Duxford Flying Legends 2005

[plan_D]

P-40M, P-39Q and F8F-2P:

 

[evangilder]

Those are nice too! I love the Bearcat!

 

[plan_D]

It didn't get to fly though. Mechanical problems.

 

[evangilder]

Not uncommon with that plane. It's an old plane that is also a performance aircraft. Combine the 2 and you have the crew-chiefs headache! But when they run, oh YEAH!

 

[plan_D]

I bet it is especially with that pilot! The normal Bearcat pilot (I can't remember the name) was flying the Hawk-75 which was an awesome display.

Here's the P-47D-40 -

 

[cheddar cheese]

Cool photos! 8) Love the P-47.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The P-39 looks beautiful

 

[plan_D]

evan, do you know what the serial # is for the Skyraider and what type it is - 'cos it ain't in the programme. Corsairs -

 

[Nonskimmer]

Cool pics!

 

[evangilder]

I will have to do some digging on that one. Navy serial numbers are a bit more crytpic sometimes. Let me see what I can find. I can see that it was part of VA-176 on the USS Intrepid by the markings though.

 

[plan_D]

Could it be the number on the tail that is it's serial #?

Here's the Hellcat -

 

[evangilder]

The tail number is sometimes part of the serial number. Sometimes there aren't numbers on the tail, so the Navy markings have always been a bit enigmatic for me. The Air Force kind of plasters them in the same place every time, so they are very easy.

 

[plan_D]

Yeah - on the USN Cosair the BuNo is right under it's tail - so that was easy. I don't know where it is on the FAA Corsair but I could easily work it out 'cos the only other one in the programme is the Goodyear Corsair.

I don't know why the Skyraider isn't in the programme.

 

[evangilder]

Maybe it was in "Stealth" mode! Probably a mistaken omission, or the pilot thought he would crash the party!

 

[plan_D]

He probably crashed the party with his filthy post-war aeroplane! Scum!

F7F-3P Tigercat -

 

[cheddar cheese]

Lush pics! 8)

 

[trackend]

You have put on some really nice pictures fellas I am sure all the other guys who where not able to go have got a good flavour of just how exciting a display Flying Legends was well done.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Ah Sgt. Pilots! What a concept! An NCO flying an aircraft! It makes too much sense!

 

[evangilder]

I heard that! Ah, for the good old days. Who came up with the idea that a four year degree would make you a better pilot?

Love the shots trackend!

 

[trackend]

On a program the other night FBJ that was voting for the best fighter of all time they discussed sgt pilots and how in a officers mess they hung a blanket so the sgts went one side and the commissioned officers went the other One sgt over heard an officer when told that so so had bought it said "what do you expect using Sargent's to fly planes" to me that says a lot about the class system that persisted in the UK during the war. the guy died fighting that puts him in the highest ranking that I know of. be it right of wrong that they were given the rank of Sargent he deserved more respect than that.
Oh by the way FBJ the Mustang won.