Posted on 03/04/2017 5:25:43 PM PST by rey
whoops! Greenland, yes.
I saw a documentary on it’s attempted recovery.
My heart just broke, when that dang fire started.
OOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhh, man, oh, man...!
That sucked.
WW2 trivia:
What was the ONLY US military program whose budget surpassed the Atomic Bomb...?
The B-29 project.
I was going to mention Fe Fe... Actually walked alongside it in Midland once. Beautiful plane.
I highly recommend this 35 minute film put out by the War Dept. called "The Last Bomb"==about a B-29 raid over Japan.
Did he ever discuss Roswell (1947)?
Sorry—here is the link:
I highly recommend this 35 minute film put out by the War Dept. called “The Last Bomb”==about a B-29 raid over Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKhU8iQrZw
Sorry—here is the link:
I highly recommend this 35 minute film put out by the War Dept. called “The Last Bomb”==about a B-29 raid over Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKhU8iQrZw
Ping
Hi, Bikkuri!
No, he never talked about Roswell.
Folks, the video is a little over 7 minutes...don't miss it. The restored bomber is so huge, so sleek, so historic....don't miss the opportunity...and show it to your kids, also.
I especially loved seeing one of the 40's original "Rosie the Riveter" gals, still alive and kickin'...these tireless women helped win the war with their skills, their patriotism and their spunk! God love this lady...and I hope she gets a wonderful ride in the "Doc" !
My late uncle was stationed in an airfield outside of London during the war. He was in charge of all the mechanics and tradespeople who worked at the base and in the hangars round the clock 24/7 keeping the big bombers in shape, repaired and fueled as the planes took off and landed non-stop in their raiding missions over Nazi Germany. Many a wounded plane landed on a wing and a prayer or crash-landed.....and our guys were there on the spot to make them whole again quickly.
Here's a toast to the host of those
Who love the vastness of the sky
To a friend we send the message
Of his brother men who fly
We drink to those who gave their all of old
Then down we roar
To score the rainbow's pot of gold
A toast to the host of men we boast
The Army Air Corps !
Leni
Thank you for this post.
I have a fascination, as many do, with aircraft. I also have spent countless hours pulling out my hair over my son, who since about age 8 has done little else besides play video games.
My wife and me paid for him to take a discovery flight at a local airport flight school. He had fun but a year passed with video games still remaining his favorite pastime.
That all changed finally at age 25, last fall, when he started taking flying lessons. He is ready for his first solo and the best part of the whole thing is he, while he is still living with us, is paying for his lessons. Thank God.
Leni
Thank you MinuteGal.
Very cool...
Thank you for taking time to post this. Great video.
Long time no chat ;^) Hope all is going well :)
“FI FI ...
I worked at a shop next to that Aircraft.”
Thanks for correction :) I lived in Midland for several years and coincidently when when at Midland AP waiting on a flight I was able to watch FI FI take off a few times. An awesome sight seeing those big radials belching exhaust smoke during the run-up. The whole airport would come to a stop to watch her take off. Just a side note, the Ghost Squadran puts on a pretty good air show every year. Fun to walk around and look at the old war birds. The last time I was in their museum there was a twin engine P-51 being restored (too lazy to search for actual nomenclature). Anyway, glad these old birds are being preserved.
Was this the twin engine Mustang you saw?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang
“Was this the twin engine Mustang you saw?”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang
Yup, that’s it.
Wow—that is an exceedingly rare aircraft. I did not think any survived.
“Wow—that is an exceedingly rare aircraft. I did not think any survived.”
Well, just finished reading your attached Wikipedia link and it appears that at least two have been restored. Don’t know if the one I saw in Midland is one of them or not. Was an interesting article, thanks for posting the link.
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