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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:22 PM
I dunno who stickied this thread but... Thanks 2 Much!!!


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Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:42 AM
Great idea to make this sticky! I get to sneak in this forum only during lulls in the office and this is not everyday. Now I can easily check on the Picture of the Day. Thanks a lot to Blackwolf for putting this up. I really enjoy this just like the photofiles before.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:44 AM
Thanks again for sharing your archives, Steve.

 

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:35 PM
No problemo...

All this stuff I have is no good if it just sits here, and I'm happy to share it.


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Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:12 PM
Keep your stuff coming, I enjoy looking at it every day

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 20, 2005 1:46 PM
Hey, you should get the B-29 Enola Gay in there.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 20, 2005 5:46 PM
slobber slobber slobber....wolf my boy, you have excellent taste in photo's!
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BigTon

wolf my boy, you have excellent taste in photo's!

I know... Wink [;)]

Thanks kindly, guy!


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Posted by yardbird78 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:27 PM
Wolf, I really enjoy your photo of the day thread.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, February 28, 2005 4:16 PM
Glad you like. But it's kinda hard not to like cool pictures!


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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 1:58 AM
Yes - many thanks for the photos - by the way note your apparent interest in Sherlock Holmes - but I am not sure that there are (were) 17 steps at No 221B and the Master would not approve of such inaccuracy- which I have to say seems also uncharacteristic of you - you come across as very very precise!
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 3:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by miduppergunner

Yes - many thanks for the photos - by the way note your apparent interest in Sherlock Holmes

You're quite welcome, and I have more than a mere interest...

QUOTE: ...but I am not sure that there are (were) 17 steps at No 221B and the Master would not approve of such inaccuracy

Perhaps you should read 'A Scandal in Bohemia'...

There were seventeen steps leading to the first floor from the ground floor, although there were undoubtedly more than seventeen in total throughout the building...


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Posted by sprunger on Sunday, April 10, 2005 3:35 PM
Hi Wolf. thanks for sharing with others those beautiful pictures. I am a fan of jet aircrafts and I must say that I really enjoy going into FSM Forum to look at what is your next surprise.
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:25 PM
No prob Sprunger, I enjoy doing this...

If anyone would like to see something specific, lemmee know in this thread... the Wolf will do requests if he can! Wink [;)]


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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:59 AM
Hey Steve-O, thanks for all the great pics, really awesome stuff. I was wondering if you had any photos of a p-38j 'st louis blues' as i have a sheet for this plane but cant find any references. its superscale sheet 48-858, also has one called 'black market babe'. really appreciate it if you have any info or pics on these 2 planes!
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Posted by MBT70 on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:21 PM
This will take some time ... so many pictures ... so few breaks at the office.

But yeah ... Hell yeah ..........
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Posted by Butz on Thursday, June 2, 2005 9:37 PM
Hey Steve-O,
Somebody mentioned a photo of the "Enola Gay", if you want the next time that I vist ya, you could always post my Pix..
By the way, Henry who was stationed on Tinian Island, is going back for a Reunion with is old Sqd.
If I am not mistaken, he was in the same grp as the Enola Gay. The next time I am over at my Aunts house, I will have to drop by is place and chat with him...
Flaps up, Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:45 PM
U da Man! Thanks alot. Really nice pics of the Mustangs!!!

William
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 10:04 AM
Hi Blackwolf, really nice pix, and really nice of you to do thisBow [bow], very compelling AND useful, appreciate it much.
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Posted by blackcat on Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:40 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph

Great idea to make this sticky! I get to sneak in this forum only during lulls in the office and this is not everyday. Now I can easily check on the Picture of the Day. Thanks a lot to Blackwolf for putting this up. I really enjoy this just like the photofiles before.


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 3:45 PM
THankyou so much!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 8, 2005 4:57 AM
wolf could you please repost the pic of the plane of someone called toy who crashed on the deck of the carrier?all i see is a red x right now
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Posted by duckman on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 1:11 PM

OMG!!!!   all the links are gone! no!!! Censored [censored]Thumbs Down [tdn] 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:39 PM
 duckman wrote:

OMG!!!!   all the links are gone! no!!! Censored [censored]Thumbs Down [tdn] 


Try the link at the beginning of the very first post. I stopped making posts here on the forum a long time ago, switching to a dedicated webpage with an archive page. Also, I haven't done the POTD at all for quite some time... other things going on. Matter of fact, this is my first visit to this forum in many months...


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Posted by tomzag on Sunday, February 19, 2006 11:47 AM

Blackwolf,

realy nice photos.

I am not against you. I donot want the line on my site offend you.

thanks,tom

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Posted by pepper kay on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:14 PM

Hi:

Can't access anything other than the black Me that is at the 'current' POTD ...

What am I doing wrong ?? ...

Thanks,

pepper

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Posted by Joel G 1/72 on Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:45 AM
I very much enjoyed your picture of the day site. I actually picked up some details on an 0-47. I was haveing trouble getting good photos and yours was one of the best. I am building the nasty Merlin 1/72 blob of an airplane. Thanks, Joel
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:39 AM
To all those who've made comments to which I haven't replied... thanks, and I'm glad you're able to take something out of what I share here...

Pepper, I dunno if you're still around but click on the link below the photo to see the archive.


Here's a few shots of some Ju 87As...


Project 914 Archives


Project 914 Archives


Project 914 Archives


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, September 17, 2006 4:30 AM
Here's a groovy shot of one of the most recent P-40 restorations to take to the skies.

EDIT: I've changed the image to a smaller file size, less than 100K...


Kelly Ward photo

You can see more shots of this Hawk on my P-40 website...

P-40K-10-CU 42-10256


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:04 PM

That last photo obviously shows a restored P-40 in 11th FS markings, here's the real deal...


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

 

EDIT: I have a bigger-badder-more-better scan of this photo available... if you wanna see it, ask me or visit my P-40 site by clicking the image in my signature.


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:36 PM

Here's a P-40E which was flown by the late, great Bob Scott while he was in command of the 23rd FG...


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

The info for this photo states that it was taken on September 15th, 1942. If that's the case, then this ship is not 'Old Exterminator', which was finally put out to pasture after being badly damaged on September 2nd, 1942.

