How would YOU fly?

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well yellow undersides but i'd much prefer cammo top surfaces.......

 

[MP-Willow]

Lanc you are not asking to much are you? yellow and Camo, an interesting paint job, yes?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

those colours were actually used you know.......

 

[MP-Willow]

In combat? I have seen B-24s in bright colors as point planes to have the groups join up on them for the crossing, but then they would go back to base.

If they were used please let me know, I did not think they were

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Here ya go!

They would return to base.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Interesting.

 

[evangilder]

They were formation birds. They sported bright colors so each group could identify who to form up with. These were war weary airplanes that were only for forming up. If you get the book "The Might Eighth: The Colour Record" by Roger Freeman, he has several pictures of these formation birds. It's a neat piece of 8th AF history.

 

[mosquitoman]

Lanc, the only yellow and camo paint scheme was used on prototypes or transpot aircraft

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was used on tiger moths as well!!

 

[MP-Willow]

Flyboy, a great old worn out B-24D that I have read about other places, but not picked up a photo.

Evenglider, a new sig? Is that the A6M that the museum was restoring?

 

[evangilder]

Actually, Willow, that A6M came to us restored. We have another that may or may not be restored, depending on finances.

 

[MP-Willow]

Ok I must have been reading about that unrestored one thought it was worked on, thanks for the help.

 

[Monkeysee1]

Allright since everyone's weighed in on this one I will too... 28 pages... holy CRAP@!!!

A P-47 in the 56th fighter Group under Hub Zemke or Gabby Gabreski.

A FW190 during 42 or 43 was it? Just to smoke some silly Spit V's.

Finally and most enjoyable, a wingman of "Bubbi" Eric Hartman's and kill some commies . PS.... He never lost a wingman eh?

"Its the only job in the world where just being human can get you killed."

~My Squadron Commander~

 

[evangilder]

I would think it would be interesting flying with Zemke's wolfpack.

 

[Gnomey]

Spitfires at any time during the war, Mustangs on escort duties of Germany or Jabos during 1944/45 in Western Europe (P-47 Typhoon)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

good choices, i wouldn't mind a go in a wellington.......

 

[P38 Pilot]

I would fly a P-38 with Thomas Mcguire in the 431st squadron of the 475th Fighter Group, of the 5th Air Force. We would jump a couple of Japanese Oscars putting them into a nose attempt landing and put some kills on the side of our -38s!

 

[P38 Pilot]

Oh, and as for Europe, a P-51D in the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter group of the 8th Air Force.

Protecting B-17 bombers form German fighters, and seeing Germany from above!8)

 

[tomsong3320]

The E.G. over hiroshima

 

[tomsong3320]

the E.G> over hiroshima