Equipment and training photos

[Django]

I'm posting these here courtesy of Marcel over at the Vintage leather jacket forum. Pretty cool photos! And I know Second Air Force will like one in particular.

[tom d. friedman]

the 3rd pic..... the guy is wearing raf goggles. as for that walk around bottle...... hope it was made of light weight material!!!! a high altitude hernia!!!

[Jerry O'Neill]

Those are great! Thanks for posting.

Does anyone know anything about the last photo of the guy on the wing of the P-51?
Look at those mission markings!
How cool are those!
Looks like maybe a recon symbol or something.
Anybody have any other photos of those style and what they meant?
Jerry

[51fixer]

the 3rd pic..... as for that walk around bottle...... hope it was made of light weight material!!!! a high altitude hernia!!!

They are made of thin sheet and not to heavy. Doubles as an athletic cup for playing catcher for the ball games between missions.
Rich

[Holedigger]

"eye-ball" recon mission markings, perhaps this A/C

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/images/P51med.jpg

photo #7 on this page, 111th Fighter Squadron, Italy
http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/imag ... SwwII.html

Very interesting!

[Second Air Force]

Cool, Django!

"Maintenance training will be conducted at the west haystack this morning! BEWARE THE GANDER!!"

Scott

[Django]

Good call Holedigger!

[tom d. friedman]

i've bought & sold ww 2 aviation memorabilia for over 20 years & have never seen that specific walk around oxy bottle before. anybody got a designation?? it couldn't have been to popular even though it was light weight, in the cramped confines of a bomber fuselage

[n5151ts]

I even have his boots. the jacket has a flak hole in it. no its not for sale!

[Swiss Mustangs]

Those are great! Thanks for posting.

Does anyone know anything about the last photo of the guy on the wing of the P-51?
Look at those mission markings!
How cool are those!
Looks like maybe a recon symbol or something.
Anybody have any other photos of those style and what they meant?
Jerry

It's Capt. Dave Hearrell, Sqdn Ops Officer of the 111th TRS 68th TRG in Italy - the mission symbols are 'seeingeyes' each representing a mission over enemy territory

another photograph of this pilot with his F-6B Mustang



the 111th TRS was called 'The Snoopers'

Martin

[Holedigger]

Very interesting shot. Don't often see the P-51A(oops F6B-hmmmm I'm a bit confused as to just which model this is?) models. Just not used to seeing those big barrels sticking out! Note the exhaust stacks as well. Very unique pic. Thanks for sharing. Wonder what color the "Snoopers" logo runs in? Just thinking, cool color profile or model to be made!

Found a link to this pilot and A/C

http://www.swissmustangs.ch/72468.html

Last edited by Holedigger on Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:49 am, edited 2 times in total.

[Swiss Mustangs]

ah yes - I need to change the caption to this photo on my website...

cordially
Martin

[Nathan]

does he look kinda like Micky Rooney or is it just me?

[Holedigger]

Here is a photo walkaround of a F-6B( including a nice shot of the monster camera)

http://www.ipmslondon.ca/old%20site/ipm ... /id41.html