Warhawk Time

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[Oddball]

 

[harmonica]

I had a model of one when I was young
the Flying Tigers did well with them
.....Pappy Boyington was with the Tigers -I have his book and the book on the Flying Tigers

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I had a model of one when I was young
the Flying Tigers did well with them
.....Pappy Boyington was with the Tigers -I have his book and the book on the Flying Tigers

I thought he flew the Corsair?

 

[harmonica]

I had a model of one when I was young
the Flying Tigers did well with them
.....Pappy Boyington was with the Tigers -I have his book and the book on the Flying Tigers

I thought he flew the Corsair?

he was with the Tigers before that
his book Baa Baa Black Sheep tells about it --it's very good
Greg 'Pappy' Boyington in the AVG Flying Tigers

 

[Pilot1]

The P-40, especially in later variants is one of my favorite airplanes of WWII. Everyone knows the P-51, but often the P-40 is forgotten. That and the Grumman Wildcat were all we had pre-war, and in the early stages of WWII that could put up a reasonable fight against the superior Axis aircraft. The AVG (Flying Tigers) showed that with the proper tactics it could be successful against the lighter, faster, more agile Japanese fighter planes.

It is also a beautiful airplane that lends itself to the big shark mouth, and other nose aret due to the large radiator up front, although that caused some of the drag that later planes avoided. Great thread!

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I had a model of one when I was young
the Flying Tigers did well with them
.....Pappy Boyington was with the Tigers -I have his book and the book on the Flying Tigers

I thought he flew the Corsair?

he was with the Tigers before that
his book Baa Baa Black Sheep tells about it --it's very good
Greg 'Pappy' Boyington in the AVG Flying Tigers

Kindle has several books on him.
One appears to be written by his son.

 

[harmonica]

..I remember reading God is My Co Pilot by Robert Scott --A Flying Tiger
I read it so long ago, but I thought I remember him saying his plane number at one time was 10
-----------get it?
..if I remember correctly, he called in to say ONE ZERO coming in to land ---and I thought that kicked the ant hill over with pilots scrambling
..he -of course--changed the number

 

[harmonica]

The P-40, especially in later variants is one of my favorite airplanes of WWII. Everyone knows the P-51, but often the P-40 is forgotten. That and the Grumman Wildcat were all we had pre-war, and in the early stages of WWII that could put up a reasonable fight against the superior Axis aircraft. The AVG (Flying Tigers) showed that with the proper tactics it could be successful against the lighter, faster, more agile Japanese fighter planes.

It is also a beautiful airplane that lends itself to the big shark mouth, and other nose aret due to the large radiator up front, although that caused some of the drag that later planes avoided. Great thread!

the Cats at Guadalcanal had some advantages:
....the Coastwatchers usually gave the Canal plenty of warning for the Cats to get up and altitude
...the Zeros/etc had a long way to go so not as much fuel for combat optimally
..very sturdy
...rescue if shot down near the Canal better for the US
..like the P-40s, they did not want to dogfight --shoot and scoot --dive away with the heavier airplane

 

[harmonica]

I had a model of one when I was young
the Flying Tigers did well with them
.....Pappy Boyington was with the Tigers -I have his book and the book on the Flying Tigers

I thought he flew the Corsair?

he was with the Tigers before that
his book Baa Baa Black Sheep tells about it --it's very good
Greg 'Pappy' Boyington in the AVG Flying Tigers

Kindle has several books on him.
One appears to be written by his son.

I enjoy the pre-1970 books--they seem more ''readable''