Recent content by flathead

Well, I didn't mean to just hit run. I have a life-long interest in airplanes but my knowledge is insignificant compared to what I see here, and that's not false modesty. I guess it's sort of like the difference between being a careful observer and a passionate student. One who can fairly well...

Precisely, if not the same machine! That is even a better photograph! My mission here is apparently complete. Thank you for your brief interest and comradeship! I will post my photos for the archive if they turn out. Carry on! Thanks, Bill

Thank you, sir. The aircraft in your photo look very similar. I assumed, as you say, that the shape of the cowl indicated radial engines on the twin. I am no expert, but is the upper a/c in your photo a 109? In my father's photo, it appears to be an FW190 with a radial, or at least cowl shape...

Thank you, sir. I'm from NE Ohio, east of Cleveland. Originally from a farm town in Pennsylvania. Sailed in various regattas on the Tonkin Gulf, our boat was flat on top, grey and had a white "65" painted on it. Thanks, Bill

Hello, I was talking with my Dad the other day; he drove a double tanker av fuel truck all over Europe for the 9th AF. He had a little collection of photos that I thought you might be interested in. I tried to scan them but the quality was very poor, only came out in black and white, no...