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wow...thats terrible..lost a great pilot and a beautiful plane..
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04-07-2009, 06:47 PM
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my step dad was in the confederate air force, back before it became the commemorative air force.. i listened to the old guys debate the wisdom of flying the warbirds. despite the risk, the general consensus was that there was something lacking in a plane that left the ground. if they don't fly they're just inanimate objects.
aerobatics, out of control spin, = structural problem? metal fatigue?
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I have had a thing for P40s since I read a book on the Burma Road before I was a teenager.
They may not have been the fastest or the best aircraft in the sky, but there is something about them especially when in Flying Tiger paint. I am sorry to hear of the loss of your friend and such a fine war bird.
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04-07-2009, 06:59 PM
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My wife's father flew P-40's in China; was a 'Flying Tiger' for Claire Chennault.
Also flew the 'hump' in Burma. Then, the twin engined P-38 Lightning in North Africa against Rommel. Amazing. He started flying when he was 12; flew on his parents ranch in CO, landing on dirt roads. That ranch is now an elbow to elbow suburb of Denver. |
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04-08-2009, 01:51 PM
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To fly west is a flight we all must take for a final check. G_d speed.
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04-08-2009, 03:31 PM
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Sorry to hear about the accident and loss.
Hope he has good WX and tailwinds on his Journey West! RIP Joe A
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