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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:12:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:16:23 PM EDT
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I've got a massive erection right now
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:18:50 PM EDT
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I've got a massive erection right now Not me... but i do need a wet nap to clean up the mess. That was about 2.5 minutes more than I could handle. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:20:50 PM EDT
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I also saw a p38 in the background that was rolling out.
To much awesomeness |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:21:31 PM EDT
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It's cool that the Warthog is a descendant of the Thunderbolt.
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:23:56 PM EDT
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My favorite fighter of the war. That plane just blew shit in half.
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:24:07 PM EDT
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My second favorite Allied aircraft, behind the P-38.
Ive always loved the silver scheme with the black and white nose checkering. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:24:47 PM EDT
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Five.
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:25:08 PM EDT
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They made those aircraft in Evansville, IN.
When I was a kid we used to fly model airplanes on the tarmac in front of the old plant. It's all long gone now. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:25:22 PM EDT
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SWEET!
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:27:19 PM EDT
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model.
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Posted: 10/25/2013 9:28:43 PM EDT
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model. The rare of the rare. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 10:16:15 PM EDT
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model. Is it Hun Hunter? I have a picture of that bird around here somewhere. Didn't know it was an N though. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 10:42:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:04:43 PM EDT
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Beast mode for WWII fighters
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:08:12 PM EDT
[#15]
No no no!
It's too sexy! It's too sexy! 
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:11:09 PM EDT
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Is it Hun Hunter? I have a picture of that bird around here somewhere. Didn't know it was an N though. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model. Is it Hun Hunter? I have a picture of that bird around here somewhere. Didn't know it was an N though. Not sure. They had 2. Haven't been in a while. Need to make a trip. They have a P-51D, Ain't Misbehavin' It was just here at the Knoxville airport a few weeks ago. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:21:16 PM EDT
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Giggity!
A minor confession though, my favorite WW2 fighter is the Corsair. I'm curious, if limited to a single piston engine, what kind of fighter could we cook up with today's material and design technology? |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:25:03 PM EDT
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The rare of the rare. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model. The rare of the rare. Wet Wing late war final version of the P-47 to give the range for over water flights to Japanese targets escorting the B-29s... Chills just thinking of what EIGHT .50 cals would do to the typical Japanese aircraft of the period... |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:27:10 PM EDT
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Yamamoto took a nosedive into the jungle in New Guinea, courtesy of a G Model Lightning, flown by Lt. Rex Barber.
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:35:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They made those aircraft in Evansville, IN. When I was a kid we used to fly model airplanes on the tarmac in front of the old plant. It's all long gone now. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 11:38:29 PM EDT
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A great documentary is "A Fighter Pilot's Story" It's the story of Captain Quentin C. Aanenson, a P-47 pilot.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 1:54:51 AM EDT
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Pistons rule !
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:15:26 AM EDT
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The P-47 is probably the most misunderstood fighter of WW2. Most people think of it as a sluggish gun-truck best suited for ground attack but the reality is far from that. The P-47 was actually one of the most acrobatic planes of the war. It's performance was superior or equal to the P-51 Mustang in every category except range. It's roll rate was superior to the P-51, at speed the FW-190, and comparable to the Spitfire. Despite common belief, the rate of climb after the introduction of the paddle bladed propellers were superior to the P-51, FW-190 and Spitfire. The only reason that the P-51 become the dominant fighter in the 8th Air Force was the fact that it's escort range without external fuel tanks was 475 miles which coincidentally was the max range for the P-47D with the largest external fuel tank that could be mounted.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:19:28 AM EDT
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Sexy bird!
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:33:26 AM EDT
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I'll be in my bunk...
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:37:21 AM EDT
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It's cool that the Warthog is a descendant of the Thunderbolt. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile A-10 Thunderbolt II. 
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:41:26 AM EDT
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Too much awesome right there. I built the Top Flight model of the razorback back in my RC days. Flaps, retracts. 63" wing span. Flew great. Long ago I read a claim that the sound barrier was broken in one in a steep dive. Don't know the truth of that. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:52:30 AM EDT
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My stepdad flew those out of England in WWII. He flew 27 missions during the D-Day festivities.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:00:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The P-47 is probably the most misunderstood fighter of WW2. Most people think of it as a sluggish gun-truck best suited for ground attack but the reality is far from that. The P-47 was actually one of the most acrobatic planes of the war. It's performance was superior or equal to the P-51 Mustang in every category except range. It's roll rate was superior to the P-51, at speed the FW-190, and comparable to the Spitfire. Despite common belief, the rate of climb after the introduction of the paddle bladed propellers were superior to the P-51, FW-190 and Spitfire. The only reason that the P-51 become the dominant fighter in the 8th Air Force was the fact that it's escort range without external fuel tanks was 475 miles which coincidentally was the max range for the P-47D with the largest external fuel tank that could be mounted. Cool facts. P-47 was an awesome airplane. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:04:32 AM EDT
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So much mechanical beauty. My favorite single engine plane of all time.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:08:09 AM EDT
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So much mechanical beauty. My favorite single engine plane of all time. What's your favorite twin, or multi-engine? 
