Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:21 pm
sorry wrong thread. 
Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:50 pm
I didn't see these two listed in the above posts ...
TFC's Spitfire Vb AB910 has two documented kills with 133 Eagle Squadron.
P-51D Upupa Epops (or whatever it's called) flew with the 353rd FG/8th AF.
Wade
TFC's Spitfire Vb AB910 has two documented kills with 133 Eagle Squadron.
P-51D Upupa Epops (or whatever it's called) flew with the 353rd FG/8th AF.
Wade
Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:13 am
My O2-A 68-10862 served inViet Nam from 1969-1971 with the 21st TASS. It has around 3000 hours in country. 8 patched bullet holes, and I have pictures of some of the damage. She served in Phan Theit, Da Nang, and An Khe. They pulled an Ak-47 out of the left tail boom during restoration. One of the pilots told me he flew it during the Tet offesive.
Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:59 pm
oscardeuce wrote: They pulled an Ak-47 out of the left tail boom during restoration.
Wow That pilot must of been real low
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:21 pm
My Spitfire XIV RM-797 has four kills including -
1 x Me262
1 x Ar234
1 x Fw190
1 x Ju52
Wow! ... very nice indeed. And photos to share with us of your progress?
Mark
Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:32 pm
Wow That pilot must of been real low
Shay,
All the combat damage looks like small arms fire ( AK-47). The FACS flew low and slow. 1200 AGL would be "high". Here is a first hand account of being hit with an AK-47 round. Col. Hines was flying my plane at the time:
My first experience with enemy
ordnance occurred while flying 862. I Took an AK round through the elevator
trim assembly. Still have part of the severed chain linkage somewhere in a
drawer upstairs. The sound was identical to a basketball hitting a
backboard and my brain wondered who the hell was out playing with a
basketball that morning. (Sounds of bullet impacts one hears during movies
are nonsense.) Next, experienced runaway full nose-up trim. Pulled the
circuit breaker. Made no difference. It required force of both knees
pushing forward on the yoke to maintain level flight. Considered flying
out over the ocean and leaving by parachute. Wore a backpack. Finally
decided to pickle off the remaining willie petes, take it back to Phan
Thiet, then land it. Phan Thiet's runway was PSP . The runway began at
the edge of a vertical cliff about 300 feet above the water. Flew the
thing home with my knees, made an uneventful landing, taxied to the
revetment and shut down both engines. The crew chief, SGT Salley, stuck
his head in through the door and asked if I had any write-ups. Told him
the bird had runaway trim. He disappeared and I continued filling out the
781 form. Less than a minute later SGT Salley reappeared with a huge smile
on his face. "You don't have a runaway trim -- you got a bullet through
the elevator and trim tab!" First clue I had as to causality.
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Shay,
All the combat damage looks like small arms fire ( AK-47). The FACS flew low and slow. 1200 AGL would be "high". Here is a first hand account of being hit with an AK-47 round. Col. Hines was flying my plane at the time:
My first experience with enemy
ordnance occurred while flying 862. I Took an AK round through the elevator
trim assembly. Still have part of the severed chain linkage somewhere in a
drawer upstairs. The sound was identical to a basketball hitting a
backboard and my brain wondered who the hell was out playing with a
basketball that morning. (Sounds of bullet impacts one hears during movies
are nonsense.) Next, experienced runaway full nose-up trim. Pulled the
circuit breaker. Made no difference. It required force of both knees
pushing forward on the yoke to maintain level flight. Considered flying
out over the ocean and leaving by parachute. Wore a backpack. Finally
decided to pickle off the remaining willie petes, take it back to Phan
Thiet, then land it. Phan Thiet's runway was PSP . The runway began at
the edge of a vertical cliff about 300 feet above the water. Flew the
thing home with my knees, made an uneventful landing, taxied to the
revetment and shut down both engines. The crew chief, SGT Salley, stuck
his head in through the door and asked if I had any write-ups. Told him
the bird had runaway trim. He disappeared and I continued filling out the
781 form. Less than a minute later SGT Salley reappeared with a huge smile
on his face. "You don't have a runaway trim -- you got a bullet through
the elevator and trim tab!" First clue I had as to causality.
_____________
Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:22 pm
oscardeuce wrote:My O2-A 68-10862 served inViet Nam from 1969-1971 with the 21st TASS. It has around 3000 hours in country. 8 patched bullet holes, and I have pictures of some of the damage. She served in Phan Theit, Da Nang, and An Khe. They pulled an Ak-47 out of the left tail boom during restoration. One of the pilots told me he flew it during the Tet offesive.
Tet was January, 1968
Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:46 pm
Since we're on a roll with the O-2s. Mine was at NKP, Thailand 67-71 with 23 TASS and Bien Hoa, SVN 71-74 with 19 TASS. Just under 5000 combat hours. Has multiple patched bullet holes most in tail area. Also has damage from one rocket that I'm sure of....went thru baggage door taking out the smoke oil tank, part of firewall and the exhaust manifold on the rear but luckily missed the engine. Looks like another rocket which I can't confirm from records went thru the wing (very lucky pilot...it went thru in between the aux fuel tank and the main tank).
Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:37 pm
Tet was January, 1968
I know, he still claims to have flown mine, maybe it arrived "unofficially".
Maybe he got the tail numbers wrong.
I know, he still claims to have flown mine, maybe it arrived "unofficially".
Maybe he got the tail numbers wrong.
??
Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:59 pm
MAAM's P-61 doesn't really have any combat history. It only had 10? or so hours ( I think).
And your right, it didn't have turret.
Most all were removed immediately and never used has they were useless
and weighted a ton.