squadron.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#474
April 11, 2009, 08:47:50 PM
Just makes me wonder if the two of them ever had a cup of coffee tagether or were at least in spittin distance on the ground.  I'm really pursuing this as I am the self appointed family historian now. 

I love this one.  Lil saw it an said, "hey, that's me!"  Not only is the painting great, the name says it all.

"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#475
April 12, 2009, 01:17:30 AM
That one is definitely a B24.  They built B24's over in Fort Worth during WW2.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Four-Eyed Buck

#476
April 12, 2009, 11:43:49 AM
Where didn't they build B-24's, TLD? ;D they built more of them than the 17's, even Henry Ford got into the act( Willow Run).......Buck( who's been to Willow Run and visited a museum called The Yankee Air Force there. they were redoing a 17G at the time and had a 24 with a bum main spar on display) 8) ::)
I might be slow, but I'm mostly accurate.....

Texas Lawdog

#477
April 12, 2009, 12:21:39 PM
Fort Worth was one of the bigger plants. They've built the B36, B58, F111, and the F16.  There are probably more models built than that, but that's all I remember.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

#478
April 13, 2009, 12:44:38 PM
Figgured I'd put this here...


FORT MYERS, Fla. – A passenger landed a twin-engine plane in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board.

Federal Aviation Administration officials say the pilot died after takeoff from an airport in Naples on Sunday. It was on autopilot and climbing toward 10,000 feet when the pilot died.

The passenger who took over is licensed for single-engine planes but isn't certified to fly the larger King Air craft.

An air traffic controller helped the passenger down by calling a friend in Connecticut who knows the King Air plane and relaying instructions. The plane landed safely at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

The plane had been headed to Jackson, Miss. The names of the pilot and passengers have not been released
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Four-Eyed Buck

#479
April 13, 2009, 12:46:49 PM
They lucked out, Leo. At least someone on board had some flying experience..........Buck 8)
I might be slow, but I'm mostly accurate.....
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