C47

[trax1]

Originally posted by ozrocker
Your "Driver"? What, you got a friggen Chauffeur?
                                                          Oz

No, like I stated in an earlier post I can't drive so I have a guy I pay to drive for me, believe me I wish I could drive but I can't(it's a long story)

[stockli]

Was there 15 Spit 16s on its tail spraying?

If you say no, I dont believe it was a C47.

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by SpikesX
So, we were having a picnic at Lake Delta (Rome, NY). We were under a pavilion (surrounded in trees). There was music playing, but out of that music, I heard a faint sound. I walk out from under it. Low and behold, a C47 is flying over! I thought it was pretty cool...considering not very many were flying...

I do not have a picture, because I did not have a camera...

It also had invasion stripes...

What I`m curious about is the rest of the story. Did they drop 10 troops and take the picnic basket?

[Latrobe]

one of my friends (who play AH2) said while he was walkin his dog a B17 flew overhead

[FBplmmr]

Originally posted by Jackal1
What I`m curious about is the rest of the story. Did they drop 10 troops and take the picnic basket?

no, the pavilion was still up.   PAY ATTENTION

and the goons buddies were probably all too busy vulching the parkinglot to take it down.

[Jonny boy 8]

if u look closely on the c47 right be hind the cockpit, theres a dome. i dont have any idea why that would be there. maybe the aces high staff can turn it into a turret.

p51srule  

[Meatwad]

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by FBplmmr
no, the pavilion was still up.   PAY ATTENTION

and the goons buddies were probably all too busy vulching the parkinglot to take it down.

You are correct. Bad SA on my part.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Jonny boy 8
if u look closely on the c47 right be hind the cockpit, theres a dome. i dont have any idea why that would be there. maybe the aces high staff can turn it into a turret.
 

Dome: There for navigator to be able to navigate by the stars at night, and possibly even by day with sextant.  C47 was military version of DC-3 early passenger plane.  Probably also useful in checking for icing depending on the field of view.

[Spikes]

Well this really went off topic

[Softail]

OMG....Delta Lake.  Last time I was there was one hell of a party.   I'm trying to remember the names of the girls....but for the life of me I can't.  Ah the days at SUNYCOT.  

Ahhhh....thanks for stirring up that great memory.  

When I was there we only saw A-10's and B-52's in the air.   Noisey bastages.

Softail

[ForrestS]

Originally posted by Latrobe
one of my friends (who play AH2) said while he was walkin his dog a B17 flew overhead

I've Been up close and Personal with THIS plane.

[TheBug]

Probably heading here:

http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/airshow2007.html


Was a good show.

[715]

Well if the topic is serendipitous encounters with warbirds here’s mine: I was driving back home onto base near sunset and was annoyed at getting stopped at a stoplight.  Then I heard something beautiful.  Wow, that sounds like a Merlin.*  Sure enough a Spit XIV flies right across the road directly in front of me at an altitude that was probably illegal.  He was even banking slightly towards me in a turn towards the runway.  He was heading for the base field for an air show that weekend.  A truly beautiful sight and so weird to see it while sitting in traffic.  

The next morning I was mowing my lawn and suddenly a TBM flew over on its way to the same air show.  That was decidedly NOT a beautiful sound or beautiful airplane.  It sounded like a couple dozen angry lawn mowers all out of sync and what a big ugly thing it was.

*Yeah… OK, it’s a Griffin not a Merlin.

[fuzeman]

Originally posted by TheBug
Probably heading here:

http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/airshow2007.html


Was a good show.

Any rain Saturday? Going for the Sunday show.
Yikes... 1:20am. Better get to bed for the early rise. Want to get there by 10am for the show.