P-40 on beach
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:25 pm
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:31 pm
Something odd about that pic. There's no air intake on the top of the cowling. But the chin scoop looks to me like a P-40E or later version.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:42 pm
An F or L model perhaps, as the later K and N had a scoop on top as well...too many variants, have to do more digging, a serial # would help just a bit!
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:53 pm
F or L. Looks like the long tail version to me as well.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:53 pm
It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:56 pm
Think I'll wander down to the beach and see if I can find one of those! Definitely could be Sicily or Italy from the markings.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:57 pm
mtpopejoy wrote:It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?
Ahh thanks. Clearly I don't know my P-40's
Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:11 pm
mtpopejoy wrote:It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?
Nope. Different bird, but same unit: 79th FG/86th FS
http://www.star-games.com/exhibits/p40/p40.html
Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:34 pm
Found where the pic came from, german Ebay, inscription on the back said
the first firing of 1./heavy army anti-aircraft dept. 313 in Italy in 1943. Back-sided accordingly marks.
or something to that effect, so Italy it is!!
the first firing of 1./heavy army anti-aircraft dept. 313 in Italy in 1943. Back-sided accordingly marks.
or something to that effect, so Italy it is!!
Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:52 pm
Thanks for the clarification Dan. Didn't know if it was the same one.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:03 pm
One detail- it have wide yellow border arround the national insignia. This border was used as I know in operation Torch. Any enlightning about this?
Thank you
Thank you
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:13 pm
You're all wrong!
It's the submarine P-40 from "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" after the Captain forget to lower his landing gear when he rolled up on the beach!
Where's Gwyneth when you need her!
Jerry
It's the submarine P-40 from "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" after the Captain forget to lower his landing gear when he rolled up on the beach!
Where's Gwyneth when you need her!
Jerry
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:39 pm
Jerry O'Neill wrote:You're all wrong!
It's the submarine P-40 from "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" after the Captain forget to lower his landing gear when he rolled up on the beach!
Where's Gwyneth when you need her!
Jerry
Would you believe it all of my friends hated the movie! I say nuts to them!
Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:34 pm
To: Warbird Kid...
Your friends were right....el stinko big time!
Your friends were right....el stinko big time!
Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:18 pm
WHAT?! I mean, yeah it was all CG generated,
and it wasn't 100% accurate with the Warbird scenes,
and it may have received low ratings,
But its a cool movie!!!!!
and it wasn't 100% accurate with the Warbird scenes,
and it may have received low ratings,
But its a cool movie!!!!!