WW2 Planes and Military Equipment

[Old Dude]

I apologize for the poor lighting, but I didn't even know about this event until I watched the evening news and by the time I got there, I only had from 7-8 pm to look at the sights last night.
These were at a small area airport. Hopefully I can catch them next year and get better pics for you guys.
Check this link to see if this display will be near you...http://www.collingsfoundation.org/events/

 

[bill from lachine]

Old Dude,

Nice group of old military equipment thanks for sharing.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Peyton Manning]

yes dude, Uncle Bill likes it cause his country doesn't have that stuff

 

[tamrock]

I think the pictures came out looking pretty good. I so admire those who put the time, money and effort in to keeping these old war machines in tip top shape. Won't be to much longer and we'll not have any of those who lived that time in history to share what they saw and did back then. Just these these old historical planes and vehicles will be the only thing that will live on to reflect on what so many knew as the greatest generation and what they did for us all here and those abroad.

 

[tamrock]

yes dude, Uncle Bill likes it cause his country doesn't have that stuff

Well, one did manage to shoot down the Bloody Red Baron, so the story goes.

 

[Old Dude]

I think the pictures came out looking pretty good. I so admire those who put the time, money and effort in to keeping these old war machines in tip top shape. Won't be to much longer and we'll not have any of those who lived that time in history to share what they saw and did back then. Just these these old historical planes and vehicles will be the only thing that will live on to reflect on what so many knew as the greatest generation and what they did for us all here and those abroad.

I read somewhere that they spend 10 hours in maintenance/cleaning for every 1 hour of flight.

 

[tamrock]

I read somewhere that they spend 10 hours in maintenance/cleaning for every 1 hour of flight.

That idk, but I could believe it would involve many hours of meticulous care and maintenance to keep them in top notch condition.

 

[DirtStalker]

Love that Nose Art on Military Aircraft. Great capture with limited time frame

 

[Keith Jackson]

For any of you are are interested in this kind of stuff, especially the OP and anyone in the East PA area, check out the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, located in Reading, PA.
WELCOME TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM
They have all sorts of stuff year round as well as a big D-Day weekend yearly. I haven't been able to make it up there yet for the D-Day stuff, but I am hoping for next year.

 

[tamrock]

There was a great uncle of mine, "grandmas bro". (2nd LT. Robert P Cooper) that completed only one half a mission in a B17. From what I researched they dropped their bombs, but the Luftwaffe caught up with them over the north sea on their return to England and they all went down into the sea and were never seen again. I was given this dollar bill (known as a shot snorter) by his brother my other great uncle, that was returned to him in Roberts wallet with other personal effects of his after he went MIA for so long. The last 4 names who signed this bill were all on the crew and I suspect they all signed it in the morning and on the day they would all die, just before they would all board the B17 named Spare Ball on their mission to bomb a rail yard. I guess you always left behind your personal items at the base you didn't want to ever get lost. Roberts wallet with this bill in it was one of those personal effect items left behind on May 15th, 1943
Robert P Cooper | American Air Museum in Britain