Very, very sad pics, and it’s not the only one! Bits and pieces of our history just rotting away or going to the cutters torch! Kudos to folks like Catalina .org and all the other groups trying to save their little corner of it from the bureaucrats and bill collectors!

Merry Christmas to all, and if anyone asks what they can give you for Christmas, point them to the non-profit of choice!

12-.303s in a Hurri? Did I read that right? Did a little googling and indeed, there was a model with 12! Learn something new every day! Be interesting to see the follow up on this bird.

It is part of the legendary history, Why not. I would draw the line at having the real legs on display……bit of a matter of taste! These are not the ones actually dropped by bomber I presume!?

The Mexican dictator and Generalissimo Santa Anna’s wooden leg is on display in a military museum collection in Illinois! Then there is George Washington’s false teeth…..I’m sure the list goes on

Chris

“Tora, Tora, Tora” a bunch of the attacking Japanese A/C were “refitted” T-6s.

“Empire of the Sun” another T-6 dressed in wolf’s clothing!

Have not checked what they used in Baa, Baa Black Sheep…..Hmmm, more Googling!

There are fewer and fewer Vets that meet at the memorial services these days. The Pearl Vets are dwindling at a fast rate. We had memorial services locally since we have a couple VA hospitals in the area and lots of retired vets in the area.

Weather or not the US fleet would have bloodied the Japanese Fleets nose or had even more horrendous losses is still in debate.

The aircraft at Pearl WERE mostly obsolete, many of the ships were vets of WW I. I saw a report by one of the war college think tanks that said if the US fleet had sailed, our losses would have been 3 to 4 times as high and the losses to the Japanese fleet…negligible!

Chris
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For the #4, try
http://www.luft46.com/
They have some nice interpretations of dozens of German “theoretical” aircraft, some nice art too.

My 8 year old can fly the X plane shuttle, landing………slightly different matter! 🙂
He prefers things with guns and bombs! (infinite ammunition of course!) I tell him that is cheating, but what you going to do!? I have not quite mastered flying my F-18 through the hanger yet-inverted. Do real jets have a redo button?

Chris
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Has your group given this Whitley project a proposed Sq color scheme and markings yet or just waiting until there are a few more pieces to pop together before determining that? I would be willing to work up an illustration for it if you can scratch up the data required. Might help in fund raising and promotion.

See my site below-Aircraft Illustration for the type work I do. I’m always looking for that next project to tackle, and rather than finish one and put it away to gather dust, get it out there doing something would be a nice change.

Regards
Chris