Recent content by RagTag

Just one more thing from that day, the last page of his logbook.

Much appreciated, sir! Especially to finally know that is at Picadilly Circus. Even the lampposts are still there. If you shot these to make a “before and now” set, doubly appreciated. Thank you.

I am not sure where to post this, and it is a few days late for the 80th. 1st Lt. Lawrence Hohlaus, my father, was in London on that 8th of May day. As a B-26 co-pilot in the 1st Pathfinder Squadron he had just flown his last Marauder Pathfinder mission on May 1 to bomb Staab, Czechoslovakia...

It was intended as humor. I found the scene very humorous in the younger day and still do. But I apologize if I have offended yours.

Apparently some on this site are approved to utilize flatulence humor in this case concerning the posted pictures but I suppose I am not. What is the criteria, please, to make that statement?

I hope not violating any rules here!😃

Famous scene all in reference to the other posts about the guy in an oxygen mask and Limburger cheese bombs! What are the favorite beans in England? In this case guys squatting around a bomb rack instead of a campfire! Check the YouTube you'll remember. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VPIP9KXdmO0

Blazing Saddles!

As much as the amazing camo, what really catches my eye is the camo Airacuda center right. Never have seen it that dressed that way, really makes it look much more purposeful than the all silver metal versions usually seen. Too bad it underperformed, it really looks the part what could have...

I think they were on to something.

I think a Sunderland would certainly look “Short” next to her!

I'm with you on that. The antenna mast seems to be casting two shadows, one straight back and the other ghosting down onto the wing, like if you had two light sources in a studio. Funny it has no identifying national insignia or numbers. It makes me think if might be a test model a cut above a...

As I recall from Dick Cole’s War, when he was flying the Hump at an airfield operating both C-46’s and C-47’s, he was glad he was flying the C-47 due to the C-46’s that seemed to explode for no apparent reason, unlike the ‘47.

Awesome picture in flight, but no detail in the cockpit. A model? Military censors? Hope not a cloud of T-Stoff!

I’ve wondered about that too, but USAAC pre-war also had high visibility yellow color wings. I am making an educated guess that in the era of perhaps less reliable aircraft that it would aid in recovering downed aviators so high visibility made a lot of sense. Maybe someone with real knowledge...