You Know You're Having a Bad Day when......II
Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:23 pm
Your P-38 is missing it's counter balances
Your landing gear is pointed in the wrong direction.
You're in this line
your plane gets longer
If you've meet up with this guy about a hour previously!
After your flight the Corsair now has gull wings
these guys are flying formation down your runway
You win this pony
Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:29 pm
what is with that pony ? did it's mama get raped by a elephant ?
Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:36 pm
If THAT"S the pony I'll win, I don't want to play any more!!! 
Re: You Know You're Having a Bad Day when......II
Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:20 pm
Jack Cook wrote:
Your P-38 is missing it's counter balances
Not that losing them in this manner could be healthy, but did the P-38 really not need the elevator counterbalances, or is this another long-fueled myth?
great shots as usual!
greg v.
Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:58 pm
Rankin is going to be at AirVenture taking part in the Warbirds in Review. You can hear him tell the story of knocking down five Me-109s on May 12, 1944 during the first Zemke Fan.
Re: F6F
Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:56 am
When your plane gets longer?
It sures looks a lot shorter to me. I'm not sure that you should be allowed to count all of the new space between the original nose and the original tail, wherever it is "now".
Just my humble opinion.
It sures looks a lot shorter to me. I'm not sure that you should be allowed to count all of the new space between the original nose and the original tail, wherever it is "now".
Just my humble opinion.
Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:42 am
You use the wing tip of your P-38 to clear brush.
Robbie
Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:02 am
Matt Gunsch wrote:what is with that pony ? did it's mama get raped by a elephant ?
Looks that way,I guess that is what the Elephant gets for "Horse-ing around".
Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:09 am
And, conversely, you know your having a GOOD day when you use your P-38 wingtip to bring down a Me-109 AND get home.
Capt. Jack Ilfrey 79th FS 20th FG
Mudge the positive thinker
Capt. Jack Ilfrey 79th FS 20th FG
Mudge the positive thinker
Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:21 am
Starduster77 wrote:Matt Gunsch wrote:what is with that pony ? did it's mama get raped by a elephant ?
Looks that way,I guess that is what the Elephant gets for "Horse-ing around".
We now know why Jack has been trying to give away that pony, it is beyond FUGLY
bad day
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:22 pm
...when your B-29 only climbs 'HALF' as fast as she did on the flight out!
taken post mission on 26 June 1945 to Nagoya. This particular mission was crewed by Crew 815 of K-32. That is L to R: Richard Knipp (A/C), Bill Dolan (B), Harold Sams (CFC), Francis Cichocki (TG) (who know doubt just changed his shorts) and Jack Shade (P).
taken post mission on 26 June 1945 to Nagoya. This particular mission was crewed by Crew 815 of K-32. That is L to R: Richard Knipp (A/C), Bill Dolan (B), Harold Sams (CFC), Francis Cichocki (TG) (who know doubt just changed his shorts) and Jack Shade (P).
???
Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:02 pm
You guys just don't get this 
Those guys had a good day. There all smiling
There's many imitators but only 1 original.
Those guys had a good day. There all smiling
There's many imitators but only 1 original.
Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:20 pm
well, when over half your day is sweating to get to the target.., then get half your tail blown off over the target, then sweat all the way back just to touch down on Iwo Jima.., to climb out and smile because you are alive.., is that a bad day or a good day?
It was bad up until it turned out good.., but just as easily could have turned out worse!
It was bad up until it turned out good.., but just as easily could have turned out worse!
Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:46 pm
Wasn't Lefty relocating fences with his P-38?
Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:54 pm
GARY HILTON wrote:Wasn't Lefty relocating fences with his P-38?
I thought it was jack rabbit control................