 

EDIT: I have a bigger-badder-more-better scan of this photo available... if you wanna see it, ask me or visit my P-40 site by clicking the image in my signature.


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:12 PM

This Kittyhawk of 94 Squadron RAF has seen better days. She was photographed by an unknown member of the Afrikakorps...


Project 914 Archives


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:20 PM

Here's another Aleutian Tiger...

This 11th FS P-40E was named 'Flossie' and is seen here with future Hollywood mogul Daryl Zanuck (center), director John Huston (left) and a third fella who I cannot identify.


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

 

EDIT: I have a bigger-badder-more-better scan of this photo available... if you wanna see it, ask me or visit my P-40 site by clicking the image in my signature.


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:07 PM
Someone mentioned the YF-16 recently, so here's a few images...

72-1567


USAF Photo


72-1568


Image credit: unknown


If a genuine miracle ocurred and I were to build a YF-16, I'd build 568 in this scheme...


USAF Photo


I dunno which jet this is...


USAF Photo


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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:28 AM

Great pics, Steve-O!

Do you happen to know what that large kite-like object is on the port wing of the F-4 in the last picture?

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:02 AM
Hey Justen,

That's a target dart used for gunnery practice. It's attached to a cable that extends maybe between 1500 to 2000 feet behind the tug, perhaps more or less... I dunno exactly how long they might be. Anyhoo, once the dart is deployed, guys in real fast planes with guns come along and blow hell outta the thing... or at least that's the idea... LOL


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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:43 PM

That makes sense.  Man, I don't think I'd like to be the tug pilot.  With my luck I'd get the one trainee that has poor depth perception and issues with his mom.

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Posted by brain44 on Thursday, September 21, 2006 2:14 PM
Laugh [(-D]  Laugh [(-D]  Laugh [(-D]   Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

Welcome back, Steve, and thanks for the great photos!  I, for one, truly appreciate your time and willingness to share with us all!    Make a Toast [#toast]

Brian  Cowboy [C):-)]


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, September 25, 2006 9:55 PM
No problemo Brian... this stuff does no good unless folks see it...

Here's a few images which I've posted elswhere in various other threads recently but which also deserve a place here...


B-25H 'Barbie III' flown by R.T. Smith during his time with the 1st Air Commando Group in the CBI...


USAF photo


From Pacific War Eagles in Original WWII Color by Jeff Ethell and Warren Bodie


Here's a shot from what is probably the most famous USAAF air-to-air photo shoot from WWII...


USAF photo


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:42 AM
I recently made the acquaintance of someone whose Grandfather served with the 525th FS, 86th FBG/FG during WWII, and so went on an image hunt. Here's one of the relatively few photos that I was able to find...


Project 914 Archives (R. Hoffman photo)


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, October 2, 2006 3:49 PM

Here's a shot my Dad took at Geneseo back in the mid 80s. It's a bad scan of a scrap print... I'll have to maybe drag out the negative and have a go with that. But until then, this'll do just fine me thinks...

Photo by Bruno


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Posted by Butz on Friday, October 6, 2006 4:42 AM

Hey Steve-O,

 I was wondering if you had any pix of the B1- RD. It does not really matter what variant.......Big Smile [:D] I know I know, I have been working wwaaayyyy toooo much..!!

Thanks again.

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Posted by RadMax8 on Sunday, October 8, 2006 12:12 AM
Hey BlackWolf, Do you have and CBI Mustang photos? I'm building an A varient for the CBI Group Build and I haven't seen too many photos. Also, I have some photos you might be interested in. My late grandfather was one of the big engineers at North American/Rockwell so there's some pretty sweet photos from back in the day. Contact me off forum at RadMax8@wowway.com if you'd like to see some... I can't send you many (if any) originals, but I'll send you the highest quality scan I can muster. So, just send me an email when you get around to it.
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, October 9, 2006 4:13 AM
 Butz wrote:
I was wondering if you had any pix of the B1- RD.

We have to come up with a new one...

I've been... 'working' too much too.

 RadMax8 wrote:
Hey BlackWolf, Do you have and CBI Mustang photos? I'm building an A varient for the CBI Group Build and I haven't seen too many photos.

I'll see what I've got... are you doing a 1st ACG bird?

And thanks for the offer of images! Email inbound...


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Posted by brain44 on Monday, October 9, 2006 8:39 PM
Steve,

Any chance that you might have any pics of the Lockheed TV-1 or 2, especially cockpit pics?  I'm trying to do something with the OLD Hawk TV-2 kit, not much to work with....

Many thanks,
Brian  Cowboy [C):-)]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, October 9, 2006 9:31 PM
TV-1s and TV-2s were actually F-80Cs and T-33As allocated to the Navy, so they would both have pretty much identical interiors to their USAF counterparts.

I'm not at home at the moment, but I'll see what I have for T-33 cockpit photos. There are a few on the net which may be somewhat helpful as to colors... here's two of the better images I found:


Image source


Image source


The colors will differ, depending on what era you're modeling. If you're building an aircraft from the 50s, the interior would look more or less like these two photos. Aircraft that were still in service later on, say in the early to mid 60s, would have most likely been repainted in gray.


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Posted by brain44 on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:51 AM
Great photos, Steve!  I really appreciate your efforts for us all!  Thanks a million!

Brian  Cowboy [C):-)]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:17 PM
No prob Brian...

I went through what I had on the PC and came up with nada... thought I had something, but I guess not.


Okay, I posted this link in the reference section a long time back, but I'll post it here too, as well as some images...

Flight International magazine, formerly known simply as 'Flight', recently began digitizing its vast collection of photographs and making medium-res images available online.

I've included a few images here showing RAF Airacobras...













You can see the rest of the Airacobra images, starting on THIS page.

The 'Flight' image archives main page can be found HERE...


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Posted by grenadierII on Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:53 PM

Steve-o, I have a request my friend!

I'm  trying to track down an image or two of a TA-4J/F in blue and grey agressor colors. I found a few great shots on the Skyhawk Assoc. site, but I can't seem to save them. I guess there kinda hinky about those great pics.

Can you help me out?

Ray

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, October 16, 2006 7:06 PM
Hiya Ray,

I can definitely help you out with gray and blue Scooters.