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:09:09 AM EDT
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My grandfather was a p-47 pilot during ww2. I love hearing his war stories, they had a lot of fun in that plane.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:11:40 AM EDT
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Blew my speakers out and woke my neighbors!
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:15:29 AM EDT
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Yamamoto took a nosedive into the jungle in New Guinea, courtesy of a G Model Lightning, flown by Lt. Rex Barber. http://acesflyinghigh.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/richard_bong_in_cockpit-p-38.jpg Good picture of Dick Bong. Here's another: 
Note the knife.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:42:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:48:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:49:09 AM EDT
[#37]
bad ass!
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:53:24 AM EDT
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My Uncle Earl (married to my Dad's sister) was a Jug pilot. Got into the war a bit after D Day, and flew into Berlin at the end.
He has this huge Nazi banner, a couple weapons (rifle and pistol) and a Stahlhelm he picked up at the end. He and my aunt are still around, in their early 90s, living in Lufkin, TX. LC |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:57:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:58:41 AM EDT
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Holy shit, is that cool!
I LOVE the noise those old warbirds make! |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:04:30 AM EDT
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They made those aircraft in Evansville, IN. When I was a kid we used to fly model airplanes on the tarmac in front of the old plant. It's all long gone now. They were talking about that on the LST when I toured it a number of times. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:10:13 AM EDT
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Amazing. My favorite WWII airplane.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:12:55 AM EDT
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Fap, fap, fap..
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:21:18 AM EDT
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The P-47 is probably the most misunderstood fighter of WW2. Most people think of it as a sluggish gun-truck best suited for ground attack but the reality is far from that. The P-47 was actually one of the most acrobatic planes of the war. It's performance was superior or equal to the P-51 Mustang in every category except range. It's roll rate was superior to the P-51, at speed the FW-190, and comparable to the Spitfire. Despite common belief, the rate of climb after the introduction of the paddle bladed propellers were superior to the P-51, FW-190 and Spitfire. The only reason that the P-51 become the dominant fighter in the 8th Air Force was the fact that it's escort range without external fuel tanks was 475 miles which coincidentally was the max range for the P-47D with the largest external fuel tank that could be mounted. P47 was also much better suited to ground attack due to 8 gun armament and ruggedness. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:24:33 AM EDT
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Yamamoto took a nosedive into the jungle in New Guinea, courtesy of a G Model Lightning, flown by Lt. Rex Barber. http://acesflyinghigh.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/richard_bong_in_cockpit-p-38.jpg Isn't that Bong? ETA: Beat. Nevermind. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:26:10 AM EDT
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Amazing. Awesome video.
One thing I wish they would do with every warbird that's taken down to pieces for restoration is to laser-scan every part and record the metallurgy as well. With that and the original blueprints, that would be what would be needed, centuries hence, for advanced CNC or even nanoforming equipment to create "new" ones, and ensure that Americans never forget the sound of a warbird in song. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:28:56 AM EDT
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The P-47 is probably the most misunderstood fighter of WW2. Most people think of it as a sluggish gun-truck best suited for ground attack but the reality is far from that. The P-47 was actually one of the most acrobatic planes of the war. It's performance was superior or equal to the P-51 Mustang in every category except range. It's roll rate was superior to the P-51, at speed the FW-190, and comparable to the Spitfire. Despite common belief, the rate of climb after the introduction of the paddle bladed propellers were superior to the P-51, FW-190 and Spitfire. The only reason that the P-51 become the dominant fighter in the 8th Air Force was the fact that it's escort range without external fuel tanks was 475 miles which coincidentally was the max range for the P-47D with the largest external fuel tank that could be mounted. Read "Goodbye Mickey Mouse". It's about a P47 Squadron that converted to P51's and most of the pilots are longing for their P47's back. (that's the backstory, if I recall, Mickey Mouse was the name of one of the P47's). Kind of a potboiler book (by Len Dieghton) but a great read for the parts where they are flying escort. Spoiler alert: Don't sleep with Rex's wife. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Mickey_Mouse 
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:29:38 AM EDT
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Is it Hun Hunter? I have a picture of that bird around here somewhere. Didn't know it was an N though. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A hangar in Sevierville, Tenn has an N model. Is it Hun Hunter? I have a picture of that bird around here somewhere. Didn't know it was an N though. I'm fairly sure the N only made it to the Pacific? The then F-47s would have been sent to Korea and been quite useful had the Air Guard not divided the squadrons between the west getting Mustangs and east coast Jugs. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:31:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2013 4:31:36 AM EDT
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A great documentary is "A Fighter Pilot's Story" It's the story of Captain Quentin C. Aanenson, a P-47 pilot. If that's the PBS doc my great uncle is mentioned in it. He flew the Jug in the same unit as the guy the doc was about. |
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