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Lucky Irish Tom · « **Reply #2280 on:** July 01, 2013, 07:35:36 AM »

We need to go visit there again Arcey!

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2281 on:** July 01, 2013, 09:03:02 AM »

It has been confirmed that the B-17 and the FW-190 have been sold to a collection in Oregon.

litl rooster · « **Reply #2282 on:** July 01, 2013, 04:33:49 PM »

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on July 01, 2013, 09:03:02 AM

It has been confirmed that the B-17 and the FW-190 have been sold to a collection in Oregon.

Glad I had the opportunity to see the B17-

Sounds as they still have quite a inventory of planes on hand.

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Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2283 on:** July 01, 2013, 04:50:12 PM »

I got to spend a lot of time with the B-17 when it was in Fort Worth.

Arcey · « **Reply #2284 on:** July 01, 2013, 06:56:16 PM »

Quote from: Lucky Irish Tom on July 01, 2013, 07:35:36 AM

We need to go visit there again Arcey!

'Spect so...

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2285 on:** July 02, 2013, 09:42:42 AM »

I heard the Mosquito had been sold to a private collector.

Major E A Sterner · « **Reply #2286 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:24:11 PM »

Here's one for the P-51 Mustang "Ain't Misbehaving"

http://player.vimeo.com/video/36034351

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2287 on:** July 08, 2013, 05:03:25 PM »

The p-51 will always be an icon of WW2, just like the b-17.

Arcey · « **Reply #2288 on:** July 09, 2013, 02:12:06 PM »

The Corsair and Mustang aren't usually housed together in the Navy end as you see here. There wasn't anything sitting outside.

A new sign is posted at the road leading to the Fighter Factory. Black on White and leaves no doubt they don't want anyone riding back there. The front parking lot was full with a few cars in the overflow across the road. The parking from where I took the shot only had one in it.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2289 on:** July 09, 2013, 04:29:29 PM »

I sure hope that they can retain some of the collection at Pungo.

Arcey · « **Reply #2290 on:** July 09, 2013, 07:19:20 PM »

We'll see what the future brings. I was glad to see those two.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2291 on:** July 10, 2013, 08:01:43 AM »

Arcey, I may try and fly out there next year, before it gets hot. They built Corsairs here in Grand Prairie during and after WW2. That and the fact that one of Moose's girlfriends father was a "Black Sheep". some of the Corsairs had four blade propellers on them instead of a three blade propeller.

Arcey · « **Reply #2292 on:** July 10, 2013, 07:09:55 PM »

Come hungry.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2293 on:** July 11, 2013, 02:44:36 AM »

Pizza and ice cream sounds good. Plenty of hot dogs as well.

pony express · « **Reply #2294 on:** July 11, 2013, 11:54:50 PM »

No time for a photo, was passing by Whiteman AFB on the way to the Dept of the Missouri Muster in Nebraska, caught a glimpse of a B-2, apparently coming in for a landing. Probably nothing special to those who live near there, but I never seen one before.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2295 on:** July 12, 2013, 01:02:41 AM »

White man AFB ia one of the few B-2.outfits, you were lucky to see one.

Steel Horse Bailey · « **Reply #2296 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:40:42 PM »

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on July 10, 2013, 08:01:43 AM

Arcey, I may try and fly out there next year, before it gets hot. They built Corsairs here in Grand Prairie during and after WW2. That and the fact that one of Moose's girlfriends father was a "Black Sheep". some of the Corsairs had four blade propellers on them instead of a three blade propeller.

The first Corsairs off the lines had 3-bladed props, the last had 4. The 4 bladed props & engine were the same as on the B-29 and had a huge diameter - which is why the wings were bent. The designers knew they were getting a big engine with a huge prop and also knew that the landing gear would have to be so long that they wouldn't handle carrier landings well. Voila - bend the wings!

Solved both issues ... and then the Navy hardly flew them off carriers 'til the end of the War and then later in Korea.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2297 on:** July 12, 2013, 03:39:50 PM »

I wish that I could have met Ed Shifflet. I know he had a bunch of stories about his time as a "Black Sheep". He was a PM, a Shriner, and a Red Hat in the Scottish Rite.

Steel Horse Bailey · « **Reply #2298 on:** July 14, 2013, 04:05:36 PM »

I know that name. Shifflet helped make history.

I, too would have loved to meet him.

Texas Lawdog · « **Reply #2299 on:** July 14, 2013, 06:50:59 PM »

Ed broke "Pappy's" leg, during a wrestling match at the Officer 's Club. Bill Jordan was another of Ed's Marine Corps buddies. I have an autographed copy of his book, "No Second Place".

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