Matter of fact, I was in the middle of posting on thursday when the power went bye-bye. You've probably seen something on the news about all the loveliness that's been going on in Western New York for the past few days... well, I'm in the middle of that mess.

We still don't have power in my neighborhood, so I'm posting this from my Sis' place. Even though I don't have access to my image archive, much of what I was going to post can be found on Airliners.net. Just do a search for TA-4J, and/or some unit designations like VF-126, VA-127, VF-43, VF-45, VC-8...stuff like that. You should come up with some good hits.

When we get power back at home I also have a number of other images to post. Most of 'em are pretty ratty... yucko quality. But they're good for reference nevertheless.

Later!


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Posted by grenadierII on Monday, October 16, 2006 8:20 PM

No problem Steve, always well worth the wait.

Hope all gets back to normal there sooner than later. Can't imagine living in snow!

Thanks for the link I'll give it a shot.

 

Ray

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 5:05 PM

I went through the images I had of blue/gray TA-4s and they're all pretty much the same as what can be found on airliners...


If anyone is interested in original aircraft photos or reprints, please check out The Photo PX...

EDIT: I have to update the PX, as most of the originals on their have been sold... 

  

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, November 2, 2006 1:42 PM

Blackburn Botha... 

 

Here's a Hawker Typhoon which bellied in at a USAAF airfield in England...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, November 2, 2006 1:46 PM

Some 31st PG P-39s during Wargames...

 

And a P-40N 'oopsie' at Patterson Field...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, November 2, 2006 1:48 PM

Here's the remains of a Fairey Battle in France during that grim month of May in 1940...

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Thursday, November 2, 2006 5:36 PM

Excellent pics, Steve.

I particularly like that P-40 crash pics.  You can see the ruts that prove that not every plane ends its crash landing with the nose pointing in the "right" direction.  Radical yawing on the ground is very common with the gear up.  Must have been terrifying not being in control at that speed.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 3:11 PM

Terrifying... probably... just think of how you felt last time you lost it on a snowy road, even for a second, and that may be close to what this guy was feeling...

Okay kids, here's an impromptu quiz... can anyone tell me who this dude is?

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 3:32 PM

While we wait for any takers on the ID quiz, here's a bit of miscellany from the hard drive...

Missouri ANG F-84Fs flying above Gulfport, Mississippi in 1956...

Missouri ANG photo

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 6:21 PM

More miscellany... here's a USN TV-1 from the early 50s...

USN photo

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, November 23, 2006 6:35 AM

For all of those FSM forumites who are here in the USA, I offer a couple'a Turkeys for Turkey Day...

US Navy photo

 

Project 914 Archives

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 

 

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Posted by jwb on Thursday, November 23, 2006 6:53 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

Terrifying... probably... just think of how you felt last time you lost it on a snowy road, even for a second, and that may be close to what this guy was feeling...

Okay kids, here's an impromptu quiz... can anyone tell me who this dude is?

 

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Oooh! Oooh! I know!

The pilot?

No..... wait..... the co-pilot!

Wink [;)]

No clue! 

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Posted by willuride on Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:17 AM
 jwb wrote:
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

Terrifying... probably... just think of how you felt last time you lost it on a snowy road, even for a second, and that may be close to what this guy was feeling...

Okay kids, here's an impromptu quiz... can anyone tell me who this dude is?

 

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Oooh! Oooh! I know!

The pilot?

No..... wait..... the co-pilot!

Wink [;)]

No clue! 

 

No he's not the pilot, he's a general, What do I win?

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Posted by m60a3 on Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:35 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

For all of those FSM forumites who are here in the USA, I offer a couple'a Turkeys for Turkey Day...

US Navy photo

 

Project 914 Archives

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 

 

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 Those are about the two prettiest pictures I've seen in a while. Especially the second one.

 And my guess on who it is? Lee Majors. Or Major Lee.

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, November 23, 2006 9:53 AM

Happy Thanksgiving Steve & thanks for all the pics.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:28 PM

Alrighty first order of business... the General behind the wheel was Ira Eaker...

 

Check out this SUPER-groovy photo album currently up for bid on epay Germany. There's alotta good stuff in the album and even if you don't bid, the auction images are worth grabbing...

2.WK FotoAlbum ME 109 !!! (Dead Link)

It's pretty much all Bf 109s and Ar 96s from Jagdflieger-Schule 4 but there's a couple other types in there, including a captured Russian UTI...


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Posted by brain44 on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:00 PM

Those pics are priceless from a historical standpoint!  Much better than the staged and rigid propaganda photos one usually sees!  Thanks for the link!

 

Brian  Cowboy [C):-)]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, April 26, 2007 2:06 PM

Your grumpy nomadic photo collector has returned to the pages of this forum once again... and he brings treasures from afar!!

 

Okay, maybe not from all that far away, but it's neat stuff as always. Here's a few to get started...

 

First, a couple shots of some birds from the 136th FIS, NY ANG circa the 50s.

F-86H

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F-94B

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And a couple captured Hawks...

FAoTW

 

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I've got a photostream over on Flickr, if anyone would care to check it out. There's a few non-aircraft images here and there, but it's mostly things with wings... please take a looksee!

Hawk 914's Photos on Flickr 

 

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Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:02 PM

OK, let me go to the Word doc that I saved a long time ago to save me some typing.. So let's see... it's highlight, then CTRL C for copy and then CTRL V for paste...

Hey SteveO welcome back, where ya been. Good to see ya!Wink [;)]

Cool  P-40 pics.  The one with the bruned out hanger framing would make a very cool dio.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:12 PM

Blackwolf: "Your grumpy nomadic photo collector has returned to the pages of this forum once again... and he brings treasures from afar!!"

 Well,  Howdy!! Where ya been, Ya dadburn galoot! Welcome back.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:31 PM

Thanks guys... I've had a full plate lately. I'm still trying to get back into the building frame of mind, and am itchin' to get something on the bench. But it's just not happening. I gots me all sortsa inspiration... but no motivation... :(

Anyhoo, for those who are not aware, the Confederate... er... um... Commemorative Air Force's B-24/LB-30 has been undergoing a transformation over the winter months and is being converted back to her originally intended configuration as a B-24A.

