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 Aviators and or history buffs
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09/17/20 10:48 PM
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Curt0407
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What is your favorite WW2 war bird? My fav is the P51 Mustang. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-41433-66914-8.jpg)
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
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09/17/20 11:16 PM
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hopalong
Pescador Loco
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you had to have your cahones hung right to fly any of the planes in wwII. p38 night lightning is one of my favorites, b/a fighter and had radar. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/historical-programs/p-38/p-38-lighning-in-flight.jpg.pc-adaptive.1280.medium.jpg) mustangs were awesome for what they could do for the bombers.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
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09/17/20 11:31 PM
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Curt0407
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P38 was also among my favs. My dad was getting qualified on them during the middle of the war and fortunately or unfortunately washed out on gunnery. He ended up flying transports in the Pacific theater.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/17/20 11:40 PM
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Pilothawk
Pumpkin Head
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/17/20 11:41 PM
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Bassnhog
Extreme Angler
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Personal favorite or most productive? It depends on the theater (Europe or Pacific) and mission. The British Spitfires really gave the Luftwaffe hell in Europe. The B29 ended the war in the Pacific by dropping the big ones on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I personally like the P51 as well. I'm not a flyer though.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
#13703654
09/17/20 11:55 PM
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Bassnhog
Extreme Angler
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A really great read about WWII strategic bomber aviation in the Pacific theater, and an even more amazing story of perseverance, is "Unbroken: Path to Redemption".
Semper Fi-shing
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/17/20 11:58 PM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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B-17 ! 
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
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09/18/20 12:02 AM
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skeeter175
Extreme Angler
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/18/20 12:13 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
Big Sprocket Bob
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It isn't sexy, but one of the best fighters made... ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-20284-66920-e5e7e4642c67f0b034855b69a42830c2.jpg)
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/18/20 12:26 AM
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gregpaul
Extreme Angler
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Dad was bombardier on B-17
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/18/20 12:44 AM
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JWRid
Pro Angler
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My FIL flew P51's during WWII. He wanted to stay in aviation after the war but knew with so many pilots coming out of the war job opportunities would be competitive and few. Decided to take a leap and went to work for a small company at that time called Petroleum Bell flying something called a Helicopter. Had to train and qualify of course but was so good at what he did he became a test pilot for Bell. He was always a man with a vision of the future.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
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09/18/20 01:02 AM
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TR176
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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SBD Dauntless and the men who flew them.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/18/20 01:17 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
Big Sprocket Bob
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Big Sprocket Bob
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Dad flew the first tanker. Its a KB-29. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-20284-66921-60341057_2599751240070151_2354218965330296832_n.jpg)
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
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09/18/20 01:26 AM
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deucer02
TFF Guru
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Dad flew the first tanker. Its a KB-29. Looks like a T 33 gassing up.
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Re: Aviators and or history buffs
[Re: Curt0407]
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09/18/20 02:41 AM
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TCK73
TFF Celebrity
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B-17 for me, love those planes.
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