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March 22, 2005 at 9:11 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1388956

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Graham & Ron….wow great looking A-2’s and the real McCoy’s !!!!!!!!!!!!!! . Yes Dave I do remember the Iowa man who had this amazing model airplane WWII shows…outstanding indeed !
Thanks for those photographs !
TC

March 22, 2005 at 9:07 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1388963

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Man..what an early christmas present !

Ron & Graham , thanks for posting those great looking A-2’s …the real McCoys indeed. 388th BG I see….”Fortress for Freedom” group from Knettishall, near the lovely village of Coney-Weston. I spent a couple of great days around there looking at local 8th airfields and meet some of the greatest people anywhere ! All this talk about A-2’s and photographs has gotten my passion back for the history of A-2’s. As of late most of my reading and travels have been to Normandy , with interest in the airborne operations of the 101st & 82nd and British airborne! If you can find a book called ” Classy Chassy” by Ian Logan & Henry Nield, it has most fantastic A-2’s and nose art in this small book. Including a great color shot of “YANKEE DOOD IT”…now on display at the US Air Force Museum at Dayton ,Ohio. Has many of the jackets from the 401st BG. Thanks guys for posting those wonderful jackets, just thinking about where they a have been in history is something to marvel. Bet the folks in Coney Weston are still wondering where the Yank went with the funny southern accent and hoping he’ll return on day.
Can’t wait to get back !!!!!!!! I need to hit Bill Gates up for a some money to restore that control tower at Bodney and make it my second home !!!!

March 19, 2005 at 3:44 am in reply to: Spitfire Ace is Back #1393704

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Will they show all four parts in one evening or break it up over several nights ? What a great series, outstanding indeed !

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March 19, 2005 at 3:40 am in reply to: Princess Elizabeth engine runs! #1393708

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Will be nice to see this BlueNose P-51 from the 352nd back in blue skies and green fields of the UK again. What is the background of the Mustang? I beleive that Rob Lamplough own’s and files a BlueNose P-51 that was actually a real BlueNose 352nd
plane in WWII ? A salute on the rebuild !!!!!!!

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March 18, 2005 at 4:39 pm in reply to: A salute to Pvt. Beharry Johnson #1394501

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A correction please…. my copy had his name wrong …its
Pvt. Johnson Beharry ! I stand correct forum !

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March 17, 2005 at 7:53 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1397511

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Real A-2 !

While I would rather see real A-2’s go to museum’s for preservation and display for all to enjoy. Found this company in the states that must buys original flight jackets. Just posting for the photograph of this nice looking real A-2.
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March 16, 2005 at 6:26 pm in reply to: P38 Lightning #1398144

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I think at one time on this great forum we talked about a project to put Merlin’s on a P-38. However the powers that be in Washington did not follow through with the project. I believe I have read in some books and here on this board that the Allison engines had problems in the cold weather in the ETO ? If the USAAF needed long rang escorts in numbers to protect the daylight Eighth Airforce raids, guess they tried and did not like the results of the P-38’s performance. Or needed it in the Pacific..I know I would feel so what safer over enemy territory with two engines and all that upfront fire power of the P-38. Hope that one day Duxford will have a flying P-38 on display!

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March 16, 2005 at 5:40 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1398721

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I remember see this on CBS Evening News

Dave

Greetings, I assume you are speaking of the huge scale RC models that fought a WWII battle. I think the guy was from Iowa in the states, I have this story on my pitch reel at work somewhere, they even had a Iwo Jima flying raising.
Huge scale B-29 flew in this mock battle, compete with battleships and landing craft. Will do a search and find out where and who it is ! I think you have the correct name. Usually had it around our national holiday…July 4!!!!

Thanks!

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March 16, 2005 at 3:28 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1398810

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Thanks Steve for the additional photo’s of the A-2’s, that B-17 is something else.Tonight I am going to call my neighbor Clyde Lollis who flew with the 100th and later in the Berlin airlift and Korea 7 Vietnam. He will love to see that B-17…have you been able to do any film or Tv work with your models???? Who knows, with the way the US in using flying armed drones..you might get a work order!!!! Thanks for taking the time to post all these great looking A-2’s ….outstanding indeed !!!

Tom Colones
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March 16, 2005 at 3:03 am in reply to: Total number of real Spitfires used in Battle of Britain film? #1398829

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Martin:

Did you see my message to you about the Swiss film made with USAFF airmen during the war ? I got a reply on the Eighth message boards and found a copy of the film , with help from someone in Belgium. It was something I had been searching from since I saw this British documentary called ‘ Whispers from the Sky”, shown in the USA on the Discovery Channel. It delt with what the RAF Bomber Command called (LMF) and USAFF crews going to neutral countries like Sweden & Switzerland. Thanks if you saw the message and started to email me back …thanks !

Tom Colones
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March 15, 2005 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1400173

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Seve:

In a word …WOW, great set of jackets and your work is outstanding, thanks so much for your outstanding contribution here. With the current price of an Eastman one can’t mess up when painting a jacket. Love the radio controlled aircaft, your right about having your own air force! That B-17 is a great looking bird of course Ron has to be happy with those Square D marking of the 100BG ! Spent much time looking at your work and its outstanding, thanks for posting such variety of jackets here. Eastman Jackets cost close to 800 dollars here, but they are so great looking and like investing in rare coins or gold…I am sure their value grows with time. Hope you will add a BlueNose P-51 to that fine air force of yours …..will check your site from time to time to see if you’ve added more jackets. How many would you say you completed so far ? Enjoyed your work…an early christmas present for BlueNoser352 today !

Thanks !
TC
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March 15, 2005 at 9:05 am in reply to: One for Bluenoser… #1400618

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Gary my favorite all time BlueNose P-51

Found this on the mustangsmustangs.com website……. Its Kermit Week’s
P-51 ” Cripes A Mighty 3rd” . Restored like it came out of the history books !

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/p51shows/mm2005/home/MM0053_65_GTfb_dkblu_750x500.html

All The Best !

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March 15, 2005 at 8:59 am in reply to: I'll take the Mustang in the back of this photo! #1400739

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Thanks Daz’s…. thought it was … I got to ask you this……love your info on the top of your page…LOL…were in the Uk is Penicuik ?????? This cracks me up each time I look and read it…guess you don’t work for the local towns chambe of commerce !

Hope all is well !!

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March 15, 2005 at 8:56 am in reply to: Would love to see your A-2 Nose Art Jacket posted here! #1400747

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A-2 Nose art from the 390th Group !

Found this photo link at the 390th site, they have a great museum in Airzona….very colorful jacket !

http://www.390th.org/museum/gallery/Exhibits/DP3.htm

BlueNoser352 !

March 15, 2005 at 8:26 am in reply to: I'll take the Mustang in the back of this photo! #1400764

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Red Tail P-51

I believe that this is the Red Tail P-51 that crashed not long ago…just remember seeing the story on CNN here in the states. If not this one , then there was a P-51 that cracked up on landing….maybe someone else can fill in the blanks. Kermit Weeks “Cripes A Mighty 3rd” is one great bird..fully restored and minus the 50 cals that dont work…Maj Preddy could get in this Mustang today and fly a mission !!

TC !
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