... and for those who plan to watch the Rose Parade ...

[Mark Allen M]

... why not a few floats like these? ...


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942

.. and what better way to "appreciate" a Warbird any better than this ...



.. or this ...

[JohnB]

Finally a parade worth watching.
And without Katie Couric blandly reading from a bad script and acting (sounding?) bored.

[wendovertom]

NOW THAT IS A PARADE!!!

Tom P.

[AG pilot]

I just love these, especially the P-47!!! Thanks for posting.

[Mark Allen M]

I agree, something about that P-47 photo. Looks 'powerful' ...

I've always like this photo below as well.


P-40 in New York parade, 1942

[Malo83]

Bad Ass mama manning that twin barrel machine gun, are those .50's with water jackets?

[dirtysidedown430]

Gals with 50 cals works for me great post.

[Scooby]

Incredible history you uncovered here, those sure we're the days!

There is nothing nostalgic anymore!

[Mark Allen M]

Buy those War Bonds ...

[Chris Brame]

P-39N 42-9705 looks like it stayed stateside; nothing on Baugher but AAIR lists two category 3 taxiing collisions in 1943.
P-47D 45-49478 went to Peru.

[Elwyn]

I'm reminded of a snippet of video I saw a few years back that might have been the Rose Bowl Parade. Anyhow the Planes of Fame N-9M comes into view and one of the announcers said it was a B-2!

[Adam Kline]

It was a B-2 Baby

[Chris Brame]

They've flown both, but I can't remember if it was in the same year. I never miss it...
Someday I'll tell the story about the time I hitched a ride on a float in mid-Rose Parade; something I doubt I or anyone else could get away with nowadays...

[Mark Allen M]

Wildcat on a float ...


New York, New York. Grumman Wildcat exhibited at Columbus Circle for bond selling purposes Sept 1942

[Mark Allen M]

What's a parade without a Corsair in it ...


Can't quite tell where this was held.