I won't go into detail as to what's been done so far, but I will tell you that she now has waist guns, tail gunner's position, a tunnel gun, new nose, the beginnings of a new interior, bomb racks, and a whole new identity... although we won't know what it is until next month. That's right folks... no more Diamond 'Lil, according to the fella who's been giving an almost blow-by-blow update on the project's progress in a thread over on WIX.

You can see the thread HERE. It's currently right around 120 pages, and is alot to look through. But if you're really interested in how this kind of 1/1 modeling is done, it's definitely worth a looksee...

Anyhoo, here's one of the most recent photos...

CAF/Gary Austin photo

 

And here's a glimpse at what the 'ole gal might have looked like if they'd decided to keep the old name and the pin-up... 

CAF/Gary Austin photo (photochopping by Steve O. Reno)

 

Thanks to Gary Austin for permission to post these photos. 

  

More groovy stuff coming later... probably between periods in the hockey game...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:31 PM

Dunno if I posted these here before or not...

 

I wish that Gentile had stayed in combat long enough to have flown the 'D' because I think this would have looked groovy with invasion stripes...

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Here's a couple B-32s from the 386th BS, 312th BG. The 386th was the only squadron to use the B-32 in combat... albeit for a limited time.

 

'Direct From Tokyo', B-32 serial #42-108530 

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'The Lady is Fresh', B-32 serial #42-108529 

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Posted by CHRH53D on Friday, April 27, 2007 8:07 PM

Hey BlackWolf, nice photo-album (ME-109) pics.

I looked at the 'other items for sale' and towards the bottom was another album...WWII photo album USAAF...--about 1/4 of the way down was some interesting pics of a B-24.

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Posted by brain44 on Friday, April 27, 2007 8:19 PM

Good ta see ya back, Wolf!  We've missed ya!  That pic of the B-32 must be a rare one - it's the first B-32 pic I have ver seen!

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, April 27, 2007 11:05 PM
 CHRH53D wrote:

Hey BlackWolf, nice photo-album (ME-109) pics.

It is a nice album isn't it... I'm surprised that those images are still up though... the auction ended sometime ago. 

I looked at the 'other items for sale' and towards the bottom was another album...WWII photo album USAAF...--about 1/4 of the way down was some interesting pics of a B-24.

Holy Cats! Thanks for that heads up... I usually comb through the listings, but hadn't come across it yet.

 

Here's a direct link for those who may be interested...

WW 2 photo Album USAFF1944/45 !!! 

 

I may just go for that one...

 

 brain44 wrote:
Good ta see ya back, Wolf!  We've missed ya!  That pic of the B-32 must be a rare one - it's the first B-32 pic I have ver seen!

Hey Brain, I've missed me too! :P

B-32 photos are somewhat more scarce than shots of other types yes, but there are a good number of them out there. I was going to wait to post these, but what the hey...

Both of these show 'The Lady Is Fresh', although the second shot shows a different version of the artwork on the port side of the nose.

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Project 914 Archives

 

For more shots of B-32s, take a looksee HERE... scroll down to the B-32 links and then select 'View All Images' under the image on each of those three pages.

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:18 AM

This is a super-groovy shot of 3rd BG A-20s tearing up an airfield in the Raleigh, NC area during wargames in 1941. They're followed closely by a trio of F4F Wildcats.

In the background are A-24 Banshees, also most likely of the 3rd BG and some Navy SBC Helldivers. The aircraft in the foreground is a B-24A...

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This photo dates from early 1938 and shows 2nd BG Y1B-17s overflying NYC shortly before their famous goodwill flight from Miami, Florida to Buenos Aires, Argentina and then back to their home field at Langley. The flight was made over the course of ten days; February 17th through 27th, 1938. I believe that the lead navigator on this flight was a young fella named LeMay...

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:53 AM

Some more interesting photo albums and collections on epay...

EDIT: Unfortunately these are all dead links now... 

WWII GERMAN PHOTO s fm ALBUM - Me109 plane photo s - A variety of types... mostly Bf 109s, Fw 190s and Bf 110s... also He 111s, Do 17s, Ju 52, Fw 200, and a few captured French birds.

WWII GERMAN PHOTO s fm ALBUM - Me109 IAR81 B24 planes - If only I had several grand to waste, I'd go after this one mercilessly! Several photos of IAR-81s, some Bf 109s and a few shots of captured and downed B-24s, among other stuff.

WWII GERMAN PHOTO ALBUM * KAMPFGESCHWADER * planes - Neat album with some He 111s and bunch of 1930s Luftwaffe stuff, like Junkers and Dornier bombers and transports... others...

WWII GERMAN PHOTO ALBUM LW many planes photos GREECE - Luftwaffe in Greece. Bf 110s, Ju 52s, Ju 88s, He 111s, a Ju 87, a nice shot of a 7/JG 26 Bf 109E-7 and various Hellenic AF types such as: PZL.24, Blenheims, burned out Do 22 and Hurricane... a few others...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:43 PM

Alrighty... I'm'a postin' pikshurs agin'... Tongue [:P]

 

Here's a B-25 photo that I just found in the mailbox...

This is a B-25D (TB-25D), serial number 41-30574, named 'Available'. She was assigned to the 2532nd Base Unit at Randolph Field, Texas. This ship was involved in an incident on September 25th, 1944... the info I have is somewhat unclear, but I think it was a forced landing due to an engine fire and structural failure.

This B-25 may have also been involved in another incident earlier that same year, but I have conflicting info and don't know if it was indeed this ship or not that was involved.

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:51 PM

I posted these in another thread recently, but here they are again. I may eventually replace these images with bigger-badder-more-better ones, but they'll do okay-fine for now...

War-Weary P-51Bs from the 504th FS, 339th FG

42-106644 'Scotty'


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42-106672 'Problem' - Flown by Lt. Luther L. Corbin

Another photo of this ship can be found in the 339th FG gallery on the Little Friends site. 


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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:19 PM
Where does he get all of those wonderful toys......er..photos?  I am glad you are still with us, Wolf.

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Posted by brain44 on Friday, August 1, 2008 9:41 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

I posted these in another thread recently, but here they are again. I may eventually replace these images with bigger-badder-more-better ones, but they'll do okay-fine for now...

