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Nobody likes this one?



(Bonus points if you can identify it without Google or peeking at the photo file...)

For you Stang worshipers..Our local "Gun Fighter" at our air show a week ago.

Well I'm no good at doing pics, but I've gotta say the P-38. The other that really gets to me is a PBY (Catalina - one of y'all see if you could find a pic).

If somebody were trying to make a case for the greatest bird ever, though, I think you'd be hard-pressed to beat the C-47/DC-3.

It is impossible to not love the P-38. If for no other reason than it was used to kill Isoroku Yamamoto.

Close runner ups in my mind would be the SR-71, the A-10 warthog, and the F4U Corsair.

Another gorgeous jet which had much to do with the development of later aircraft was the Douglas F5D Skylancer.







But if I had the means, the one plane I would acquire and learn to fly would be the F86.

This one lives not far from my home.

One of my favorites the Northrup P-61 Blackwidow in it's night dress!!!!

Is that at Ontario airport in Oregon? IIRC some well off guy there has a collection of old jets including a working Russian fighter.

Ask and you shall receive:

The only aircraft I served on was a UH-1H, first as a medic and later as a crew chief.

quit when they switched to Blackhawks

Ha! Thanks, W7ACT.

In a land far away and long ago, about 2500 hours in this in a 2 1/2 year tour.

Seven pages into this and not a single mention of the WWII heavies, and I'm not talking about the P-47. The B-17 and the B-24 were the backbone of our WWII aerial effort. Tough old planes, that could take massive abuse and still bring their crews home. My choice is for the Lib and the Fort.

From a historic perspective, I'd have to go Spitfire or F4U Corsair.

Affirmative,

But Merle Maine passed away a while back and his heirs are disposing of the collection as fast as they can find buyers.

It is really quite sad that the entire collection was not willed to a museum someplace.

I'm surprised nobody has brought this one up.



Somebody will have to do the link as I don't know how.

If money were no object and I was young enough and healthy enough this is the one I would fly around the country in.

Soft spot goes to the JU 87 Stuka.

I think a lot of GI's, European civilians and Russkis might debate you on that one...

Since I learned to fly in one it would have to be the Aeronca Champion. It was forgiving enough to let me fly it by my ownself which is a feeling I will never forget. I could and did dream of great aircraft but this one will forever hold the first place in more ways than one.Plain old orange and yellow Champ. They certainly knew how to name it.

Mitsubishi G4M, as it was Yamamoto's flying coffin when the P-38's killed that Jap SOB.

Now, that is the manner in which I would like to arrive for my next fishing adventure.

How much run does she need to get airborne at 6000 feet elevation on a hot August afternoon? Would not wish to get stranded by landing on a too small lake.

And where do you mount the MinnKota electric trolling motor?

DD,

Delete that link. Too long and it's screwing up the webpage!

Here ya go...