Recent content by william g moore jr

Great photos!! My dad was an RAF ferry command pilot and delivered many Baltimore's to the African theater. Vicar taught him some of the A-30 secrets to survival. Seems when rigged with long range tanks, they were a real pain to get airborne. If it wasn't lined up when the tail wheel came up you...

Actually it was a ground looping SOB. The ferry stats from the RAF show it didn't like roll out any better. Dad was a ferry pilot for the RAF and was taught by Vicar how to survive the tack off. The ferry tanks were behind the fron gear and made for a no-go if you were not lined up with the...