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Oh look, airplanes!
(Go full screen, trust me...)
Man, I need a cold shower.
A very long, very excellent week. I'm exhausted, yet satisfied. Felt like I earned my pay this week. Finally.
The musings & rants of 3 retired military (2 USAF, 1 USN), 1 former WSO, and 1 AF brat. Old AF Sarge, Juvat, Tuna, LUSH, and Beans.
Couple of good vids there.....interesting how the camera reveals the prop spin. Just love the sounds of those radials, have to check out the Duxford website with rain arriving this afternoon. A sailor was identified from the Oklahoma, he was flown in yesterday because his surviving family lives here now. Nice ceremony at MSP, another sailor from the same ship arrived last month and was buried in one of the Iron Range towns up north.....good to know that someone is still looking out for those boys.
ReplyDeleteThough the war was a long time ago, we must never forget.
DeleteGlad you had a good week. Those are nice to have once in a while, keeps you coming back when you're in the midst of a not so good week. Liked the video's, but the IP in me was critiquing. Yes, I realize it's just the envy talking, but still...
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend, then report back to work Monday rested and ready to go. Ya hear?
Copy all, roger that.
DeleteGotta get to the PC.
ReplyDeleteTablet or phone isn’t conducive to watching vids on blogs.
Sorry, Lazy Sarge was posting yesterday.
DeleteI enjoyed tightening up my gut whilst watching the videos. Thanks. I wonder what controls/functions,etc. are on the yoke of the 38? I don't have much experience in piston power. I guess you don't have to keep your left hand on the throttle. Fine watching for a Friday's morning. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty fine watching for a Thursday night as well!
DeleteI'm up in Maine (upper U.S. to you) near the former NAS Brunswick. The sky is lonely, not a P-3 to be found. Yer another measure of the absolute idiocy of the BRAC process, because, of course, there will NEVER be another war, and we can absolutely trust Putin. That video gives me chills. If I had the money I would have my very own bent wing bird in the livery of VMF-214, not because I cared for Greg Boyington who was an arrogant a$$, but because I truly admired the achievments of the Black Sheep.
ReplyDeleteI've had friends who were assigned there, back when the gubmint knew the world was not a safe place. Still saddens me that it is no more. Too many idiot politicians in Washington over the years. A pox on their houses.
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ReplyDeleteNice planes.
Good week.
Better weekend.
See ya.
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DeleteI am so jealous. These are my two favorite WWII aircraft. I like how the Corsair pilot is wearing what I assume
ReplyDeleteis the original flight gear. Thanks for the post, you made my whole day! Have a great weekend!!!
You too Russ!
DeleteThat is so cool.
ReplyDeleteThe P-38 looks rather futuristic when viewed from below, and when I saw the snow I remembered reading that the P-38's planned role at high altitude wasn't realized in part because of cockpit heating problems. (I was going to chuck a comma into that sentence at random, but decided against it)
Robin Olds gets a mention in this article.
https://www.historynet.com/p-38-flunked-europe.htm
And I realize that flying these aging warbirds can sometimes have a terrible cost.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/crash-p-38-lightning-duxford-1996.html
Great post.
The old war birds cab kill the unsuspecting pilot, after all, they're still high performance aircraft which require one to pay attention at all times.
DeleteEven still, long time professional pilots can still experience that "oh shit" moment when they've done everything right, and still perish.
Yeah, it wasn't that long ago (November 17th) that a P-51 crashed here killing the pilot and a 97 year old WWII veteran.
DeleteI remember that story. Sad.
DeleteWonderful way to start the day. Thanks, Sarge.
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DeleteThanks for the videos. The P-38 is my favorite propeller driven aircraft. I would have liked just the sound of the engines, but any aircraft video is better than none. Big round engines sound awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post.
Paul L. Quandt
A very sweet bird!
DeleteWhen I was supposed to be reading this blog and drinking a strong pot of coffee, I had to bail on everything, run to the aeropuerto del sur Texas, and renew my SIDA badge. And it went super smooth. We are becoming less thirdworldly down here.
ReplyDeletePLQ is exactly spot on, the -38 was the bestest. "My engine is running rough, what do I do??" "Feather it and come in on number two".... "Feather it?!? I'm in a Mustang!!!!!!" Although, the Tiger Cat I saw leaving APdelST Intergalactic airport several years ago made me stop and roll down my window to listen to it purr. It's a rocket on wings...
I'm beat too, early starts and all..... dawn patrol ain't what it looks like in the movies.... Rest up, OAFS... I am.
The Tiger Cat is a gorgeous aircraft. You got to see one in the air? No, I'm not jealous...
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It is interesting to speculate what the P-38 would have been like with Merlin engines instead of Allison's. I suggest that the F-82 twin Mustang gives a pretty good idea. In a dusty box somewhere I have a magazine article written by a former F-82 pilot. IIRC, somebody maxed one out at 482 mph in level flight. Also, the props counter rotated in the opposite direction of the P-38. This meant that on one engine, the torque tended to lift the opposite wing, not drop it. The author mentioned that is was no problem to perform formation maneuvers with all planes flying on one engine.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting thought!
DeleteOLDAFSARGE you are more correct than you realize about flying these historic planes, at 63 I have given up and no longer am willing to put in the time or shoulder the risk in flying them. Youth has its advantages, one of them is to be bullet proof, age shows you that you are not. I was rated in the P-51, T-28, P-47, C-47, At-11, B-25, T-33 and Pinto. I will putt around in my Cub and act like Snoopy, watch out Red Baron. Closing thought is they are real cool but after 30 min in a 3 or 4 hr transit you wonder wth you were thinking. Have a great day. Russell
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a stable of warbirds, Russell! As you get older your reaction time gets slower, it's too easy to get behind while flying a high-performance bird. There aren't many old AND bold pilots.
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