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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

My dad trained on P-47's



He told the story that p-38's were training nearby... at times they would see each other in the sky and have impromptu dog fights.

That is a cool story. My great uncle worked on P-47’s during the war. I wished I could have heard “ALL” of his stories. I was told many but I think it was just a fraction. Interesting things done to the birds to keep them flying sorte after sorte.



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[kach22i]

Porsche Turbo: The Unfair Advantage
https://www.quartoknows.com/blog/quartodrives/2015/12/10/porsche-turbo-the-unfair-advantage/

In Weissach’s shops, an intriguing lineup of 917s awaited attention. From bottom: the 917K “Weissach taxi,” a coupe specially prepared to offer VIP visitors a thrilling lap of the test track; an early spyder prototype; the 1971 917K coupe for Le Mans; and, upper right, one of the 917/10 Can-Am cars. Photo Credit – Porsche Archive

[flipper35]

Richard Ira Bong was the top US ace of WWII and flew a P38.

[kach22i]

Most of America's top aces were P-38 pilots and in the Pacific.

Chart in link - Pacific
P-38 Lightning PTO Aces of World War Two


Top 10 U.S. Fighter Aces of World War II
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/whotube-2/observation-towers-on-guernsey.html

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by flipper35

Richard Ira Bong was the top US ace of WWII and flew a P38.

In the second half of the 90’s while poking around an old metal hangar behind the static displays at the March Air Museum.....and n an area where I was most definitely not suppose to be. Curiosity got the best of me and I was peeking through small holes or any crack that would allow me to see in. Inside I saw the nose cone of a P-38 and it had Marge’s picture on it. Add the 50 years of aging to it, you can imagine the condition. I honestly was in “shock” when I saw it. The historical significance of what I was looking at still gives me chills to this day.

I never found out what happened to it but I was comforted to know the Chino Planes of Fame restoration facility was a few miles away. I was just telling a coworker about that day.

Thanks for sharing this pic



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[tcar]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

In the second half of the 90’s while poking around an old metal hangar behind the static displays at the March Air Museum.....and n an area where I was most definitely not suppose to be. Curiosity got the best of me and I was peeking through small holes or any crack that would allow me to see in. Inside I saw the nose cone of a P-38 and it had Marge’s picture on it. Add the 50 years of aging to it, you can imagine the condition. I honestly was in “shock” when I saw it. The historical significance of what I was looking at still gives me chills to this day.

I never found out what happened to it but I was comforted to know the Chino Planes of Fame restoration facility was a few miles away. I was just telling a coworker about that day.

Apparently it was a copy, there are several... one in Wisconsin...

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-38/42-103993.html

[SpyderMike]

I just flew out of Chino yesterday. Went by a P-38 and P-47 on the way to my hangar. Did my run-up at 26R and a P-40 taxied up next to me. Love that airport.

[daepp]

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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by tcar

Apparently it was a copy, there are several... one in Wisconsin...

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-38/42-103993.html

The picture looked pretty authentic, like it had been sitting for decades and was barely recognizable but very distinct.

I’m sure there are many replicas. As I mentioned, I never followed up on the aircraft to see if it was his real deal.

[icemann427]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

In the second half of the 90’s while poking around an old metal hangar behind the static displays at the March Air Museum.....and n an area where I was most definitely not suppose to be. Curiosity got the best of me and I was peeking through small holes or any crack that would allow me to see in. Inside I saw the nose cone of a P-38 and it had Marge’s picture on it. Add the 50 years of aging to it, you can imagine the condition. I honestly was in “shock” when I saw it. The historical significance of what I was looking at still gives me chills to this day.

I never found out what happened to it but I was comforted to know the Chino Planes of Fame restoration facility was a few miles away. I was just telling a coworker about that day.

My father was an old Army Air Corp pilot flying, primarily, A-26's in Korea. Unfortunately, in about 2007, I had to place him in an Alzheimer's care facility and the one I chose ended up being across the freeway from the March AFB Museum.

I used to take him to the museum every couple of weeks to see the cadre of aircraft he used to fly while in the AAC. There was a hanger there that had the P-38 you mentioned, and in 2007-2008, it was going through a major restoration. Since my father died in 2008, I didn't have a chance to see it through the full resto, but since it was my father's "wanna fly" aircraft (and one of my favorites, too), I hoped the restoration was completed.

A B-25 sits at the entrance to the museum and after looking at my dad's AAC log book, I saw that he flew that exact airplane during his first familiarization flight once he got to Korea. I thought that was pretty cool!

[URY914]

^^^Is that a UFO in those blimps photos?

[kach22i]

Published on Jul 25, 2016
A-26 Invader Nose Gear Collapse On Landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMctfB1SKFQ

On Monday, July 25th, the A-26 Invader "Silver Dragon" suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already executed a go around after hearing a pop while cycling the gear, and orbited to troubleshoot the problem. Eventually the decision was made to land on runway 36.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2089951-Douglas-A-26-B-26-Invader-A-26A-Counter-Invader


Douglas A/B-26 Invader
Drawings
http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id245.html

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

That is a cool story. My great uncle worked on P-47’s during the war. I wished I could have heard “ALL” of his stories. I was told many but I think it was just a fraction. Interesting things done to the birds to keep them flying sorte after sorte.

Dad had some very cool stories, I also wish I had asked more questions.

He mentioned that there were also bombers stationed not too far from their base and when they saw them in the air they would practice their strafing... he said the bomber pilots didn't appreciate that much.

When the P-40's came back from China they sent a couple to his base and they were allowed to fly them. Imaging handing the keys to a P-40 to a 18 year old.

They did practice strafing runs on ground targets with live ammo, dad said when you pulled the trigger in a dive you could feel the plane slow down. On one practice dad was last in line and the instructor told him to empty his guns so they could go back to base, dad dove, pulled he trigger, firing, firing, firing... pulled out at the last moment and almost flew the plane into the ground.

When he left the AF he was in the reserves... one weekend they asked him to fly a B-29. Dad was pretty sure it was just a fly along, nope, they put him in the pilots seat (they had a bomber pilot in the co seat).

[Racerbvd]

[tcar]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

The picture looked pretty authentic, like it had been sitting for decades and was barely recognizable but very distinct.

I’m sure there are many replicas. As I mentioned, I never followed up on the aircraft to see if it was his real deal.

The P-38 at Chino did sit in a hanger for almost 30 years before restoration, and does have some serious 'nose art'.

However, it only has 100+ hours on the airframe and never left the states.

So, that may be the plane you saw.

I've seen several sources that all say that Bong's plane crashed after he left the theater.
He died as a test pilot flying a P-80 test plane in the states before the war ended in the Pacific.

[Racerbvd]

[URY914]

[kevin993]

Grello at the 2018 Bathurst 12 hours

[kach22i]

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