v2's 3xP's (Poland/Planes/People) (1 Viewer)

[special ed]

I call BS on that big engine T28 in USAF colors. They flew the small engine version, a gutless wonder. USAF did have a program in St Augustine, modifying ex-Navy big engine T28s into fighter bombers for RVN, but they never wore USAF livery AFAIK.
I ran afoul of that outfit once. Landed in St Aug in the T34 one morning before the tower opened, looking for gas, and taxied toward what I thought was an FBO. We were promptly surrounded by M16 toting security guards, made to shut down, climb out, spread eagle on the ground and submit to search, right there on the taxiway. There was a compound visible containing some mean looking big engine T28s with droptanks, ordnance racks, wing mounted cannons, and jungle camo livery with RVN insignia. At 0800, the tower came on the air and told the security guys to stop blocking the taxiway, and we were let go, directed to the FBO, and admonished from now on to stay on the "civil" side of the airport.

I have a high school buddy who always stressed he worked on D-5s, not T-28s. I have not asked him about markings, however he was in Laos (when we weren't there) mechanicing B-26s and T-28D-5s. He has a story of movie quality about being nearly overrun on the airstrip and rescue by the Boeing-Vertols while running down a road after the 26s and D-5s just barely flew out. He stressed he was changing plugs on "his" D-5 while under fire from the treeline so it could not be left behind.

 

[v2]

Hurricane Mk IIC

 

[Snautzer01]

Love that black cammo. On both.

 

[Wurger]

 

[GTX]

Hmmm...I would have thought some black nightwear would have been more matching for a Hurricane in that scheme:

Just saying...

 

[Donivanp]

Hurricane Mk IIC
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Sweet, I got a thing for the lowly Hurricane. It can really cook up the beaches, I'll dry her off!

Hmmm...I would have thought some black nightwear would have been more matching for a Hurricane in that scheme:

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Just saying...

that's for GB 58, night fighters, right? You gonna build that?

 

[Gnomey]

 

[v2]

Hurricane from 303 Sqn PAF

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Very Nice stuff....all round...

 

[v2]

Spit and Hurry...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

So why am I not looking at the sky

 

[Gnomey]

 

[v2]

Catalina

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

i SEES THE BOAT A FLOAT AND THE BOOBER ER BOBBER ON TOP!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Magic.

 

[v2]

Albatros DVa

 

[Wurger]