New member - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

ccheese · 07-23-2008, 02:53 PM

That's real good for a start, Bill. You'll fit in around here rather well. We
have those who know the squadron, markings and type of aircraft that
ever flew in what-ever war you want to talk about. Others, like me,
stay away from the technical stuff. I just enjoy talking to people about
airplanes. I've flown in quite a few myself, from the N3N to the B-36.

Read the threads.... contribute.... ask questions. You'll be right at home.

Charles

Marcel · 07-23-2008, 03:12 PM

Yep, get to know some Europeans, too. Welcome from the Netherlands.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 07-23-2008, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flathead

Well, I didn't mean to just hit & run. I have a life-long interest in airplanes but my knowledge is insignificant compared to what I see here, and that's not false modesty. I guess it's sort of like the difference between being a careful observer and a passionate student. One who can fairly well describe the look and sound but can't remember the serial number or squadron markings.

I first flew with my father in his Ercoupe in the early fifties. My job as a six or seven year old was to polish my little assigned section of aluminum. In '57 my Dad got a Tri-pacer and I am told I shook Bill Piper's hand, but it must not have impressed me. In the early sixties, after scrutinizing months of Trade-a-Planes, we brought the bones of a gullwing Stinson home. The spare Lycoming in the basement was a source of awe to me. I loved that plane; the smokey-blue cloud on startup, the great bloody roar lifting off from the grass, the twine-wrapped yokes, but especially the freedom of going nowhere but flying.

One of my first jobs in the Navy was polishing the aluminum skin on the Admiral's Super Constellation. I was at Memphis NAS, waiting to get into the next class on aviation electronics. They said the Lockheed used be Ike's but I didn't know if was the Columbine or not, didn't much care, it was a gorgeous plane.

Worked on E2-A's during my service from 67-71. Always on the west coast, sometimes WestPac.

Aside from the above types, I've flown/rode/drove Stearman, Waco, Standard, various Grumman, B-17, some fighter trainer they have down in Georgia that my wife bought me a weekend on, and the usual late model stuff.

That's all I got for now.

Thanks, Bill

That is all reasons to stick around...

Njaco · 07-23-2008, 04:05 PM

Hang around flathead! I love the world appeal of this place and don't bother with knowing too much. Me and Lucky aren't that bright either but they keep him and me around to remind them how bright they are!!

Kidding aside, this is a great place! Welcome!

Wayne Little · 07-23-2008, 07:00 PM

Welcome to the forum, Bill....stick around and join in.

Look forward to seeing your pics....

Catch22 · 07-23-2008, 07:27 PM

As do I! I'm not that knowledgable compared to most of the people here, but it's a great place to learn! Welcome!

seesul · 07-24-2008, 01:03 AM

Hi Bill,

don´t worry and stay here. There are some things I know and can speak about them and there are also things where I have absolutely no clue so I only read and learn. Think that´s the reason for most of the members why to stay on this forum...
There are also things I think I know but once the discussion is started I feel like a child

And you even have an advantage you know English very well which is not my case...
None can know everything...

Marcel · 07-24-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seesul

And you even have an advantage you know English very well which is not my case...

C'mon Roman, your English is at least as good as mine.

hunter0f2 · 07-24-2008, 01:09 PM

Everyones Contribution is of value Bill --- Keep posting--- I like reading your stuff---- Oh & Welcome!!!

Lucky13 · 07-24-2008, 01:45 PM

Hi and welcome to the family, from a Swede in Scotland..!

Messy1 · 07-24-2008, 02:27 PM

Welcome Bill! This is a great place to learn, and for a intelligent discussion every now and then!

I have killed many a slow hour at work on this forum! I need to get a computer at home! That would be a lot safer for me!

Matt308 · 07-24-2008, 09:35 PM

Don't hit and run, Flathead. We would welcome you input. Technical or not. Just a bunch of folks who enjoy aviation. All years, all makes, all kinds. Please contribute.

seesul · 07-25-2008, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcel

C'mon Roman, your English is at least as good as mine.

Thanks for your compliment Marcel but I don´t think so. I never learn English in the scholl...

Njaco · 07-25-2008, 06:14 AM

Your English is fine Roman.

Hey, BTW, where's flyboy?

Marcel · 07-25-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seesul

Thanks for your compliment Marcel but I don´t think so. I never learn English in the scholl...

All the more reason to be proud of what you accomplish in the language.

07-23-2008, 02:53 PM	#16
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,985	That's real good for a start, Bill. You'll fit in around here rather well. We have those who know the squadron, markings and type of aircraft that ever flew in what-ever war you want to talk about. Others, like me, stay away from the technical stuff. I just enjoy talking to people about airplanes. I've flown in quite a few myself, from the N3N to the B-36. Read the threads.... contribute.... ask questions. You'll be right at home. Charles __________________ Good people sleep peacefully in their beds at night, only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell

07-23-2008, 03:12 PM	#17
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 4,042	Yep, get to know some Europeans, too. Welcome from the Netherlands. __________________ "To attack 36 aircraft on your own was rather much" - Jan Linzel, D.XXI pilot.

07-23-2008, 04:05 PM	#19
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 11,782	Hang around flathead! I love the world appeal of this place and don't bother with knowing too much. Me and Lucky aren't that bright either but they keep him and me around to remind them how bright they are!! Kidding aside, this is a great place! Welcome! __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

07-23-2008, 07:00 PM	#20
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,728	Welcome to the forum, Bill....stick around and join in. Look forward to seeing your pics.... __________________

07-23-2008, 07:27 PM	#21
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,620	As do I! I'm not that knowledgable compared to most of the people here, but it's a great place to learn! Welcome! __________________

07-24-2008, 01:03 AM	#22
seesul Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zlin, Czech Republic Posts: 2,850	Hi Bill, don´t worry and stay here. There are some things I know and can speak about them and there are also things where I have absolutely no clue so I only read and learn. Think that´s the reason for most of the members why to stay on this forum... There are also things I think I know but once the discussion is started I feel like a child And you even have an advantage you know English very well which is not my case... None can know everything... __________________ Roman Susil Zlin, Czech Republic ...a friend of Joe Owsianik,So. Plainfield, NJ, a former left waist gunner from B-17G ''Tail End Charlie" from 2ndBG,20th Sqdn who was forced to bail out on Aug. 29th, 1944 over my country. Last edited by seesul; 07-24-2008 at 01:07 AM.

07-24-2008, 01:09 PM	#24
hunter0f2 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Gloucestershire, England Posts: 91	Everyones Contribution is of value Bill --- Keep posting--- I like reading your stuff---- Oh & Welcome!!! __________________ LEFT A BIT..LEFT.LEFT...... STEADY..STEADY...BOMBS GONE!!!

07-24-2008, 01:45 PM	#25
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,325	Hi and welcome to the family, from a Swede in Scotland..! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

07-24-2008, 02:27 PM	#26
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,668	Welcome Bill! This is a great place to learn, and for a intelligent discussion every now and then! I have killed many a slow hour at work on this forum! I need to get a computer at home! That would be a lot safer for me! __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

07-24-2008, 09:35 PM	#27
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,001	Don't hit and run, Flathead. We would welcome you input. Technical or not. Just a bunch of folks who enjoy aviation. All years, all makes, all kinds. Please contribute. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

07-25-2008, 06:14 AM	#29
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 11,782	Your English is fine Roman. Hey, BTW, where's flyboy? __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode