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06-22-2005, 08:58 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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My neighbor was telling me about a Corsair pilot that he knows who ws shot down twice in the pacific. i have met him and he deserves a medal!
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06-22-2005, 09:02 AM
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Country:  | I would fly any one of these aircraft, but My first pick would be the Boomerang!
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06-22-2005, 09:04 AM
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06-22-2005, 09:33 AM
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06-22-2005, 11:20 AM
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#5 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | P-38, and found a photo of my ex-neighbor Col. Mike Alba (USAF ret). Mike flew P-38s and P-51s, got 3.5 kills and perfered the P-38 over the P-51!
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06-22-2005, 11:32 AM
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06-22-2005, 11:40 AM
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#7 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Thanks CC - Here's another! NOTE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR!
Also note the "cardboard" droptank!
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06-22-2005, 12:33 PM
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#8 | | the old Sage
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Country: | actually they were called paper tanks in 45. nice pics of your friend there....
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06-22-2005, 01:05 PM
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06-22-2005, 01:11 PM
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#10 | | the old Sage
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Country: | cardboard/paper. compressed paper is what I have been told by P-51 pilots that replaced the aluminum tanks in certain conditions
Huie Lamb, 262 killer
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06-22-2005, 01:15 PM
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#11 | | the old Sage
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Country: | ok since I brought up a Jug pilot, here is another freind and of the same squadron in the 78th fg. Dick Hewitt who later knocked down 2 Me 262s in his P-51
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06-22-2005, 01:45 PM
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#12 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by Erich cardboard/paper. compressed paper is what I have been told by P-51 pilots that replaced the aluminum tanks in certain conditions
Huie Lamb, 262 killer | Nice shots Erich! As a matter of fact, Mike Alba first told me of these tanks. I understand these were used quite frequently over Germany as the Allies didn't want to give up free raw materials 
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06-22-2005, 02:08 PM
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Country: | The Germans salvaging drop tanks, hah, and they became what they'd always hated. 
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06-22-2005, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D The Germans salvaging drop tanks, hah, and they became what they'd always hated. | Junk collectors
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06-22-2005, 02:19 PM
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Country: | To avoid an incident...yeah, junk collectors.
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