VFR between Layers? It’s been a long winter and like so many others, I’m ready for some nice spring VFR weather. The angle of this image makes the weather look cloudier than it really was. We had partly cloudy skies so it was VFR all the way to the higher cloud ceiling.
Husky Winter Huskies love winter. They are so well suited to live in the snow and cold. And, what a year they have had this year.
Today, it’s warmer! Could it be true? The cold and snow just might give way to warm and spring. It’s a long shot.
B-25 Nose Art Nose art was really big with the flight and ground crews of fighters and bombers during WWII. This post just shows all the nose art from the B-25 bombers that attended the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion in April, 2012. Note: There were 20 B-25s that attended the reunion, but you’ll see 21 nose art photos. So, what gives? Well, in WWII, some airplanes had nose art on only one side of the nose, others had the same basic art on both sides of the nose, a few had different art on each side of the nose, and a some had no nose art at all. Of the planes that attended the reunion, all had nose art, but one had different art on each side of its’ nose. For a first hand account of B-25 activities at the 70th Doolittle Raider reunion: B-25s at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion.
Champaign Gal belongs to the Champaign Aviation Museum at Grimes Airfield in Urbana, OH where the B-25s were based for the reunion. Many thanks to them for being such great hosts. They worked very hard along with Grimes Museum and the airport staff, management, and volunteers to hold a first class event.
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It’s snowing again! Cold & snow, snow & cold, cold & snow, snow & cold, cold & snow, snow & cold, and so it goes…
Super Cub Coat Yes, she actually got into and out of the Piper Super Cub with that beautiful Super Cub Coat on. And yes, I have a few images of her getting out, but I thought it best not to show that process. Now, if you have never been in a Piper Super Cub; well, you kind of wear it. How she managed to fly with that coat beats me. This image will the last one I post from this year’s event. Now, I’m looking forward to the floatplane weekend in July.
Piper J-3 on Skis Although it may be meteorological spring, it still feels like winter to me.
22nd BG Reunion 2012 At 0715 on 8 Dec 1941, less than 18 hours after the first bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor, the 22nd Bomb Group took off in B-26 Marauder medium bombers from Langley field, VA headed for the west coast and, shortly after, to Australia. See 22nd BG Red Raiders 77 Years Ago | a 7 Image Story. My father was a crew chief on one of those B-26s in the 33rd squadron. They were one of the first units to take offensive action against the enemy. From from bases in northern Australia, they flew bomb missions without fighter escort against Japanese bases and shipping around New Guinea and the surrounding waters. As the war continued, they island hooped toward Japan while also moving from B-26 Marauders to B-25 Mitchells to B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. In 2012, the WWII 22nd Bomb Group held their 63rd reunion in Austin, TX. The veterans along with their families and friends met to see old friends, meet new ones, and share their stories; great stories. At the reunion, a memorial plaque was dedicated at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX. It’s a very informative museum with many artifacts like the Norton Bomb Site. It’s certainly worth a day’s visit. The following images captured a few moments of the reunion filled with great stories of the brave men of the 22nd Bomb Group.
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