Aircraft PicturesDiscuss P-40 in the Aleutians, Alaska in the World War II - Aviation forums; Just sharing a photo I recently added to my modest collection. Notice the cover over the chin scoop. Sorry about ...
Just sharing a photo I recently added to my modest collection. Notice the cover over the chin scoop. Sorry about the size. How do I adjust that anyways? Enjoy!
"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
"A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II -
Thats an interesting pic !. I've attached a pic I took at Flying Legends back in 2007 of a P40 with an Aleutian colour scheme for comparison that raises a few questions from me that may not all be attributable to differences in the marks....
Interesting to note on the old picture....
Is that a complete 'leather ?' shroud over the exhaust stubs (looks like a small grab string at each end to pull out the stub 'caps ?.
Lack of 'cooling ?' panel immediately behind the prop spinner (on the modern pic, the panel has 5 x rows of 3 holes).
No external gunsight ring and bead on the old pic.
Routing of brake pipes compared to the modern pic
What is the 'hole' in the wing root (gun camera ?) that is not on the modern pic (unless its at the front of the undercarriage leg fairing ?)
Extruding gun barrels on the modern pic...Was this due to different guns originaly installed or just to make it look good for airshow fans
Slight variations on the Tigers head.
No apparent undercarriage down 'warning 'rod' showing on top of the wing (painted yellow in the modern pic.)
Is that a hole for firing flares through (about midway between the front of the main windshield side screen and the wing) thats not on the modern pic
Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out and broken, shouting "Holy cr*p, WHAT A RIDE !!"
"We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."
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Thank you for sharing Tac.
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