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Flyin Illini
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I know you guys love warbirds...so here is Tora from the air!

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Cool pics, thanks.
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Ooooooo, Very Nice! Still think that bomb looks a tad too small, are they working on rectifying that?

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Holedigger wrote:
Ooooooo, Very Nice! Still think that bomb looks a tad too small, are they working on rectifying that?


it is not the size of the bomb that matters, it is how you use it, at least that is what I have heard from a TV show somewhere.........

Nice pics of the right side of the VAL, no tramp stamp............

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Cool pics!

I've always wondered if that shade of green is authentic. Anyone know? Seems an odd color choice for a carrier aircraft.

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Great pics, thanks for posting!

Japanese greens varied a bit by manufacturer, but in general I'd say the Tora birds are a little too light. Plus, the markings on the Kate are actually from a Zero.

Still, they put on a cool show! I haven't seen the Tora show since the mid '90s. Hopefully they'll make it to Thunder one of these years.

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can they translate the LOGO into Japanese?

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Yes, the paint scheme on Kate 310 is actually from a Zero, but Bill Powers said it was "theoretically possible" that the squadron could have had a couple of Kates and they would have had the same markings.

The bomb is under the Kate because the torpedo got messed up when the plane landed gear-up. It's hanging on the wall in the hangar, awaiting repair, then it will go back under the Kate. Right now our maintenance team has been busy with the P-39 and B-25, as well as a few privately owned aircraft. They are getting caught up now, so hopefully the work will be done on the torpedo by winter.

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Kates dropped bombs too, ya' know?
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Yeah, but I think the pilots need to show something bigger underneath! (over compensation?) They want the torpedo back. The bomb was borrowed from Pat McClure, if memory serves.

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I rode on the Bright green kate, it had a large torpdeo on it.

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No translation needed, a tramp stamp is understood in all languages.............

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You just say that because you can't read Japanese.
It translates perfectly!

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Great shots ... took some pics of them as they flew over my house on Sunday ... Unfortunately didn't have the camera ready on Saturday when the B-2 Stealth flew over ... and a lot lower than I expected.

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