Warbird Information Exchange

... why not a few floats like these? ...


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942


Bell Aircraft and a P-39 Airacobra in the Buffalo, NY War Bond Parade - 1942

.. and what better way to "appreciate" a Warbird any better than this ...



.. or this ...

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Finally a parade worth watching.
And without Katie Couric blandly reading from a bad script and acting (sounding?) bored.

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NOW THAT IS A PARADE!!!

Tom P.

I just love these, especially the P-47!!! Thanks for posting.

I agree, something about that P-47 photo. Looks 'powerful' ...

I've always like this photo below as well.


P-40 in New York parade, 1942

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Bad Ass mama manning that twin barrel machine gun, are those .50's with water jackets?

Gals with 50 cals works for me great post.

Incredible history you uncovered here, those sure we're the days!

There is nothing nostalgic anymore!

Buy those War Bonds ...

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P-39N 42-9705 looks like it stayed stateside; nothing on Baugher but AAIR lists two category 3 taxiing collisions in 1943.
P-47D 45-49478 went to Peru.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

I'm reminded of a snippet of video I saw a few years back that might have been the Rose Bowl Parade. Anyhow the Planes of Fame N-9M comes into view and one of the announcers said it was a B-2!

It was a B-2 Baby

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They've flown both, but I can't remember if it was in the same year. I never miss it...
Someday I'll tell the story about the time I hitched a ride on a float in mid-Rose Parade; something I doubt I or anyone else could get away with nowadays...

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Wildcat on a float ...


New York, New York. Grumman Wildcat exhibited at Columbus Circle for bond selling purposes Sept 1942

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What's a parade without a Corsair in it ...


Can't quite tell where this was held.

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