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Steve, anything you graciously post here is much more than "fine for now"!  I for one greatly appreciate yor willingness to share the fruits of your research - a great big "Thanks, Man!" to ya!Make a Toast [#toast]

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Posted by yardbird78 on Friday, August 1, 2008 9:48 AM

Steve,

Great photos, keep 'em comin'.

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Posted by rlawson on Friday, August 1, 2008 11:40 AM

Steve - great to see you back!  I'll add my thanks to the others here.

Got any Navy pics in some dusty corner?  I've still got a couple of your Port Lyautey shots from several years back - a UF-1 Albatross I plan to build someday soon.  I would love to see more. 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Friday, August 1, 2008 6:40 PM

Hey Steve.

 

Long time no nothin'...  Hope everythings well with you.  If your taking requests, you have anything of the XP-77?  I know its a weird one, but if I don't ask....

 

Later bro 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, August 1, 2008 8:32 PM

Subfixer and Brian... thanks guys...

Darwin, I will try to keep 'em comin'...

Dick, as I look around me I see many corners and lotsa dust. Hopefully I can dig out some Navy pics from some of those dusty corners...

 

Justen... long time no nuthin' indeed... a few weeks anyway. Did you ask me about the XP-77 before? Maybe at Ace one day? I seem to recall someone asking me about it...

Anyhoo, I don't have anything along the lines of detail shots. At least not on the PC. And I have only one actual photo in my collection. It's the same shot as the third image below. I'll scan it and see if anything of interest can be pulled outta the big image.

Here's a few from the PC...

43-34915

Enhanced epay auction image

 

Enhanced epay auction image

 

43-34916

Enhanced epay auction image

 

This next one is only a mockup, but it's interesting... the original full-sized image can be found HERE...

NASA photo

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, August 1, 2008 8:59 PM

Alrighty... for those who weren't here all those eons ago, I used to do a regular Aircraft ID quiz here on the FSM message-forum-place. They were involved affairs, and implemented an overly sophisticated and technologically un-advanced answer submission system. And there was a time limit. A week or some such... I don't recall... I think it varied.

Anyhoo, I ain't gonna go through all that BS no-mo...I'm just gonna post a pikshur and you folks gotta tell me what it is. First one to make the ID wins. No prizes involved... just braggin' rights...

Alrighty, what is it?

Note: I've removed something from the image which would make it reeeeeally easy to look this up. After it's identified, I'll post the unaltered image.

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 4:23 PM
Thanks Steve.  Those are helpful indeed!

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 10:22 PM

Anytime, Justen...

 

Alrighty, no takers on the quiz as yet... so here's some more pikshurs...

 

A fella on another forum posted this photo and wanted to know more about this P-51...

W.Petz collection

 

I'll just copy my response here:

The P-51D in post #42 had the side number of '37' and was named 'Marcelle'. It was a 2-seater from the 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen) which was unarmed and used as a hack. Here's another look at this ship:

National Archives/Library of Congress

 

Here's the accompanying caption for the photo:

Photograph shows Deputy Group Commander George S. "Spanky" Roberts with photographer Toni Frissell, at Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945. Frissell wrote "Just before take off in stripped down Mustang--no guns--for rendezvous with the fighter pilots." Aircraft is a P-51D, number 37, with three German crosses in front of the number. It was named 'Marcelle' and was assigned to Group Headquarters. It is shown configured for "Piggyback."

 

The full-sized TIFF image from the LOC site can be had HERE.

If you're not able to handle a 70MB TIFF, let me know and I can send you a JPEG. 

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 10:35 PM

Here's another photo posted by the same fella... this was a salvage yard in Bari, Italy.

W.Petz collection

 

The P-38 on the left may have been from the 27th FS, 1st FG. 

 

Here's a shot of the same Fort from my collection...

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'Snoozin' Suzan' served with both the 97th and 99th Bomb Groups. Anyone care to identify the fella in the middle of the photo?

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 10:54 PM

This ship is identified on the reverse of the photo as 'P-47B #1'... so given the original canopy configuration and short antenna mast located just aft of the canopy, this would seem to be either the XP-47B, or the first production P-47B.

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The folks in the photo are identified as follows:

Left to right...

George Burrell - Pilot
Mike
Jerry Bell
Dolalian
Frank Shedorske


Lastly, typed on the reverse is the following:

L.P. Dalalian
Air Corps Inspector
U.S. Army.

I believe that George W. Burrell was Republic's chief test pilot during the early days of the P-47 program. He was killed on March 26th, 1942 while flying P-47B 41-5899 (the fifth production P-47). I've only done a small bit of research on this incident, but it seems that the tail section separated from the fuselage... and although Burrell managed to hit the silk, his chute did not open in time.


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:02 PM

These next three shots come from the collection of 'Butz', and show captured Ki-43 Oscars in New Guinea.

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A closer look at the far ship from the above photo...

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The emblem on the nose of this Oscar is that of the 84th Airdrome Squadron.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:09 PM

Here's another captured Ki-43, also from New Guinea I believe... this one's called 'Racoon Special'...

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I think this is 'Racoon Special' as well, but am not totally sure...

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:14 PM

I'll throw this one in here...

Kittyhawk I AK899 at Geneseo 2007... early in the morning...

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:25 PM

For those who are not aware, a P-51B has recently returned to the air.

Here she is... Malcolm Hood and all...

C.Fowles photo

 

 

C.Fowles photo

 

Those who are auto racing fans may be interested to know that this Mustang is owned by Jack Roush. 

More photos on Mustangs-Mustangs...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 1:26 AM

F-80C serial number 49-1820 served with the 8th FBS, 49th FBG during the Korean War. On June 7th, 1951, this jet was written off after a belly landing about 50 miles north of K-2 (Taegu Airbase) in South Korea. Pilot's name was William Savidge... cause was listed as 'Crashed, Belly Landing due to Failure or Fire'. I have no further info.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 6:38 AM

Black Cats...

From what I understand, several outfits flew all-black PBYs. I have some info concerning this photo... which unit these birds were from and the location, etc., but gadblammit I can't find it. This photo is fairly common, though, and I know I've seen it in a book or three over the years. If anyone has info about this photo and can save me some digging, please give a hollar...

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 6:55 AM

PB2Y-3R... the transport version of the Coronado.

