Touching Wingtips At 30,000!
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:26 pm
According to Paul Conger it was really fun touching wingtips 
Paul in P-47C s/n 41-6401 HV+G "Dream Baby" of the 61st FS 56th FG
Major Conger CO 63rd FS 56th FG 11 kills
Paul in P-47C s/n 41-6401 HV+G "Dream Baby" of the 61st FS 56th FG
Major Conger CO 63rd FS 56th FG 11 kills
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:34 pm
Actually touching? Wow....
I don't think you'd catch any airforce boys trying that these days.
-David
I don't think you'd catch any airforce boys trying that these days.
-David
no O2
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:37 pm
Is that 30,000 or 3,000 ? Or is there such a thing as a pressurized Jug? I don't see any O2 face mask on the pilot.
Last edited by Bill Greenwood on Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: no O2
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:47 pm
Bill Greenwood wrote:Is that 30,000 or 3,000 ? Or is there such a thing as a pressurized Corsair? I don't see any O2 face mask on the pilot.
I think they're P-47s...
?????
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:56 pm
Bill,
30,000' O2 mask on and it's a P-47C
30,000' O2 mask on and it's a P-47C
Re: no O2
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:59 pm
Anything with one round engine is a Corsair to Bill!Punisher05 wrote:I think they're P-47s...
Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:02 pm
Am I missing something?
His face is clearly visable to me. I don't see a mask.
His face is clearly visable to me. I don't see a mask.
????
Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:06 pm
His face is clearly visable to me. I don't see a mask
look at the top picture not the bottom one
Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:28 pm
I have this pic.
Mike
Mike
O2
Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:52 pm
In the top photo Jug or not, I don't see an O2 mask. It would cover both his nose and mouth and it looks like his nose is visible. I also don't see a helmet which normally the mask would connect to. It looks like you can see his hairline where the helmet would normally cover up.
Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:18 am
anyone can touch wing tips, it takes a real man to hook up to a wing tip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... TomTom.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... TomTom.jpg
Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:08 am
Fouga's from our aerobatic team used to play tag on long boring cross-country flight. I have video where you see and hear the tiptanks hitting each other. Seems the crewchiefs were a bit p*ssed with all the dents they made in the tiptanks 
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Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:40 am
Hi Mike,
Good pic but that's not Paul just his a/c. Question is who so I'll
have dig out my 56th FG history book.
Good pic but that's not Paul just his a/c. Question is who so I'll
have dig out my 56th FG history book.
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:07 am
I had a feeling it wasn't him in that picture. Here are the other pictures that came with that first one.
Some well known guys in this one.
Mike
Some well known guys in this one.
Mike
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:15 am
Matt Gunsch wrote:anyone can touch wing tips, it takes a real man to hook up to a wing tip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... TomTom.jpg
"Bud" Anderson was one of those pilots. He has some amazing stories about it.