Recent content by model299

This is from my part of the world. Wings Of The North is based in Eden Prairie Mn. Very Sad,' :pilotsalute:

Damn! Go inactive due to family issues, and come back to find this! :( Godspeed FlyboyJ :pilotsalute:

As far as grounding warbirds, yeah, I've seen it brought up by non-aviation talking heads on the news feeds who wonder why aircraft this old are still in the air, and pontificate that "These planes should be grounded and put into museums!!" I've heard that said several times now since the...

This is sort of off topic, then again, it kind of is on topic. They appear to have found one of the Fletcher class destroyers from the Battle of Leyte Gulf. WWII wreck from the U.S. Navy found 20,000 feet under the sea <--linky linky They're trying to confirm if its the USS Johnston, or the...

The preliminary NTSB report has been published. https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20191002X11326&AKey=1&RType=Prelim&IType=MA My deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and friends of those who were lost or injured. Back in the late nineties, when...

Well, I just can't believe no one has mentioned this gorgeous looking aircraft yet. I mean, c'mon! Just LOOK at that! It may not have been practical, but those engine cowls are a work of sheet metal art!

I was a volunteer at the gone-but-not-forgotten Planes of Fame Museum at Flying Cloud Airport here in the twin cities up to the time it was closed and moved to California. (DON'T get me started! ) I seem to remember from that time frame that SOME organization up here had a complete B-32 nose...

The fact the pilot survived the breakup at near Mach 1 at over 50,000 is just miraculouc IMO. I read that one test pilot interviewed conjectured that the pilot, a very experienced test pilot, may have intentionally free-falled (Is that how you would say that?) until 15,000-20,000 feet before...

We're nearing our winter season up here in the northern midwest. It was in the mid twenties when I left work last night, and there was a hard frost on the car that I had to scrape from the glass. Today was cool and rainy.

I saw my first B-17 in a WW2 aircraft book in the library when I was 8 years old. Was immediately smitten. Have been ever since. Obviously, Model299 is the name of the prototype. I use it in a couple of other forums as well.

2015 will mark 80 years since the first flight, and it will STILL be carrying paying passengers. Man, that is one hell of a run!

Man, I realize that bottom photo is probably out of proportion, but that thing still looks really big.

This is great news. Just talked to the missus, looks like we'll be taking in their Milwaukee show in June. Can't wait! I've been to 4 of their shows before. (Along with two by the Thunderbirds.) The last two as (bad) luck would have it, were the "flat" shows due to low ceilings. Still...

I was watching some episode on the History Channel that was dealing with the Allies strafing missions new war's end. One of the gun camera sequences showed a horse drawn cart being strafed. My son asked why the pilot did that, and I told him "Think about it, if I had to move some munitions, or...

My dad is a former marine Korean war veteran of the Chosin reservior battle. I've never been able to get him to talk much about it, but I do know for sure he holds little regard for General MaCarthur. As a side note, we moved him up to my hometown from KC, Mo. My brother and I were figuring out...