P-51 Pilot Stuck 2 Point Landing
Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:30 pm
I give him a 9.4
Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:37 pm
Even worse, he seems to have crashed into a biker bar..............That can't be good 
Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:47 am
Yikes! What group is that?
Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:51 am
it is an experimental VTOL P-51 outfit
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:04 pm
Is the rudder attached? I can't tell.
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Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:40 pm
370th FG 9th AF 1945
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:06 pm
Those Groups operating from forward airfields in Europe had to deal with weather and jumping from field to field as the ground forces advanced towards Germany. I wonder how many 9th AF aircraft were damaged or destroyed in landing/takeoff accidents at these rapidly built fields? I just finished reading about XIX TAC and their cooperation with Third Army. The winter of '44/'45 was full of bad weather and deteriorating runway conditions at the advanced fields.
Scott
Scott
looks gone to me
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:17 pm
DenverWarbirdFan wrote:Is the rudder attached? I can't tell.
also looks like he collected a gas truck.
Re: P-51 Pilot Stuck 2 Point Landing
Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:04 pm
[quote="dbrown"]I give him a 9.4
Is that a grade or a Richter scale reading ?
Is that a grade or a Richter scale reading ?
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:21 pm
A friend, who has since passed on, served as a Met. Officer at advanced bases post D-Day. He suggested some pretty scary situations with the tough winter conditions for their operations and the bravery of the young pilots flying ops on those conditions.
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Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:18 pm
Don't you know you're suppose to 3 point a P-51 
