Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:44 pm
Pogo wrote:Overheard in the O-Club sometime in '44:
"I see you were in the South Pacific; what were you flying?"
"P-400's."
"Aw c'mon, there's no such thing as a P-400."
"The h*ll there ain't . . . It's a P-40 with a Zero on its tail, and that's all I flew the whole d*mn tour!"
Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:34 pm
Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:49 pm
Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:01 pm
Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:09 pm
Pogo wrote:Lighten up dood, it's a JOKE, okay? Good grief, I thought we were here to have fun...
Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:38 pm
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:10 am
Pogo wrote:Overheard in the O-Club sometime in '44:
"I see you were in the South Pacific; what were you flying?"
"P-400's."
"Aw c'mon, there's no such thing as a P-400."
"The h*ll there ain't . . . It's a P-40 with a Zero on its tail, and that's all I flew the whole d*mn tour!"
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:13 am
hang the expense wrote:I cant wait for that news to be official on the shoot downs.
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:14 am
lmritger wrote:Pogo wrote:Overheard in the O-Club sometime in '44:
"I see you were in the South Pacific; what were you flying?"
"P-400's."
"Aw c'mon, there's no such thing as a P-400."
"The h*ll there ain't . . . It's a P-40 with a Zero on its tail, and that's all I flew the whole d*mn tour!"
That's one of the funniest wartime jokes I've heard... I love it!Thanks for a much-needed morning chuckle!
Lynn
Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:33 am
Pogo wrote:Overheard in the O-Club sometime in '44:
"I see you were in the South Pacific; what were you flying?"
"P-400's."
"Aw c'mon, there's no such thing as a P-400."
"The h*ll there ain't . . . It's a P-40 with a Zero on its tail, and that's all I flew the whole d*mn tour!"
Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:13 pm
Pogo wrote:Lighten up dood, it's a JOKE, okay? Good grief, I thought we were here to have fun...
Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:26 pm
Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:01 pm
Nathan wrote:Anyway I wished more P-39's/P-400's survived today.
Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:17 pm
mjanovec wrote:Nathan wrote:Anyway I wished more P-39's/P-400's survived today.
Me too. I always thought the P-39 had some of the most beautiful lines of any WWII aircraft, even if it's performance was lacking (due in large part to lack of supercharger).
It appears there are four examples that are either in airworthy (or close to airworthy condition):
CAF example (airworthy and flying)
Fighter Collection example (airworthy and flying)
Kalamazoo example (near airworthy, but not flown)
Yanks example (supposedly airworthy, but not flown)
I've only seen the CAF example in the air, but would love to see the Fighter Collection example someday...as it has genuine combat experience.
If a one of those Australian restorations come to life, then maybe we'll see another in the skies in the not-too-distant future.
Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:10 pm