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65th BS 43rd BG 1944

By billboard I didn't mean a signboard for 10 bizillion names
Flame suit on

I have to admit, we dont agree on much, but we agree on that. I know a lot of peolpe need recognition for all their effort, but did it have to be all over a priceless antique warbird?

At Kingman just prior to scrapping...



Patched up Piece... in progress! Wow!!

Gotta love that OSHA approved scaffolding.

Jack Cook wrote:By billboard I didn't mean a signboard for 10 bizillion names
Flame suit on

Names all over an airplane…. well, Ifin I had ownership of a Warbird, regardless of its Bomber nomenclature, and a vet that flew or worked on or flew that model in the theater of combat operations, and had proof of such, you’re d a m n e d straight, that I’d be plastering their names on that airframe. What a great honor for me it would be to display the names of these men who were there. I would also have the names of the Rosie’s and guys that worked in the assembly plants that build these War machines. What a Tribute that would be to them, and they are now dropping like flies. Look a Ten Grand, and Bones, the signatures on the NMF looks cool to me. But, that is just my opinion, and right now, I can’t afford a Light, Medium, or Heavy Bomber, but I am saving up.

A billboard for "Ice Research".



August

Can this not turn into another pissing match over the names on the side of Witchcraft? Please?

Now let's see more pics.

Mabel's Label and Cocktail Hour in color from B-24 Best Web.

http://www.web-birds.com/

Nevermind. You'll have to go to the site to see them. 5thAF, 43rd BG.

Don't you just love Cocktail Hour? In full color, in person, I'll bet that was amazing to see. I think it would be a fantastic choice for Collings when they get back around to painting the B-24 as a Pacific bird again.

kevin

380th BG

Breadline in '49, crash photo

http://www.web-birds.com/5th/380/380th-19.jpg

(Looks like I have to just have the links, not pics)

gary1954 wrote:
Names all over an airplane…. well, Ifin I had ownership of a Warbird, regardless of its Bomber nomenclature, and a vet that flew or worked on or flew that model in the theater of combat operations, and had proof of such, you’re d a m n e d straight, that I’d be plastering their names on that airframe. What a great honor for me it would be to display the names of these men who were there. I would also have the names of the Rosie’s and guys that worked in the assembly plants that build these War machines. What a Tribute that would be to them, and they are now dropping like flies. Look a Ten Grand, and Bones, the signatures on the NMF looks cool to me. But, that is just my opinion, and right now, I can’t afford a Light, Medium, or Heavy Bomber, but I am saving up.

D@mn straight skippy! I agree a 110% with you Gary.

My grandfather, who passed away last year, was part of the 352nd FG. He wasn't a pilot, nor did he have a job working with the aircraft. He was support staff and handled recreation and other mundane things for the FG. You can bet your @ss that if I had the coin and owned a P-51, it would be painted as a 352nd FG Bluenoser with his name on the plane. I would want to honor him for his service in WWII no matter how unglamorous it might have been.


P.S. Anyone have color pictures of the 352nd when they were flying P-47's? I have a very large scale P-47 RC model (7 1/2 foot wingspan) and I've always wanted to paint it as a 352nd P-47.

I always loved Dragon and it's tail. Sweet looking machine. I wished someone had saved it. I loved when the Collings B-24 was painted that way. As for the names on it, it and the B-17, I am not a fan. It takes away from the authentic look of it. The names are not just veterans but anyone that wants to sponsor the aircraft. I understand that it needed, just wish it could go inside or something. While we worked on "909" we used to call the B-24 the "Flying Billboard". Now they did it to the B-17 as well.