"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
03/04/2016 at 22:48 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
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The American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers, in their iconic P-40s over China. The first time I went to Oshkosh I got a book titled Tales of a Tiger by R. T. Smith. Most of it was a reprinting of his diary pages from his time flying with the Tigers. It was cool to see it written in his own hand. He was kind enough to autograph it as well.
ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
03/04/2016 at 22:52 |
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Looking at the pilot in the cockpit, you get a sense of how big the P-40 was. A lotta kills under that windscreen, too.
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f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
03/04/2016 at 23:04 |
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It's good sized, but not much larger than the Mustang. A bit chunkier I suppose.
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ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
03/04/2016 at 23:08 |
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Just a whole lot of engine up front.
RallyWrench
> f86sabre
03/04/2016 at 23:22 |
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They may have ultimately been outclassed by other fighters in the war, but I'll be damned if the P40 isn't among the greatest looking aircraft ever designed.
GUYMANDUDE
> f86sabre
03/04/2016 at 23:28 |
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Love the livery. This picture is awesome. Now I’m going to have to by all those model planes I’ve been waiting on and watch Memphis blues again, again.
Sam
> ttyymmnn
03/05/2016 at 01:27 |
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The Dodge Viper of the sky.