Very Important Day In History

Trinity · August 17, 2008, 12:57:36 PM

Quote from: Delmonico on August 17, 2008, 12:45:10 PM

SLAP

Well, at least it wasn't the FFG's El Kabong.

Texas Lawdog · August 17, 2008, 02:00:51 PM

The scene where the Germans are brought to the 101 st HQ at Bastogne. The German officer asks the American officer if the Americans will surrender. Gen. Mc Auluf's answerover the radio is "Nuts". The German doesn't understand what the translation means. He asks the question Nuts? Gotta love those SCREAMIN" EAGLES!

Russ T Chambers · August 17, 2008, 02:08:45 PM

Quote from: Sod Buster on August 16, 2008, 02:57:39 PM
Here's one more your speed, Trinity:

Built by Stinson! You can tell by the big arse vertical stabilizer!!
Built a model of the Stinson 108 Flying Station wagon when I was a kid.

Texas Lawdog · August 17, 2008, 03:37:37 PM

Those little planes flew low and slow, not a good thing when folks on the ground are tryin' to shoot you out of the air.

Delmonico · August 17, 2008, 03:42:34 PM

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on August 17, 2008, 03:37:37 PM
Those little planes flew low and slow, not a good thing when folks on the ground are tryin' to shoot you out of the air.

Read about someone in one in the Pacific had some Jap officer shoot at him with a pistol, guy went around and threw a can of spam at the Jap.

Leo Tanner · August 17, 2008, 04:38:53 PM

Quote from: Delmonico on August 17, 2008, 03:42:34 PM
Read about someone in one in the Pacific had some Jap officer shoot at him with a pistol, guy went around and threw a can of spam at the Jap.

I thought that's what spam was invented fer. Wasn't later till some GI's realized they could eat the stuff

Bet it left a good sized crater.

litl rooster · August 17, 2008, 06:44:15 PM

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on August 17, 2008, 03:37:37 PM
Those little planes flew low and slow, not a good thing when folks on the ground are tryin' to shoot you out of the air.

With a pistol to boot

Four-Eyed Buck · August 17, 2008, 06:59:04 PM

There were three Warbirds at the A-C airport this weekend. Nine-o-Nine( a B-17G) , a B-24, and a P-51 Mustang. Haven't been able to get up there though..............Buck

Texas Lawdog · August 18, 2008, 06:57:46 AM

Buck, Did you see any pictures of the B24? We have a tan colored one named "Diamond LiL".

litl rooster · August 18, 2008, 10:11:37 AM

here's another that did some low flying but a little more suited for defence. Like the first poster I was also stationed at Ubon and remember these planes heading out. Usually looking for a downed F-4

http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/specs/narock/ov-10a.htm

Four-Eyed Buck · August 18, 2008, 11:51:55 AM

The B-24 was "Witchcraft", painted in OD...........Buck

Texas Lawdog · August 18, 2008, 12:22:14 PM

That aircraft has gone by several names since it was first restored. Time was that our B24, "Diamond LiL" was the only flying B24. It is painted Desert Tan.

Lucky Irish Tom · August 22, 2008, 05:00:24 AM

Quote from: Arcey on August 15, 2008, 03:32:00 PM
All kiddin' aside. Let me know. From where you'd get inta this area 'n there, there's a thousand places to make a wrong turn. Princess Anne Road in 'n of itself is screwed up beyond a rational person's belief. Let me know where ya are I'll come get ya 'n take ya or ya can follow me. It's easy for me.

Maybe we kin talk LIT inta comin' along.

Heck Cuzzin, I'll drive. I've been by the place, but haven't had time to check it out. I love WWII aircraft, used to have about a dozen models of different ones hanging in my room as a kid.

Texas Lawdog · August 22, 2008, 07:07:50 AM

Those WWII planes have always been special to me, especially the B25s. Being in the CAF, has afforded me the pleasure of meeting alot these heroes that we read about as kids. Unfortunately these heroes are dying out.

Four-Eyed Buck · August 22, 2008, 08:13:52 AM

I still have my CAF coffee mug, TLD

Got it about 1989 when a B-17 came through here on it's way back to Chino, Ca.. it had just participated in the filming of "Memphis Belle", and was still in the "Belles" paint scheme..........Buck

Arcey · August 22, 2008, 08:25:35 AM

Quote from: Lucky Irish Tom on August 22, 2008, 05:00:24 AM
Heck Cuzzin, I'll drive. I've been by the place, but haven't had time to check it out. I love WWII aircraft, used to have about a dozen models of different ones hanging in my room as a kid.

Sounds good ta me. All we await is the arrival.

Ya remember when ya noticed it, cuz? Sometines we'd leave the Tuesday mornin' BS CAS sessions 'n I went past the property takin' the back way ta Moyock. Had ta be prior to July '05.

Texas Lawdog · August 22, 2008, 08:29:02 AM

I lokk forward to seeing the planes, drinkin' afew Bud Lights, Talkin Cop stuff and Nascar, and the most important part, HOT DOGS!

Lucky Irish Tom · August 22, 2008, 09:05:56 AM

Arcey, I don't remember whae n I first saw it. We were riding one day and they were flying over the farm, I think it was a P-51 Mustang and we were wondering where it had come from. We left the farm and went out to check out some other areas in Pungo and saw it land. The buildings in the photo are fancier than what they had originally on the property. I think there used to be a crop dusting operation that used that field before this outfit got set up.

Arcey · August 22, 2008, 09:21:55 AM

There were a couple crop dusters sittin' outside away from the buildin' when I stopped by. Got the radio on all day 'n scan the news ever mornin'. They sure kept quiet 'bout it.

Tex, all the good stuff'll be here when ya get here.

Leo Tanner · August 22, 2008, 02:22:13 PM

Quote from: Four-Eyed Buck on August 22, 2008, 08:13:52 AM
I still have my CAF coffee mug, TLD Got it about 1989 when a B-17 came through here on it's way back to Chino, Ca.. it had just participated in the filming of "Memphis Belle", and was still in the "Belles" paint scheme..........Buck

I prolly posted this already somewhere, but this is my trusty Zippo lighter.