WW II plane buffs?

I see, it's supposed to be humour?

I think humour must have changed over the decades
 
My father in law was a tail gunner for a B24 in India working the interdiction and inserting insurgents duties over Burma in 1943. He even has a partial credit for a kill, during which he got a back full of shrapnel from a near-miss from a Japanese 20mm shell. He says ot was a miracle the plane didn't catch fire after getting multiple hits all over the plane.

Fast foreward to 2002(? I could be wrong). While walking through the Avaiation museum in Ottawa we spotted a bunch of photos from the RAF and the Far East Command. Lo and behold, there's a picture of him and his crewmates having tea and biscuits under the tail assemly of their plane! Ed can't remember having the photo done and it looks like none of the others knew their picture was being taken.

When he told the museum staff about the picture and named everyone in the picture, the staff made him a poster size copy and gave him an electronic copy to use as wallpaper on his computer. They also redid the caption on the photo to include everyone's names and rank. The staff couldn't find out who they were using normal channels because none of the plane's markings were in the picture.

If I had the picture I'd post it but I'm at work right now. :mad:

Also at the airport close by in Hamilton Ontario they have a warplane museum with a flying Lancaster. I don't even have to see it to know it's in the air, the sound of 4 Merlins is unmistakeable.

I can't wait until they get more planes flying.
 
fuelair said:
Some neat Nazi experimental aircraft :http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/faacapturedaircrafthomepage.html
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For balance, an RAF Stuka
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Following in McCall's footsteps, this impressive machine made the rounds on the Internet a year or so ago...
 

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gmanontario said:
My father in law was a tail gunner for a B24 in India working the interdiction and inserting insurgents duties over Burma in 1943. He even has a partial credit for a kill, during which he got a back full of shrapnel from a near-miss from a Japanese 20mm shell. He says ot was a miracle the plane didn't catch fire after getting multiple hits all over the plane.

Fast foreward to 2002(? I could be wrong). While walking through the Avaiation museum in Ottawa we spotted a bunch of photos from the RAF and the Far East Command. Lo and behold, there's a picture of him and his crewmates having tea and biscuits under the tail assemly of their plane! Ed can't remember having the photo done and it looks like none of the others knew their picture was being taken.

When he told the museum staff about the picture and named everyone in the picture, the staff made him a poster size copy and gave him an electronic copy to use as wallpaper on his computer. They also redid the caption on the photo to include everyone's names and rank. The staff couldn't find out who they were using normal channels because none of the plane's markings were in the picture.

If I had the picture I'd post it but I'm at work right now. :mad:

Also at the airport close by in Hamilton Ontario they have a warplane museum with a flying Lancaster. I don't even have to see it to know it's in the air, the sound of 4 Merlins is unmistakeable.

I can't wait until they get more planes flying.
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That's some real class on the part of the museum staff.

Good on you, and extra for your father.
 
Mustang P-51 of course! :D

But there are few planes from that era I don't find attractive.
 
a_unique_person said:
The Australians found the Buffalo to be not much better than useless against the Japanese in the tropics. The engines tended to overheat, which would cause them to spew oil all over the windscreen, they were very slow to climb, the Japanese had much better performance.
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We used the Kittyhawk in New Guinea to good effect though, once they finally got delivered. They played a massive part in helping win at Milne Bay, the first major land defeat the Japanese suffered all war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay
 
Captain_Swoop said:
I see, it's supposed to be humour?

I think humour must have changed over the decades
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McCall appeals, primarily, to the most extreme fans of aircraft and automobiles. Especially those from between the wars. The HUMBLEY-PUDGE GALLIPOLI HEAVYISH BOMBER is funny to those who are familiar with the Vickers Victoria.
 
Marduk said:
I'll not see your one and raise you four
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bigred said:
Side note but anyone else saddened by how unpopular building models has become? It's all video games :gag: I can't even find them in anything but specialty stores now and the selection is pathetic. I recall as a kid going to dept stores and there were rows and rows of em. Sad.
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Still more than a few modellers around, even if the visibility of the hobby isn't quite what it used to be. I'd say the hobby is changing and evolving a little rather than declining, but that's just me. My club has a strong junior section at least.

I mostly do more modern stuff these days, but did a lot of the WWII classics as a kid, and occasionally go back to them now. Here's a 1/72 P-47 and 1/32 Lysander I did in the last couple of years or so:
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As to the topic at hand, after thinking about a few contenders (Corsair, Tempest, Kittyhawk, FW-190D-9, Lancaster), I've settled on the Mk.XIV Spitfire as a favourite. I tend to be drawn to aircraft at the mid-to late development stage of their lives, and the Mk.XIV fits the bill perfectly. Low back with a bubble canopy, Griffon engine up front with a five bladed prop, but still with features of the earlier marks.
 
Huttosaurus said:
Still more than a few modellers around, even if the visibility of the hobby isn't quite what it used to be. I'd say the hobby is changing and evolving a little rather than declining, but that's just me. My club has a strong junior section at least.

I mostly do more modern stuff these days, but did a lot of the WWII classics as a kid, and occasionally go back to them now. Here's a 1/72 P-47 and 1/32 Lysander I did in the last couple of years or so:
[qimg]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/jug12.jpg[/qimg]
[qimg]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/Lysander/Lys48.jpg[/qimg]


As to the topic at hand, after thinking about a few contenders (Corsair, Tempest, Kittyhawk, FW-190D-9, Lancaster), I've settled on the Mk.XIV Spitfire as a favourite. I tend to be drawn to aircraft at the mid-to late development stage of their lives, and the Mk.XIV fits the bill perfectly. Low back with a bubble canopy, Griffon engine up front with a five bladed prop, but still with features of the earlier marks.
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Lovely work
 
Huttosaurus said:
Still more than a few modellers around, even if the visibility of the hobby isn't quite what it used to be. I'd say the hobby is changing and evolving a little rather than declining, but that's just me. My club has a strong junior section at least.

I mostly do more modern stuff these days, but did a lot of the WWII classics as a kid, and occasionally go back to them now. Here's a 1/72 P-47 and 1/32 Lysander I did in the last couple of years or so:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/jug12.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/Lysander/Lys48.jpg
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Excellent models and photos - quite takes me back, the Lysander was one of the first models I built when I was a nipper!

Yuri
 
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