Posted on 10/23/2018 7:40:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
"Pilot was able to walk away with no injuries," a Twitter account for Condor Squadron said. "We will post more info as we are able to release them."
The aircraft is a T-6 Texan from North American Aviation, a trainer plane that is popular in airshows. The FAA registry for the tail number describes the plane as a 1958 SNJ-5, which is a modified T-6 Texan.
The plane appeared to have been painted in camouflage, with black-and-white crosses on its wings in the manner of a World War II German fighter aircraft
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I remember as a child hearing that the T-6 was most often used as “Japanese” aircraft in Black Sheep Squadron.
RIP Greg “Pappy” Boyington, one of my personal favorite WWII heroes.
Love this story...
“The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to
MAJOR GREGORY BOYINGTON
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE
for service as set forth in the following
CITATION:
For extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO FOURTEEN in action against enemy Japanese forces in Central Solomons Area from September 12, 1943 to January 3, 1944. Consistently outnumbered throughout successive hazardous flights over heavily defended hostile territory, Major Boyington struck at the enemy with daring and courageous persistence, leading his squadron into combat with devastating results to Japanese shipping, shore installations and aerial forces. Resolute in his efforts to inflict crippling damage on the enemy, Major BOYINGTON led a formation of twenty-four fighters over Kahili on October 17, and, persistently circling the airdrome where sixty hostile aircraft were grounded, boldly challenged the Japanese to send up planes. Under his brilliant command, our fighters shot down twenty enemy craft in the ensuing action without the loss of a single ship. A superb airman and determined fighter against overwhelming odds, Major BOYINGTON personally destroyed 26 of the many Japanese planes shot down by his squadron and by his forceful leadership developed the combat readiness in his command which was a distinctive factor in the Allied aerial achievements in this vitally strategic area.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
That’s twice in the last week. Now everyone is going to be landing on the highways.
: )
I got to drive right past on the way back from work.
I was lucky the delay was only about 15 minutes for me as the crash was maybe 8 miles down the road towards LA.
Traffic backed up for miles for people going north from LA.
Once I was in the San Fernando valley I came across lines of cars of people snaking their way to the 118 freeway to go around the 101. Long loop around. I saw the traffic before leaving and choose to go south as it was all green a mile past the plane and wide open.
I got some time in my neighbors T-6. Best though is when he flew it to Sun river Or, and I joined him in my 310. On take off he somehow got the stick stuck in his belt and was weaving all over, and his tail wheel hit a barb wire fence and pulled up one of the posts plus about 40’ of wire and he got control back, and flew it back to Hillsboro dragging that post. the FBO turned him into the FA for reckless flying.
Well, I guess that’s a “good landing”.
That will make the already nasty gridlock going north really ugly. No way around it to speak of other than some very narrow road paralleling the freeway, or way the heck over the hills to the coat highway and back over at Kanan or thereabouts..
[That’s twice in the last week. Now everyone is going to be landing on the highways.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_b_Pb6Ynjs
People gonna be calling Center for “the 101 approach”
Baa Baa Black Sheep (later Black Sheep Squadron) was one of my favorite TV series. Loved those F4U Corsairs!
I think some T-6 aircraft were painted to look like Japanese Zeros.
The “Decades” channel aired a weekend binge of “Baa Baa Black Sheep / Black Sheep Squadron” in the summer of 2016.
The binge started at 1 PM Saturday afternoon and ended at 7 AM on Monday morning. I didn’t get much sleep that weekend!
California,,
Blue Skies and Open Freeways!
What a great leader he was!
These alternate runways should have restricted hours.
And besides T-6's there was many other formation flying from other era's and much of it going on at the same time.
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