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 8:14 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

'Snoozin' Suzan' served with both the 97th and 99th Bomb Groups. Anyone care to identify the fella in the middle of the photo?

 

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I'm probably wrong, but from this angle it looks like James Goodson.

Great pix. 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 6:42 PM

 Thehannaman2 wrote:
I'm probably wrong, but from this angle it looks like James Goodson.

You're right... that is,  you're wrong... that is, you're right that you're...

Nu-uh, it ain't James Goodson. Tongue [:P]

 

Anbyone else wanna take a stab at identifying the dude in middle of the photo of 'Snoozin Suzan'?

And there's also the 'quiz' photo... (sixth post from the top of this page)

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 3, 2008 6:51 PM

Here's a neat shot... the actual image is kind iffy, actually.  It's a news photo that's probably a copy of a copy of a...

But it's a groovy shot full of atmosphere.

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Here's the tag from the reverse of the photo: Tag

 

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Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, August 4, 2008 1:26 AM
Notice the right main gear hanging down on the top B-24 in the photo.  The return flight might not have gone smoothly.

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Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, August 4, 2008 1:51 AM
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Alrighty, what is it?

Fokker S.1/TW-4?

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, August 4, 2008 2:02 AM

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Fokker S.1/TW-4?

Nope... but you're in the ballpark.

 

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Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, August 4, 2008 4:31 PM
Aahhhhh....Fokker PW-5

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Posted by Butz on Monday, August 4, 2008 8:44 PM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

Here's another photo posted by the same fella... this was a salvage yard in Bari, Italy.

W.Petz collection

 

The P-38 on the left may have been from the 27th FS, 1st FG. 

 

Here's a shot of the same Fort from my collection...

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'Snoozin' Suzan' served with both the 97th and 99th Bomb Groups. Anyone care to identify the fella in the middle of the photo?

 

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Hey Steve-O,

 I would like to take a stab at it.. Would it be Eddie Rickenbacker by chance.. By the way nice collection of pix especially of the OcscarsTongue [:P]

Flaps up,

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 5:27 AM

 jeaton01 wrote:
Aahhhhh....Fokker PW-5

Dat be da one!

Good deal... 

 Butz wrote:
Would it be Eddie Rickenbacker by chance.. By the way nice collection of pix especially of the OcscarsTongue [:P]

Yes, it would be Eddie Rickenbacker... but not by chance... Wink [;)]

By the way, what's an Ocscar?  Wink [;)]Wink [;)]

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:27 PM

Steve-O!

Got another request for ya.  This one may be a challenge.  

Since I'm nearly done with that XP-77, I'd like to display it on a tarmac with some sort of fire-fighting equipment.  From what I understand, all X-projects are kept in close proximity to the foam for obvious reasons.  Got any picks of on of those handy cart-bound extinguishers?

 Thanks in advance,  Justen

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Posted by Ray Marotta on Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:47 PM

BlackWolf,

I see you are from NY and use the Curtis Wright logo as your avatar.  I was recently (last week) on a motorcycle ride in Western New York and visited the Glen H. Curtis Museum inthe town of Hammondsport.  If you haven't already been, I highly recommend a visit.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, August 9, 2008 6:15 AM

Justen, I'll see what I can find...

 

Ray, I've been to the Curtiss Museum once... perhaps 12-15 years ago. I'd like to make a return visit one of these days...

 

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Posted by Daywalker on Saturday, August 9, 2008 7:26 AM

Steve- Thank you for posting these photos!  Some great ones indeed, especially the ones with a story behind them.

I have been doing some research on P-38/P-39/P-40 from the Aleutian Campaign.  Last year, you were able to provide me with a photo of a P-40E from there running up the engine.  This particular bird had no "Tiger" on the nose.  I loved that photo!  I built my model as that aircraft.

Do you have any shots of P-38s and P-39s from the Aleutians that show both the serial number on the tail AND any nose markings such as nose art/call numbers?  All of the photos I have dug up show one or the other, never both.  TIA Steve! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:40 PM

Here's some P-39s from the 54th FG, Frank...

 

P-39F 41-7179

This bird was involved in some sort of accident at or near Longview, Alaska on October 31st, 1942 with a fella named C.E. Tabor at the controls... but I have no further details. I also have info which states that a pilot bailed out of this aircraft on April 23rd, 1942 in South Carolina, but that's obviously erroneous.

At the time of the incident on Oct. 31st, the unit listed is the 42nd FS. However, the mid-range nose number shown here suggests it may have been assigned to the 56th FS when the photo was taken on August 7th, 1942. It's possible that by the time the accident occurred, the aircraft had been reassigned from the 56th to the 42nd, or it may be that it was simply borrowed by the 42nd... a common occurrence.

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P-39F 41-7341

Here's one that I'd like to build someday... along with just about everyone else! This P-39 was assigned to the 57th FS and was involved in an accident on October 16th, 1942 at Mcgrath, AK with a William P. Litton at the controls. Again, I have no details, although the aircraft was condemned the following day... so it must have been a doozy. And again, there is a discrepancy with the unit assignment, which is listed as the 56th FS. The same possibilities I mentioned above apply here as well...

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Here's a closer look at the wolf on the nose, showing details such as the tongue and dripping blood. I'm not entirely sure if this is the same P-39, though. It's possible that this was a personal emblem, although it could also have been an unofficial squadron emblem that was applied to a number of the unit's ships. At the moment, I have no solid information either way.

Follow the 'Source' link for more info about the fellas in the photo, as well as the location. 

Source

 

I'm not putting this here as reference... just for the heck of it. If you're a simmer and fly the IL-2 series, you can download a skin of this 57th FS P-39 HERE...

 

There's also another P-39, listed as being from the 57th FS. I'm not sure of the accuracy of this guy's work, but it's neat stuff nonetheless.

 

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Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:18 PM

Steve-

That's EXACTLY what I was looking for!  I am in awe of your references my friend! Approve [^]  Thank you very much, now I can build that Aleutian P-39! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, August 11, 2008 6:46 AM

Glad I could help Frank... I'm still looking for Eleventh AF P-38s for you...

 

And Justen, I'm still looking for fire bottles on carts for you... 

 

Okay... I posted these in another thread but will include them here as well. I generally don't like to make double posts, but sometimes it's appropriate and, besides, the other thread will probably get buried relatively quickly. 

