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Jack Cook
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Been there, done that, at Goose Bay on a C-130, without the shelter in minus 35 degree F. I could only work for about 10 minutes before getting warmed up again. It SUCKS!
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Poor mechanic, the "higher ups" have him so overloaded with maintenance tasks, he's having to take work to the latrine with him! :wink:
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Cool pic. Just shows how tough the P-40 really was.

The unsong heros for sure, they had to work on planes in such terrible weather.
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Are you sure that's not a P-40B/C? Look at the canopy...

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Poor mechanic, the "higher ups" have him so overloaded with maintenance tasks, he's having to take work to the latrine with him! :wink:


I don't care who ya are..that's Fk-ing hilarious! :D :D :D

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Good point, Jack. We certainly do b*tch and complain if the heaters don't work, or if the lights in the hangar go out and I fall off of the stand and get a concussion as a result of it :oops: , but there's no way in heck we'll ever have it as bad as those guys out in the field in W.W. II.

Those ground crew guys are without a doubt some of my heros.

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Chris Brame wrote:
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Are you sure that's not a P-40B/C? Look at the canopy...

It's not a P-40 at all... 'tis a P-36... unless they sent the XP-40 up to winterland, which I doubt.


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Are you guys sure this isn't Iceland?

I knew there were P-36's and B-18's in Alaska when war started for the U.S.. But I have never seen any pictures of them. You guys are right though. It's not a P-40E. It's eithor a P-40B/C or a P-36.
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You mean the caption could be wrong and I blindly followed it :shock: :?: :? :cry: :roll: :idea:
It is in AK and clearly a P-36 or a Tomahawk
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unless they sent the XP-40 up to winterland, which I doubt.


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the last pic is the xp 37, look at how far back the cockpit is set

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What kind of car is that in the background? It looks like it is fabric covered!
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Jack Cook wrote:
It is in AK and clearly a P-36 or a Tomahawk

Definitely not a P-40 of any sort. I don't believe that the XP-40 was ever sent to Alaska, and I only mentioned it (somewhat in jest) because that was the only P-40 which had the same pointed rear quarter windows as the P-36.

So there is absolutely no question whatsoever that this is a P-36.

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the last pic is the xp 37, look at how far back the cockpit is set

This is a YP-37...


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