Kill Flags
Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:47 pm
Sgt Popek PAF
LCDR Roger Hedrick XO VF-17
Lt RE Smith 39th FS
Lt Pearsall 118th TRS
Maj. Rogers 367th FG
Lt Ray Solafy 67th FS 13th AF
Capt Clyde Curtin 4th FIW 1953
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:01 pm
Great shots Jack.
It's neat to realise that Japanese Sandman II is still with us today (to some extent)
Anyone have an idea of how much of JS2 still exists?
Shay
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It's neat to realise that Japanese Sandman II is still with us today (to some extent)
Anyone have an idea of how much of JS2 still exists?
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:36 pm
Jack,
Would love to get a couple prints of Clyde Curtin and the F-86. One for me and one for Clyde.
These images are retreads, but, appropriate to the context of Jack's post.
Parr & Curtin, VIP guests at Heritage Airfield, New Berlin, TX
Would love to get a couple prints of Clyde Curtin and the F-86. One for me and one for Clyde.
These images are retreads, but, appropriate to the context of Jack's post.
Parr & Curtin, VIP guests at Heritage Airfield, New Berlin, TX
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:49 pm
I always thought they were painted on but you posted a pic taht made me think it was asticker, Jack...Were they painted on?
Re: Kill Flags
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:55 pm
Did he always wear his war bonnet?Jack Cook wrote:
Capt Clyde Curtin 4th FIW 1953
Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:30 pm
Shay wrote:Great shots Jack.
It's neat to realise that Japanese Sandman II is still with us today (to some extent)
Anyone have an idea of how much of JS2 still exists?
Shay
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Shay
can't help much but here are a few sites with some pre-recovery pics. The latest Classic Wings has some pics of one of the P-38's at Precision Aerospace, but I'm not sure which on it is as I don't have the magazine at hand; at any rate the one shown is apparently complete but thoroughly chewed.
http://www.airpirates.com/gallery/Papua_new_guinea
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p ... 66905.html
cheers
gv
Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:43 pm
Awsome pics, thanks for posting. 
Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:46 pm
take a close look........ the spitfire in the 1st pic looks to have an actual german iron cross medal attached to the fuselage. it's relief is raised. am i right?? or do i need to clean my glasses??
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Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:55 pm
Too bad all of Sandman II couldn't have been extracted and kept together. I hate to see a combat veterans scattered to the winds in other restoration. But I guess it beats the alternative.
From the sound of the write-up and 2003 pictures it sounds as if the rest of Sandman II is still sitting there.
Shay
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From the sound of the write-up and 2003 pictures it sounds as if the rest of Sandman II is still sitting there.
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:00 pm
Shay
I agree, that's what it sounds like reading the info, but I'm not so sure; I think the way it was worded is confusing. I can clearly recall seeing a pic of the fuselage pod of this aircraft in outside storage at Precision, so I can only assume that the rest is there. IIRC Mr. Fagen has parts for (or from...) 12 P-38's there, so you'd have to think they really cleared out the jungle.
I think the photo was one of Setter's, so that tells you how long ago that was.
cheers
gv
I agree, that's what it sounds like reading the info, but I'm not so sure; I think the way it was worded is confusing. I can clearly recall seeing a pic of the fuselage pod of this aircraft in outside storage at Precision, so I can only assume that the rest is there. IIRC Mr. Fagen has parts for (or from...) 12 P-38's there, so you'd have to think they really cleared out the jungle.
I think the photo was one of Setter's, so that tells you how long ago that was.
cheers
gv
Japanese Sandman II
Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:45 pm
gregv wrote:I can clearly recall seeing a pic of the fuselage pod of this aircraft in outside storage at Precision, so I can only assume that the rest is there.
Supposedly, several major parts have found their way to the US, and may well result in a flyable P-38 in the fullness of time.
Victory Decal
Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:49 am
muddyboots wrote:I always thought they were painted on but you posted a pic that made me think it was a sticker, Jack...Were they painted on?
Sorry for the lack of detail in the pic.
They had lots of these "Rising Sun" sticker/decals at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Military Honors and Decorations for Lieutenant Alexander Vraciu, USNR.
Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:55 am
Any record of Japanese pilots adorning their aircraft with Aerial Victory markings?
Shay
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Shay
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:02 am
the japanese used victory markings. but it represented the victories the particular plane achieved, not neccessarily by the pilot who flew it, as many japanese aircraft were flown by different pilots. their are exceptions, where certain pilots had their own mounts, but these were the big shots like kobayashi who's tony kill markings were exclusively his.
Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:08 pm
tom d. friedman wrote:take a close look........ the spitfire in the 1st pic looks to have an actual german iron cross medal attached to the fuselage. it's relief is raised. am i right?? or do i need to clean my glasses??
I want to agree but I am afraid not. It looks more like it's been painted on a darker patch to make it stand out. The crosses below are similar, and are what made me ask the qustion in the first place. They look painted on to me, and don't match later markings, which I am pretty sure are stickers...