This is Charles Jaslow's P-40F 'Sweet Bets' from the 87th FS, 79th FG.

 

This one shows Jaslow's P-40L...

Image credits: Charles Jaslow collection, from Warbirds - American Legends of World War II by Jeff Ethell (compilation of the P-38, P-40 and P-51 books from Ethell's 'Original WWII Color' series)

 

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Posted by Daywalker on Monday, August 11, 2008 7:44 AM
Steve, thanks again for hunting these photos down.  I do have a question about the P-39 photos.  The spinner cap, and possibly a little bit of the nose appear to be a lighter shade than the rest of the airframe.  Did they use an identifying squadron color there, or possibly just a different shade of OD?  Hard to tell from B&W photos.  Thanks again Steve, and I look forward to seeing those P-38 pics! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:26 AM
Thanks in advance for looking Steve!

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, August 18, 2008 3:14 PM

Just came across a thread over on WIX with some nice detail shots of the newly restored 'Happy Jack's Go Buggy'.

Some folks are understandably hesitant to use a restoration as reference of any sort, but whether you view the photos as valuable reference or simply as eye candy for wingnuts, you're sure to enjoy this stuff...

HJGB-Request photos

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:38 AM

Absolutely stunning restoration!  Looks like its fresh off of the factory floor.  It's so dang purdy, I'd be afraid to fly it.

(But I still would...tee-hee)

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Posted by Butz on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:04 PM

 Hey Steve-O,

 Now thats what I call a War Bird...!!! This restoration is top notch..!!! Even Dad gives it Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

 The one thing I noticed is that she does not have a mirror finish!! Like Justen said, it looks like she just rolled out of the factory ready fer battle..

 Sweet man simply sweet..!!!

Thanks fer sharing..!!

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:40 AM

 Butz wrote:
The one thing I noticed is that she does not have a mirror finish!! Like Justen said, it looks like she just rolled out of the factory ready fer battle.

That was indeed their intention. From some of the talk in other threads at WIX, they wanted to go beyond the usual standards of accuracy and get everything on this bird exactly as it was on the original... right down to the different styles of various stencils. You'll notice that some of them are painted, and some are waterslide transfers... just as on the originals. (I think some are self-stick decals as well, but am not totally sure)

The cockpit is outstanding... they've disguised the modern avionics well. And from what I understand, they've even gone so far as to use the wartime pattern, material, and tailoring methods for the canopy cover instead of some of the fancy custom jobs you see today.

From what I've seen, heard, and read, this is the most authentic P-51 restoration to date, although I have to wonder about the 'Impatient Virgin'... that ship looks primo as well. But I have yet to see any really good close-up shots.

Anyway, here's a few shots of 'HJGB' from WIX... I do not know who the photographer was, though...

 

And I'll throw this in here since I had the other thread locked, here's Vlado's wonderful shot...

 

And my photochop...

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:48 AM

Here's Capt. Jack Ilfrey, 79th FS, 20th FG, and his ground crew with the original 'Happy Jack's Go Buggy'. That is, this is the original P-51D to carry the name, but not the first 'HJGB'... I believe the first was a P-38J in which Ilfrey was shot down on June 12th, 1944...

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:01 AM

While on the subject of VIII AF Mustangs, here's a couple shots of two of George Preddy's P-51s that I posted in another thread recently. Thought I'd throw them in here in case some missed that thread.

Both images from the 352nd FG gallery on Little Friends.

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:04 AM
It's interesting to see the lack of contrast on the first pics nose at this angle.  Just goes to show how iffy using black and white pics as references can be.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, August 22, 2008 10:11 AM

Iffy indeed...

Justen, I fear I've failed to come up with anything for firebottles on carts. Pretty much all the photos I've seen along those lines show a guy with a handheld job, and that's it.

 

Here's something a little different... I've never messed around with video... until now.

I took some of my photos from Geneseo this year and threw 'em together with some sound and a stock vintage movie effect from Windows Movie Maker and came up with this...

Geneseo 2008 in Photographs

 

I'm not entirely happy with it, but it's my first try... so what the hey...

Enjoy... or not... 

 

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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Friday, August 22, 2008 12:04 PM

Thanks for looking Steve.  I appreciate it.

 The video is pretty sweet.  You should do some commentary through a megaphone to complete the effect.  Propeller [8-]

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, August 25, 2008 9:59 AM

Did another video... it's another photo compilation, but this time with vintage photos and modern music.

Unfortunately, the audio sync is slightly outta wack... dunno what happened, it was fine during editing and final checks before creating the movie file.

Nevertheless, it ain't too bad, although YouTube's file compression makes the transitions look horrible. Any idea how I can get around that? Would it be better to use lower-res images, and that way they don't have to compress too much during processing? Any tips would be welcome, as I am a total newbie at videos...

Anyhoo, here it is... enjoy...

We're Going to War

 

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Posted by Quagmyre on Monday, August 25, 2008 8:19 PM

Great stuff as usual Steve. 

I hope to get back into the hobby again once my back and neck let me and this stuff really inspires me.


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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:16 PM

Hey Quag! Long time no-nuthin'... 

I'm glad you enjoy this stuff and that it does indeed inspire. Inspiration is my bag around here, it seems... I sure as hell don't build nuthin'... LOL

I've been outta the loop here for a while, what's up with your back and neck?

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:24 PM

Here's one I've been posting around the net today...

I don't know which airfield this ship was assigned to... anyone know which field 'R' represents?

EDIT: I've discovered that 'R' was used by Lemoore AAF in California, but I kinda doubt this Hawk was from there. I'm thinking it's Third AF...

Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

 

Also, if anyone can point me towards some good solid info for AAF FTC/TC and Stateside airfield codes in general, I'd be most appreciative.

 

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Posted by trexx on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:41 PM

Dunno what airfield, but the markings look as if the paint was not yet dried prior to flying around a bit. Makes for a nice, sloppy P-40.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:38 PM

Alrighty... here's another quiz. I'd considered going back to the old system for these, but the last one didn't exactly garner an enthusiastic response. I guess the crowd we have here now is not quite as adventurous along these lines as was the old gang...

Man, I miss the 'old days'... Sigh [sigh]

Nevertheless... everyone likes a mystery, even if it isn't a big one.

