Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained)

• Feb 2, 2024

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Snautzer01

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Marcel said:

This is why we put the banner up

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Spoil sport

 

• Feb 2, 2024

• #4,222

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Frog

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P-39 - 110th Fighter Squadron Missouri ANG.

 

• Feb 2, 2024

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pbehn

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Frog said:

P-39 - 110th Fighter Squadron Missouri ANG.
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I believe he just removed the nose armour before the pic was taken.

 

• Feb 2, 2024

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GregP

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I thought the nose armor was the pilot standing next to it ...

 

• Feb 2, 2024

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pbehn

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GregP said:

I thought the nose armor was the pilot standing next to it ...

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An understandable mistake, many early manuals called it "engine protection"

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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WARSPITER

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Frog said:

P-39 - 110th Fighter Squadron Missouri ANG.
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This picture says it all. Look at that bloke's face. It specifically states, "I don't want to be here".

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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Thumpalumpacus

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WARSPITER said:

This picture says it all. Look at that bloke's face. It specifically states, "I don't want to be here".

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That guy's so ugly, when he was born the doctor slapped his mother.

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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Ovod

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Better version of above photo found here: Facebook
(71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group - 5th Air Force 1942-1945)

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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WARSPITER

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Thumpalumpacus said:

That guy's so ugly, when he was born the doctor slapped his mother.

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Is he the one the Doctor picked up and slapped and the nurses got in a few as well ?

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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special ed

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Notice how he stands/leans-- did he just survive a tumble?

 

• Feb 3, 2024

• #4,231

WARSPITER

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He is in shock as he has just been transferred from the P-38 program to .....

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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GrauGeist

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The conversation just before that photo was taken:
CO: "you'll be flying the P-39 today"
Pilot: "Damn..."
CO: "Let's get a last photo of you"
Pilot: "Last?"
CO: "Just in case"
Pilot: "Wait. What??"

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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Marcel

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GrauGeist said:

The conversation just before that photo was taken:
CO: "you'll be flying the P-39 today"
Pilot: "Damn..."
CO: "Let's get a last photo of you"
Pilot: "Last?"
CO: "Just in case"
Pilot: "Wait. What??"

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CO: remember, we removed the nose armour.

 

• Feb 3, 2024

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SaparotRob

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I'm liking this banner as a "permanent" one. It subtlety adds to the disinformation campaign.

 

• Feb 3, 2024

• #4,235

Marcel

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SaparotRob said:

I'm liking this banner as a "permanent" one. It subtlety adds to the disinformation campaign.

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Don't worry, I will remove it soon.

 

• Feb 3, 2024

• #4,236

Snautzer01

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Marcel said:

Don't worry, I will remove it soon.

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It was a blast. Well done.
Very much in the Spirit of this board.
Cant wait the next one.
Have fun making it

 

• Feb 4, 2024

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warbird51

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No armor plate installed.

 

• Feb 4, 2024

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ThomasP

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Awww . . . How cute. Twin baby groundhogs.

 

• Feb 4, 2024

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Marcel

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The stupid thing is, I rather like the P39, although I hardly dare to say it here anymore.

 

• Feb 4, 2024

• #4,240

Thumpalumpacus

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Marcel said:

The stupid thing is, I rather like the P39, although I hardly dare to say it here anymore.

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It wasn't a bad airplane. I think what we see in this thread, though, is people responding to the "Expert's" ridiculous assertions, not hatred for the airplane itself.