WWII Wings over Dallas

[Devil 505]

Funny how in the end the Spanish used Rolls Royce Merlins on their 109s

It makes it look like a P-40. Not in a good way either.

The very definition of ugly.

[Babalonian]

Strange coincidence, was out this weekend helping out at the local museum, and we got a dark-blue WWII bird with engine trouble, nose stripped down and wings folded-up in the back of the hangar too, heh.  I was out at Camarillo this Saturday and took the opportunity to take some pics of the F6F with the nose stripped down (she went into the hangar and was found to have two cracked valves a few weeks ago.  It happened right on TO too so the damage may be severe since she was up there for a couple minutes before comming back down.   She's waiting in her current stripped-down condition in the maintenance hangar for someone to come pickup the engine and hopefuly fix it up).  Don't have them on me, I'll have to post some of them tonight.

[Shifty]

Funny how in the end the Spanish used Rolls Royce Merlins on their 109s

Funny how the Germans put Damlir Benz engines in their Spitfires. 

[Vinkman]

Thos eplanes are so shiny they look like they were clear coated. The 109 looks plastic. I thought maybe they were plastic parts made to complete the plane for display until they find or make the real parts. Were real planes clear coated like that? I am inclined to think not, but I have no idea. If not, I'm not sure that's a good choice for historical accuracy. Thoughts?

[Changeup]

Thos eplanes are so shiny they look like they were clear coated. The 109 looks plastic. I thought maybe they were plastic parts made to complete the plane for display until they find or make the real parts. Were real planes clear coated like that? I am inclined to think not, but I have no idea. If not, I'm not sure that's a good choice for historical accuracy. Thoughts?

They are waaaaaay shiny!  Just like the new planes I get after I get "blowed" up by a noob.   Definitely clear coated

[Babalonian]

Strange coincidence, was out this weekend helping out at the local museum, and we got a dark-blue WWII bird with engine trouble, nose stripped down and wings folded-up in the back of the hangar too, heh.  I was out at Camarillo this Saturday and took the opportunity to take some pics of the F6F with the nose stripped down (she went into the hangar and was found to have two cracked valves a few weeks ago.  It happened right on TO too so the damage may be severe since she was up there for a couple minutes before comming back down.   She's waiting in her current stripped-down condition in the maintenance hangar for someone to come pickup the engine and hopefuly fix it up).  Don't have them on me, I'll have to post some of them tonight.

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Cover your eyes children, this lady gots her top off and legs folded up behind her head.


Can you see what's missing from the puzzle?


Hmmm....

She was just burning some oil on TO and came back down after a short come around, how bad can it be?


This cylinder's clean, 17 to go.


ruh roh...


Well there's your problem.  (actualy, the valve(s) cracked on TO, they're pictured at the top of the sleeves in the last two shots, and kinda "rattled" around a bit inside the cylinder until she set down, puncturing the piston head and chewing the !@#$ outa the thing.  I was told it may of spread to the next cylinder as well, but don't really know.)

Entire album w/ more shots.  http://s675.photobucket.com/albums/vv115/Babalon84/F6F-5%20Minsi-III/  (And yes, the museum is taking donations, as a whole or for specific aircraft, , http://cafsocal.com/  thanks ).