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Mark Allen M
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Happy Halloween!!! with an eerie (well maybe not so much eerie) view of 'H e l l ' s S p i k e' in the background on Ie Shima at the same angle ...

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Mt. Gusuku aka 'Chocolate Drop' or 'H e ll's Spike' Ie Shima Okinawa

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F-6D Photo Mustangs of the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron rest in the shadow of 'H e ll's Spike' on Ie Shima 12 August 1945

Ie Shima is located in the upper left corner on the map below.

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Pretty neat Mark.

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Borrow my graphic if you need to write "heImage." :wink:

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I am always amazed by the change from war time to present of these pacific islands. Thanks Mark!

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Mark Allen M
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Another "Spooky" shot of H e l l s S p i k e for this years Halloween ...

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Couldn't make up my mind this year for a costume. Hellcat?, Mustang?, Spitfire? or Corsair. Well chicks dig bent wings so ... :wink:

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And NO! that's not me ... and 'don't go there' with the number ... :shock: :wink:

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If your a believer in Spooky things, unexplained events, supernatural weirdness, Ghosts and UFO type stuff? ... then these two photos will be no surprise to you on Halloween. :wink:

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No reason or explanation for this Avengers props to be bending like this ... other than a supernatural oddity.

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And why would this P-51D, that we all know is the beautifully restored P-51D Mustang 'Sierra Sue II' now have a 3-blade prop?. Why would the owner change to a 3-blade prop? Or did he? Spooky stuff man! Spooky stuff!

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A couple of "Ghosts" ... Spooky stuff man, but at least they seem to be the friendly kind.

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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 86893.html

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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 84658.html

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Mark Allen M
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Back 'in the day' you had some pretty scary nose art ... Spooky stuff man, Spooky stuff.

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B-26, 13th BS(L) 'Grim Reapers', Atsugi, Japan c.1948-1949

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Too scary to explain.

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Charles Sumner of Bat Cave NC. Flew with the 364th FS, 357th FG. He flew P-51B 44-12423 C5-Z named "Bat Cave".

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Mark Allen M wrote:
A couple of "Ghosts" ... Spooky stuff man, but at least they seem to be the friendly kind.

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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 86893.html

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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 84658.html


I prefer this nose art :)

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Nothing suspicious here. Just a set of them new fangled rubber prop blades. :lol:
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