In 509th FBS hanger at Landstuhl AFB Germany
Hydraulic Specialist is running his system checks. Landing gear function was being tested when I took this picture.
Shortly after this picture was taken FW-829 and FW-832 crashed Jan 8, 1958 into mountain 3 mi SE of Weilheim, West Germany during a snowstorm. Both pilots were killed.
Vic, thank you for taking enough interest in the 511th Fighter Bomber Squadron to make up a model using its markings.
I have a few nit picks that I would like to mention, but they are not meant to distract from your admirable model and your efforts to make it.
The 511th was a squadron and...
I was an aircraft mechanic and worked on F-84F and F-100D aircraft while I was in the 509th and 511th Fighter Bomber Squadrons of the 405th Fighter Bomber Wing during 1955-1958.
I signed up here so I could see some of the pictures being posted.
Clint