So, what is it?

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:50 PM

No takers on the quiz, eh? Whistling [:-^]

 

I posted these elsewhere recently, so will put them here as well...

A couple of the nicer shots I caught of 'Glamorous Gal' at Geneseo last month.

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:05 PM

Here's an image I used in the second video I put together...

This is a nice portrait of an anonymous P-47B.

The red circle was ordered deleted from the US national insignia in May of 1942, so this might be one of the first four production P-47Bs, which were delivered in March, 1942.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:10 PM

Another image from that video...

Unidentified pilot climbing into a P-36 from the 55th PS, 20th PG... possibly at March Field, CA.

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:18 PM

And another from the video... 

Often mistaken for an ex-AVG Tomahawk, this is in fact P-40 serial number 39-280 seen while in service with the 2539th AAFBU at Foster Field, Texas.

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Another view of the same Hawk... 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:27 PM

Here's an 'FSM Exclusive'... I've not posted this elsewhere as yet... not even on the website. (That'll change soon, though!)

P-40 39-160... the fifth production P-40.

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Posted by Butz on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:54 PM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

And another from the video... 

Often mistaken for an ex-AVG Tomahawk, this is in fact P-40 serial number 39-280 seen while in service with the 2539th AAFBU at Foster Field, Texas.

Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

 

Another view of the same Hawk... 

Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)

 

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Hey Steve-O,

 OOoooo I loved both vids... Sweet MAN..!! This P-40 is sure interesting.. I like how what looks to be the Port underwing star deletion and just a ring is left..

 And yes the weathering is quiet interesting too..

 Definitely a "Future" build idea..!!

Thanks fer sharing

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:20 AM

Thanks Mike, glad you like the vids... someday I'll learn how to make 'em a bit nicer all way 'round.

That P-40 would make a groovy model, wouldn't it? It's on the build list for sure... now all I have to do is... uhhh... build...

There's that damn broken record again! Tongue [:P]

Anyhoo, in addition to the painted out national insignia on the lower port wing, there's also an old designator from a previous group assignment... '54P97', which indicates the 54th Pursuit Group.

There's also this emblem on the starboard side of the fuselage... I have yet to figure out its significance. Possibly an unofficial unit emblem, or perhaps a personal motif.

 

 

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:42 AM

This photo, taken on November 10th, 1934, shows a formation of Army Air Corps trainers in the ever popular 'USA' formation overflying Building 100 at Randolph Field, Texas.

At the time, Building 100 was the Administration Building at Randolph... but was, and still is, better known as the 'Taj Mahal'... or simply, the 'Taj'...

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Posted by Butz on Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:14 AM

Hey Steve,

 Well what can I say, the vids are way cool especially being that of home made w/ an artistic touch!! I can see my HobbyCrap P-40 wearing those markins..

 As for the teeth decals, wonder if I could fudge the later P-40E's version to fit? Whatya think?

So what ya doin this Friday? Wanna pop in at the Joint fer a bit and later see the dungeon and where we stand?

 Anywho I'll give you a shout later today..

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Posted by Butz on Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:20 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

 

 

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 Geez, wasn't that on the cover of one of Metallica's CD's or was it AC/DC..Tongue [:P]

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Posted by thuds1 on Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:27 PM

 Man let me tell you those are some great,great photos Wow !!

 Thanks so much for sharing them

 Frank C 

 

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Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:45 AM
 BlackWolf3945 wrote:

So, what is it?

 

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I think it is the Boeing/Stearman XBT-17.

Never seen it before, was making me nuts!!!

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Posted by bondoman on Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:56 AM

I'd say you are right, John, except that she's got the old Lycoming with front collector from the bipe. Is that why she's the "X"?. I'm not aware of what to call her.

Good one, Curtiss.

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Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:08 AM
It is a Lycoming, Bill.  As on the PT-13 type Stearman 75 which had a front collector ring.  It is probably more correctly the Stearman Model 90.  I can't figure out so far if there were two airframes or if the XBT-17 was the same one modified with a cowl over a P&W R-985.

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Posted by Dirkpitt289 on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:44 PM

Here is the link to Hannants. They are out of stock right now and there is no photo but I've seen them in other build threads.

Link to pilots

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ABW006

Link to a build with the pilots (Not my build)

http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1587&start=675

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Posted by mic53mlb on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:09 PM

 BLESS YOU BlackWolf3945 !!! Those are the best pics I've ever seen of these aircraft !!!! My grandfather was in the Army Air Corps and I've seen a lot of unbelievable pictures in the past of WW II aircraft but never as crisp and clear as these, they look like they were taken yestaerday !!! I'm a P-40 nut, I know these are either B or C versions, god these are beautiful !!! By the way just for the WIP or those reading, the only Merlin engined P-40s were the F and L models (difference betwen the two was the F model was basically an D/E model and spec except for the cowling area, you didn't have the upper intake snorkel and the L model just about the same except the tail boom was longer). If you ask me I'd take the P-40E all day long but the F/L models, with the more streamlined cowling area,  looked prettier !!!

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Posted by the real red baron on Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:36 AM

the p40 warhawk is the best fighter in ww2 in my view i have made 2 p40's,  a messerschmitt 109 g-6 , a bristol blenhiem ,  a stuka ju 87,  albatross DVa (red baron) ,  fokker dr1 (red baron)  ,  and im currently working on a ilyushin il-2 sturmovik i'll be posting a review on it soon

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Friday, February 18, 2011 5:13 AM

the p40 warhawk is the best fighter in ww2 in my view i have made 2 p40's,  a messerschmitt 109 g-6 , a bristol blenhiem ,  a stuka ju 87,  albatross DVa (red baron) ,  fokker dr1 (red baron)  ,  and im currently working on a ilyushin il-2 sturmovik i'll be posting a review on it soon

- red baron

Nobody's going to reply to ya if keep locking your posts there, RB...... That's why nobody is telling you how to post photos.. Which you can't do straight from your camera or computer...

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:26 PM

FW-109, BF-109. F-105 & MIG-21

Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

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Posted by tissy on Monday, June 11, 2012 10:37 AM

1:48 PBY5A

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Posted by thuds1 on Friday, June 15, 2012 9:58 AM

These are such great pictures to look at .

thanks

Frank C

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