What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

m50a1ontos · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:41 pm

lvkeith83 wrote:

m50a1ontos wrote:

Saw a B-26 Invader fire bomber flying over Lancaster Ca. yesterday. Headed for the fire in Cajon Pass (I-15).

m50q1ontos, the plane you saw wasnt a B-26, it was a P-2 Neptune Tanker -one of two operating out of fox field supporting the Cajon Pass fire. :wink:

Ah, you sure we're talking about the same airplane? The one I saw didn't have jet pods under the wings and looked smaller than a P-2. But I did have a squirming 2yr old in my arms, so it was a quick look LOL!

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:59 pm

AFAIK there are not any A-26 Tankers still flying. At that, the last ones I know of that were operational were in Canada and that was back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. They got replaced by the CL-215s and Convair 580s.

m50a1ontos · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:01 pm

Hmm...well, okay then! I stand corrected. Whatever it was, sure sounded good....

RAMC181 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:33 pm

The BBMF Lancaster and one of their Spits cruised low over my house this afternoon, the Lanc was crabbing well in the strong crosswind.
About half an hour later a different Spit came over, in the opposite direction.

PB

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:17 pm

Among dozens of others, a DC-2, a Boeing 40C a Ryan STA, a MK IXE Spit, Vintage aircraft day @ HFF @ KPAE in 83f sunshine (FINALLY!!! longest darned Spring I ever saw!) My ears be happily ringing

ArtS · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:22 pm

B-17G and B-24J seen flying over the 'Jersey Shore' (in fact, I saw them fly several laps each).

Regards,

Art S.

James D · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:20 pm

A P-38, A B-25, an Me 109 and an Me 262. It was a good day!

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:59 pm

Was Tango-Tango set up as a single seater or did they put the limo canopy on?

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:54 pm

Yankee Warrior came right over my house around 4:00 this afternoon! :supz:

James D · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:32 am

The Inspector wrote:

Was Tango-Tango set up as a single seater or did they put the limo canopy on?

Single seat - thankfully they left the greenhouse at home!

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:34 am

#4 airframe, White 3 was on display @ Vintage weekend with the limo canopy installed, they should be very close to finishing off the 10 hours test flight time and it should be heading to it's new home soon. Anyone got around 2 Mill? They'd be really happy to finish and deliver #5.

John Dupre · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:05 pm

Not flying but yesterday I got to see a B-25, P-40, F4U and A6M Zero in the flesh close enough to touch. (Didn't though and my 15 year old son didn't touch either.) These are part of the Texas Flying Legends collecton spending the summer in Wiscasset, Maine. Very cool. Just walk right up and there they were. This was the first Zero I got to see close up. Very interesting to see the main gear leg was made up of numerous steel pieces and dozens of welds to hold it altogether. Looked like something a USA prototype shop would have done before turning it over to production engineering to make in only one or two pieces. Cool also to see that curious shade of green primer. Will be back on Oct. 1 for the air show.

BigGrey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:43 pm

Just had a clipped wing Mustang doing laps around the house. The sun was behind the mountains and he was high so I couldn't tell which one it was. It sounded awesome! He must be ready for Reno.

Les

b29flteng · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:21 pm

Just a dang old B-29 flying around the Alliance airport this past week shooting landings.

Brad finally soloed in the FE seat!

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:36 am

About as exciting as seeing a yellow cab in New York Huh? ZZZZZZ-ZZZZZZ_ZZZZZ

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