Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:23 am
I was always under the impression that this plane was captured without wheel pants/skirts on it and it has remained this way ever since...
Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:32 pm
If sand would gum up the wheels/brakes anything like snow would, then she may indeed have operated sans pants. The Chicago Stuka was captured by British forces in Libya (iirc) in 1942. I ran across this shot of her in an antique market a few years ago, showing her in Canada circa 1945, and she was already minus the pants, and a few other details as well, at that date. The original print I bought is absolutely diamond-sharp, and every visible detail of the paint matches the present appearance, leading me to believe the Stuka still wears wartime paint. Hat tip to the folks at the Chicago museum for saving this--and that Spitfire Ia still in 1944 OTU paint--when they could.
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Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:53 am
Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:53 am
Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:09 am
From an old posting:
http://s252.photobucket.com/user/AtchamTower/media/ChicagoJu87.jpg.html
http://s252.photobucket.com/user/AtchamTower/media/ChicagoJu87.jpg.html
Re: Photos of the Stuka in Chicago sitting on the floor
Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:34 am
Dang am I slow in seeing this post! When our leader Scott posted about this on facebook, I was hoping someone from up that way would get some photos while it was down on the floor. Excellent job to Mrs Pat Carry! Same as a number of others, I had seen and photographed it there at the Science and Industry Museum quite a few times. Original 1942 paint??? Wowee!