Newbie here on this Aviation Forum. Attended the Sun n Fun in Lakeland on Wednesday. First time for me at a big air show since I was a kid. One of my fav aero performances was the modified Yak110. We watched it from the top of the tower on the catwalk outside the control room. The Yak would blitz by with engines roaring then shoot straight up with the jet engine screaming. My ATC buddy and I were scratching our head. We had no idea what it was.. Is it a prop or jet? Turns out both. Went to try to find it on the ground but I think they hid it in a hanger somewhere. The other cool part of the show were the 4 T6 Texans performing a night show. Took some pics. Sorry for the quality since it's just a phone and I had to edit and zoom. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
"1966 Airshow at Carswell Air Force Base,Texas. This was truly a “dream come true” airshow. The person that labeled these airplanes did a good job BUT there are a few corrections that is not an SR 71 that is a YF -12 #934. Labeled an F -5 it is a T 38. The plane labeled as an A-37 is actually a Douglas (On-Mark) A-26. This is the only time and XB-70 was on display at an air show. This is an amazing group of airplanes created by the United States for the United States" Image Unavailable, Please Login
When I look at this photo of the P-38 cockpit I can't help thinking about my late friend who flew these in combat and became an ace three times over. He spoke of the fire power damage and using differential throttle at times to maneuver. And he actually shot up trains, planes, and automobiles. He was the classic war lover and continued to live it until he passed.
Funny because the USAF is only 5 years older than the BUFF and celebrating its 75th anniversary on 18 September this year.
Looks like just outside of Boeing's Plant 2. It's ironic that they camouflaged the roof of the plant to look like a residential community when all these obvious targets were sitting outside! Since the aircraft are G models in natural metal, I guess this photo was taken late in the war, by which time the threat of Japanese air attack was considered nil.
That picture was taken to show ONE DAY'S PRODUCTION. If I remember, there are 20 airplanes on the Plant 2 ramp.
how about some A-12 pics Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
notice the 2nd one from bottom has a hump behind cockpit, 2-seater trainer since a-12's were single seater? imagine staying ahead of this aircraft single pilot.
Hitler's greatest mistake was his lack of strategic offensive thinking. There was nothing to slow down or to stop the wide open flow of war machinery in this country. Willow Run cranked out B-24's like cakes of soap, 20 to 24 a day. Boeing and Lockheed were cranking out almost 40 B-17's a day and flight training schools and OTU's were all over the country cranking out trained flight crews and fighter pilots. No one can know it today but I saw it and was a part of the massive training and production of combat ready crews and proven equipment in 1944 and 1945. It was our greatest time of national courage and selfless devotion to our country. I'm proud that I was a small part of it.
