Spitfire Video
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Scenic WonderRunner
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Very good video Stuart. I have seen that before. When I was growing up in the 1950's and 1960's I was very interested in all of the WWII aircraft. My Dad was a bombardier in the B~17's. My God Father was a P~51 Mustang Fighter Pilot!
When I was growing up, model airplanes of this era were a very big deal. I kept saving my money and bought every one of them, to build them, paint them in proper colors and even hang them from my ceiling with clear fishing line.
When we moved to Honolulu from Seattle, I moved my planes too. I hung them from my ceiling. And as the trade winds blew into my room through my louvered windows, my planes were moving from my ceiling like they were flying in the wind.
I smiled every night as I went to sleep! Knowing that I was sleeping under some awesome history, that I had recreated.
......carry on!
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When I was growing up, model airplanes of this era were a very big deal. I kept saving my money and bought every one of them, to build them, paint them in proper colors and even hang them from my ceiling with clear fishing line.
When we moved to Honolulu from Seattle, I moved my planes too. I hung them from my ceiling. And as the trade winds blew into my room through my louvered windows, my planes were moving from my ceiling like they were flying in the wind.
I smiled every night as I went to sleep! Knowing that I was sleeping under some awesome history, that I had recreated.
......carry on!
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Oh, yeah...
That was a cool video, and the Spitfire was an awesome plane... I used to love that thing even though I never flew in one, it just looked cool and it had a pretty good track record, 10-4? I hail from a military family and my seven brothers and I built all those models, not just aircraft models but ships, armor, everything they made back in the day. I can't begin to tell you how many hours I spent carefully painting the finished models, using Humboldt (?) and Testor (?) Paints to apply the finishing touches. I'm throwing in those question marks because it has been so long, and I don't need some Internet Rambo to deliver a cyber-@$$whuppin' on account of my misspelling, aye? Hell, we also built heaps of those balsa wood planes back in the day, spending mondo hours and unwillingly getting high on airplane dope (LOL), only to see the finished and carefully-crafted flying models ultimately crash in some field or canyon. Once a model (balsa or plastic) was toast, it was used for target practice or torched, sometimes both in an ugly model death. Ah, yes, I remember those days with fondness... we also did the Estes rockets, but that's another story. Good video here, reminds me of the flick "BATTLE OF BRITAIN"---a keeper in any adventurist's video collection.
That was a cool video, and the Spitfire was an awesome plane... I used to love that thing even though I never flew in one, it just looked cool and it had a pretty good track record, 10-4? I hail from a military family and my seven brothers and I built all those models, not just aircraft models but ships, armor, everything they made back in the day. I can't begin to tell you how many hours I spent carefully painting the finished models, using Humboldt (?) and Testor (?) Paints to apply the finishing touches. I'm throwing in those question marks because it has been so long, and I don't need some Internet Rambo to deliver a cyber-@$$whuppin' on account of my misspelling, aye? Hell, we also built heaps of those balsa wood planes back in the day, spending mondo hours and unwillingly getting high on airplane dope (LOL), only to see the finished and carefully-crafted flying models ultimately crash in some field or canyon. Once a model (balsa or plastic) was toast, it was used for target practice or torched, sometimes both in an ugly model death. Ah, yes, I remember those days with fondness... we also did the Estes rockets, but that's another story. Good video here, reminds me of the flick "BATTLE OF BRITAIN"---a keeper in any adventurist's video collection.
Forgot to say this: I once flew in an old Stearman Sr. Speedmail biplane, and that was the best flight I've ever had in my life. You can see the very same plane by Googling "Pemberton & Sons Aviation"---those hands used to operate out of Gillespie Field here in San Diego County, but they relocated to Spokane, WA, a while back. They do a heller job of restoring antique aircraft, just check their website and you'll see what I mean. The story behind that Boeing 40-C is amazing (hope that's the right nomenclature, been awhile since I visited the site), and the restoration photos are unreal. Thousands and thousands of man-hours go into those restorations... those boys have far more patience than I do, LOL, but they get to fly their finished projects in style. Check out the photos at the bottom of the home page, with that one shot of the Statue of Liberty... an awesome shot. Enough said, back to my project, ADIOS!!!
Scenic WonderRunner
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Great post's RP....
My Godfather's P~51 Mustang. Homer Powell. The best man I have ever known, except for my own Father.
I took this pic of his P~51 framed in Phoenix in 2006, at his funeral.
I saw this pic hanging on his wall in his home in Phoenix ever since I was a kid. I was always in awe of these amazing men who fought for our Freedom in that day! What heroism!
I hope this link stays.
The Greatest Generation!
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My Godfather's P~51 Mustang. Homer Powell. The best man I have ever known, except for my own Father.
I took this pic of his P~51 framed in Phoenix in 2006, at his funeral.
I saw this pic hanging on his wall in his home in Phoenix ever since I was a kid. I was always in awe of these amazing men who fought for our Freedom in that day! What heroism!
I hope this link stays.
The Greatest Generation!
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Scenic WonderRunner
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[video=youtube;c6c3v9iihgw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c3v9iihgw[/video]
Funny. As much as I dug seeing footage of the Spitfire, what I liked about that video was learning about the Squadron, it's mission, mods to the plane, etc. And the reason I posted was the reaction of the pilot to seeing his emergency landing for the first time on film. To me the man was the greater part of that short film.
Nobody will ever call him a coward, that's for sure... only a brave man would fly an unarmed craft into enemy airspace for recon purposes.
That P-51 Mustang was one hell of a plane too, a real scrapper with the right pilot at its controls.
When you get a chance, check out that "Pemberton & Sons" website, there are some cool vintage aircraft pictured there. Those hands do a great job of restoring aircraft and preserving history.
That P-51 Mustang was one hell of a plane too, a real scrapper with the right pilot at its controls.
When you get a chance, check out that "Pemberton & Sons" website, there are some cool vintage aircraft pictured there. Those hands do a great job of restoring aircraft and preserving history.