T-lou Ii

[sitarro]

This was my Dad's P-51 Mustang , T-Lou II . He was 20 years old in England Escorting our Bombers to Germany . He told me that the typical mission was 9 hours , you brought a couple of coke bottles to piss in and you literally flew by the seat of your pants, no auto-pilot. After that lengthy mission they would still have to fly across the Channel (single engine) and then land this extraordinary plane . He always said that takeoff and landings were what seperated the men from the boys .You could literally flip the plane on takeoff by giving too much throttle too soon . The torque of the 1000 hp Merlin engine and the huge 4 bladed propeller was pretty strong .
He died last year before he was able to see the World War Two Memorial , he was always a bit pissed that we took so long to honor these great guys and gals .
My Mother found this Photo and I cleaned it up in photoshop . Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this part of our past .

 

[Zhukov]

The best fighter plane of World War II.

Your father was a hero.

 

[Mr. P]

The P-51 and B-17 are two fantastic aircraft! I'd love to get my hands on the controls of both.

 

[dilloduck]

Your Dad and that absolutely beautiful aircraft saved our asses--We owe ya!

 

[no1tovote4]

The Mustangs are the coolest fighter planes in the pre-jet arena! I wonder how many are left today...

 

[UsaPride]

I am inclosing another Mustang shot that I took at an Airshow in Houston a couple of weeks ago.

Wow, nice shot!!!

 

[UsaPride]

It isn't hidden , it's actually very obvious .

If it's obvious, I'll never get it, LOL!!
But nice pic!!!

 

[Mr. P]

There is something about this shot that shouldn't normally be there , let's see if you guys can figure out what it is . It isn't hidden , it's actually very obvious .

The wing tip Armament.

 

[no1tovote4]

The wing tip Armament.

I was going to ask about that. If this is an air show why are they armed?

 

[Mr. P]

I was going to ask about that. If this is an air show why are they armed?

No they wouldn't be...but besides that
I believe it's added..Not real, it even looks fake. But then it could be dummy armament.

 

[Zhukov]

His two favorite planes were the "51" and the F-86F Sabre (this happens to be mine).

The Sabre is a great aircraft, no doubt about that. But that MiG-15....

...thing of beauty.

 

[NATO AIR]

thank you for sharing sitarro and i'm glad you had such a noble father who was able to do what he loved in life

 

[JOKER96BRAVO]

My grandfather, CPT John Robert Sparger, was involved in the
bombing of Hiroshima. I got some pics of him with the pilot and the navigator
of the Enola Gay. I'll try and find them.