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Delmonico

#1160
January 03, 2011, 09:59:28 PM
Found this, since no one was hurt it is almost humorous: ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber
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Leo Tanner

#1161
January 03, 2011, 10:10:08 PM
I'll give a call tamarra Jeff.  I want it to look like the one my Uncle flew in.  I got his dog tags so I want to do the plane right.  He was in the 15th.  Gonna paint that on the horizontal stabilizer in white.  Thought it would be fun to get someone with talent to do some nose art on it with an airbrush er somethin.
"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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Steel Horse Bailey

#1162
January 03, 2011, 10:52:12 PM
Cool!
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Four-Eyed Buck

#1163
January 04, 2011, 06:08:26 AM
A noble quest, Leo 8)
I might be slow, but I'm mostly accurate.....

Steel Horse Bailey

#1164
January 04, 2011, 09:50:54 AM
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Leo Tanner

#1165
January 04, 2011, 10:53:10 AM
It'll keep me away from this thing for awhile, that's for sure.  Was gonna get paint taday but plans changed  >:(
"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

#1166
January 04, 2011, 04:43:55 PM
Leo, Good Luck on your endeavor with the model.
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Texas Lawdog

#1167
January 04, 2011, 04:48:10 PM
Leo, Check out the 15th AF web site. It shows the different groups of the unit.
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   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

#1168
January 04, 2011, 08:18:47 PM
Quote from: Texas Lawdog on January 04, 2011, 04:48:10 PM
Leo, Check out the 15th AF web site. It shows the different groups of the unit.

Thank you Pop.  If it has been under my nose this whole time I will kick myself.  I gave up once told that the archives had burned in St. Louis.  I will dig into that site now. 
Sorry I didn't call today Jeff, I got distracted.  Still plan on it though.
"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.

Steel Horse Bailey

#1169
January 04, 2011, 10:20:15 PM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on January 04, 2011, 08:18:47 PM
Thank you Pop.  If it has been under my nose this whole time I will kick myself.  I gave up once told that the archives had burned in St. Louis.  I will dig into that site now. 
Sorry I didn't call today Jeff, I got distracted.  Still plan on it though.


Not a problem, pard.  I'll be back home tomorrow afternoon, so call after noon, (your time) and I should be back.
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Texas Lawdog

#1170
January 05, 2011, 03:56:30 AM
Leo, The 15th also had B24's in addition to the 17's. The 17's, 24's, and later the 29's were considered heavy bombers.  The 25's and 26's were considered medium bombers.
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Leo Tanner

#1171
January 05, 2011, 07:38:26 AM
The fact that they were able to get 25's off a carrier deck was amazing to learn about.  Didn't need to do it after the islands were captured but I'm sure it surprised the hell out of the Japs.  "How's they get here?"
"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

#1172
January 06, 2011, 05:45:23 PM
Leo, My dad was at Eglin Field in Florida while the Raiders were training to take off. Everything was hush hush. They would take a paint brush with white wash and draw lines on the runway to mark the distance it took to get the plane airborne. Dad's outfit was the reorganized Raider outfit, with Doolittle as Commanding General, after he came back. It became part of the 12th AF and the Unit was sent to North Africa. The unit stayed in the Meditteran theater until the War was over.
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   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

#1173
January 06, 2011, 06:15:33 PM
I got all the paint but 2 yesterday.  Store was out of zinc chromite and flat black.  Substituted tan for interior tan.  I'm about ready to go to work.  Thank you Jeff for the tips taday.
"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.

Steel Horse Bailey

#1174
January 06, 2011, 08:58:38 PM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on January 06, 2011, 06:15:33 PM
I got all the paint but 2 yesterday.  Store was out of zinc chromite and flat black.  Substituted tan for interior tan.  I'm about ready to go to work.  Thank you Jeff for the tips taday.


You're quite welcome-  er ... Leo!~
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Leo Tanner

#1175
January 06, 2011, 09:23:28 PM
Quote from: Steel Horse Bailey on January 06, 2011, 08:58:38 PM

You're quite welcome-  er ... Leo!~

er...Lil was sorry to have missed you.  Sends all her best.  She is as excited about building this thing as I am an that is one of the things that makes her special.
"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

#1176
January 07, 2011, 01:15:11 AM
Leo, We're gonna wanna have pictures of the finished product.
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   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"?

Steel Horse Bailey

#1177
January 07, 2011, 07:13:57 AM
L.J. - we talked of that.  Right now it's not possible, but they're planning on acquiring one of them new-fangled picture-makin' boxes, so we MAY see it.  He's got a good start on it already, what with gatherin' the supplies an' all.  I can say from experience, that the 1/48 scale B-17G Model (by Monogram) is top quality, so we can look forward to good things.
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Texas Lawdog

#1178
January 07, 2011, 10:18:17 PM
One of our B17's (Texas Raiders) is back flying again after an 8 year restoration. The State of Texas filmed a commercial for the Texas Highway Dept. on Littering.  You see a lone pickup truck on a county road. The driver throws out a piece of litter. The B17 pops up behind the truck. "Don't Mess With Texas".
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   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

#1179
January 08, 2011, 02:29:50 AM
Pop, that requires an innerntet hunt.  Gotta see 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.
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