Combat Aircraft Mission Markers

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:36 pm

Martin's photo of the A-1H with the mission markers was very cool!
Here's my contribution.

P-38G 27th FS 1st FG 1944

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:37 am

DUDE! What did he do? strafe Burbank over a long weekend? or are those for every mission the aircraft flew?
Someone has GOT to do a decal sheet of this!!!
Also notice that the prop sync mirror on the R/H inboard nacelle is either smudged over or painted over-

Swiss Mustangs · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:44 am

Jack Cook wrote:

Here's my contribution.

and here's mine

"Lucky Lady" Lt Art Heiden, 20th FG

some close-up

Martin

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

I kinda prefer the term 'flying scoreboards'... it ain't original, but it rolls off the tongue real nice...

Anyhoo, here's a local hero's ride.... Lt. Walter Grabowski, 511th FS, 405th FG.

Walter was the type of guy who could immediately leave a big impression on you. He was a generous man,
both with his time and his memories, and was a pretty cool guy to just sit and jaw with...

Project 914 Archives (Steve O. Reno collection)

Fade to Black...

gunnyperdue · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:16 am

The Inspector wrote:

......

Also notice that the prop sync mirror on the R/H inboard nacelle is either smudged over or painted over-

That is to confirm you have the nose gear down....

gunny

drgondog · **Joined:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:50 am **Posts:** 237

Peter - (40) that looks like Gablingen where the 405th parked after 355th left in 1946?

Any details on the location?

Swiss Mustangs · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:14 am

drgondog wrote:

Peter - (40) that looks like Gablingen where the 405th parked after 355th left in 1946?

Any details on the location?

Straubing, Germany

On German airfields, the Hangars were more or less standard buildings and therefore it sometimes is difficult to identify the base. Identical hangars were located at Oberpfaffenhofen, Neubiberg, Kaufbeuren, Gablingen, Giebelstadt... just to name a few...

Martin

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:00 pm

GUNNYPERDUE-
Thanks for the info, over the years (and thousands of articles written about the '38) I've seen that panel referred to as both nose gear visual and prop sync panel-

I suffer from AIDS, Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:07 pm

Quote:

and prop sync panel-

Never heard that before :idea:

It is the dirtiest one i've ever seen!

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:13 pm

Since we're comparing...

Here are the bomb markings on my twin-engined, twin-tailed multirole fighter:

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:22 pm

Talk about a show-off! :lol:

(insert here the awe I have for Randy)

Django · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:32 pm

That's cool Randy!

No CC or DO?

gunnyperdue · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:35 pm

Django wrote:

That's cool Randy!

No CC or DO?

Approximate timeframe--- Magoo McGovern?

gunny

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:50 pm

Very cool Randy. Thanks for sharing that.

Gary

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:01 pm

gunnyperdue wrote:

Django wrote:

That's cool Randy!

No CC or DO?

Approximate timeframe--- Magoo McGovern?

gunny

That was this last summer in Afghanistan. All the names were pulled off the jets for the deployment.

Magoo was the CC when I first arrived, but the boss during last years' deployment was Stoner Stone.

Since 'my' jet didn't even deploy, I can't show off the markings on the jet that has my name on it (there aren't any!). So, I used the flagship instead.

EDIT: Can anyone (BESIDES you, Gunny!!) figure out what all the ordnance is that was dropped? The silhouettes are pretty accurate depictions of the actual weapons.

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