WWII War Birds - pics and video

[Ganderite]

 

[purple]

gorgeous planes.

there's even a kid's book written from the perspective of one of the a/c, if I recall correctly.

must have been quite a thrill to fly on one!

Yes, I attended a talk by a lady who did the illustrations/cartoons for the children's book. A nicely done book, but quite pricey.

 

[XRCD011]

^ Ball turret for the Duxford B24 Liberator

A goodly number of years ago I got to crawl around inside the CAM B24 and while it may look large on the outside the thing is cramped and tight inside. I thought I would try the rear turret on for size and wearing shorts and t shirt, that was never going to happen. The airmen who flew the missions in these aircraft must have been short and thin of build and if they are all geared up in flying suit/boots and helmet they would have to be.

 

[tinman487]

My father flew one of these in the WW2....

I wounder if my does was your dads navigator,i know its a long shot but who knows its a small world

 

[tinman487]

I wounder if my does was your dads navigator,i know its a long shot but who knows its a small world

does was supposed to be dad lol and wonder

 

[CV32]

The restoration of B-29B Superfortress Doc

 

[scott585]

i wonder how the disney co feels about that

 

[diopter]

Nuts and bolts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Britain-Memorial-Flight-planes-kept-air.html

 

[JR Hartman]

looks so weird without any engines on it

 

[Sharps '63]

looks so weird without any engines on it

Yeah, put pusher prop engines on it and you've got - Presto, change-oh, a B-36.

 

[JR Hartman]

kinda sorta yea

 

[diopter]

The restoration of B-29B Superfortress Doc

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

ME 109 G4, one of 3 109G's at the Flugmuseum Messerschmidt, all of which apparently fly:

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They also have a 262 replica and an unpowered, gliding 163. I like the 163. Surely rocket technology has advanced to the point where we can build a safe powered 163 replica?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Fat Benny takes a ride, 1943

Field maintenance:

"I swear to Gott, Karl, you drop my ratchet in that ####ing tall grass one more time and I'll beat you to death with it."

Many Storches still flying, including a ton of post-war MS 505 clones:

 

[Sharps '63]

Wasn't the Storch a favourite of Rommel?

Saw a video of the Storch taking off and landing. Half a football field would have been too much.

 

[tommyinbc]

Wasn't the Storch a favourite of Rommel?

Saw a video of the Storch taking off and landing. Half a football field would have been too much.

I know Montgomery used one....

 

[Sharps '63]

With or without the Deutscher pilot?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Audio sucks, but a neat video otherwise:

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[Dark Alley Dan]

Litchfield Park Navy Base - the US Navy version of Davis-Monathan:

Were they available today, that'd be enough Corsair goodness to pay down the provincial debt of Ontario.

 

[wbaad]

PBY laid up in the Aleutians:

There appear to be plenty of these old ladies still in existence (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Consolidated_PBY_Catalinas) with many airworthy, including this beaut:

...currently under restoration in Victoria.

If it has wheels it's a canso. If it doesn't it's a Catalina.