Just a bit low #2...
Mon May 26, 2008 12:01 am
For post number 777 - a nice picture I found on Footnote.com last night while digging.
P-61 in the Philippines.
Ryan
P-61 in the Philippines.
Ryan
Mon May 26, 2008 10:03 am
Courtesy of the 92nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) Website:
A salute to those who didn't get to make the "going home" pass.
Scott
A salute to those who didn't get to make the "going home" pass.
Scott
Mon May 26, 2008 2:15 pm
I think this thread is better than the other low pass thread. 
At least so far.
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At least so far.
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Mon May 26, 2008 2:17 pm
That B-17 shot reminds me from "The War Lover". 
Mon May 26, 2008 3:22 pm
L-Birds can play, too! RAF Auster doing pattern work.
Bet you you can't beat this one......
Mon May 26, 2008 4:24 pm
Bet you you can't beat this one......
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hu2qxgtFvW8&feature=related
Four Vulcan B.1's of No. 617 Squadron were based at Ohakea for the Wellington Airport opening in 1959. Both a Vulcan and a Sunderland suffered damge by striking the new runway during their displays, no doubt caused by Rongotai's infamous gusts and downdrafts. The Vulcan flew on back to Ohakea where it was repaired, and the Sunderland made it back to Hobsonville with the crew hastily repairing a large hole in the hull en route, which luckily held when they alighted on the harbour.
Source: Details gleaned from a photograph and details in The History of New Zealand Aviation by Ross Ewing and Ross Macpherson
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hu2qxgtFvW8&feature=related
Mon May 26, 2008 4:27 pm
that sunderland looks like it's ready for a case of road rash!! great pics 1 & all!!
Mon May 26, 2008 5:28 pm
Snort in a corsair in 05...
Mon May 26, 2008 6:07 pm
From the movie "War Lover".
Can't beat the Sunderland though. Thats just TOO good.
Regards
Steve
Can't beat the Sunderland though. Thats just TOO good.
Regards
Steve
Mon May 26, 2008 7:17 pm
So does that classify as a touch and go for the Sunderland?
And that last one of the B-17 makes me feel very uncomfortable. I think the main reason is because all the props are what looks to be within 3 feet of terra firma. Maybe my dimensions are off, but it seems quite close.
Also, that Auster reminds me of Ken Peitsch's (sp) routine in his Interstate Cadet.
-David
And that last one of the B-17 makes me feel very uncomfortable. I think the main reason is because all the props are what looks to be within 3 feet of terra firma. Maybe my dimensions are off, but it seems quite close.
Also, that Auster reminds me of Ken Peitsch's (sp) routine in his Interstate Cadet.
-David
Mon May 26, 2008 11:06 pm
Looks like it's more like 4 or 5- what is the diameter of the B-17 bay window? Looks about the same as the prop clearance...
Robbie
Robbie
Tue May 27, 2008 12:10 am
That isn't the most spectacular footage of the B-17 during filming of "The War Lover"-- during a pull-up it looks like the tailwheel almost contacts the ground. I saw the whole beat-up described as "brutal" in some book years ago.
Tue May 27, 2008 1:26 am
Who was flying the B-17? I seem to remember it was either Paul Mantz or Frank Tallman.
SN
SN
Tue May 27, 2008 2:49 am
Steve Nelson wrote:Who was flying the B-17? I seem to remember it was either Paul Mantz or Frank Tallman.
SN
The late John Crewdson.
Steve
Re: Bet you you can't beat this one......
Tue May 27, 2008 5:08 am
Michel Lemieux wrote:Bet you you can't beat this one......
You can read a completely brilliant account of this incident from one of the pilots aboard that Sunderland during the near disastrous event on my forum here:
http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/?board=air ... 744&page=1
The co-pilot, Robin Klitscher, who wrote the fascinating story on my forum above went on to fly in Vietnam, and rose to high rank in the RNZAF. He is now the National President of the Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association.