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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7826

Outstanding LIFE photo series ... Some you've seen, some you haven't. Mainly Buffalo's but a few others as well.
The Buffalo's packaged in Crates are likely on the same line as the possible buried Spitfires of recent conversation?
If interested you can go back to the "P-40's ..." thread to see similar photos of AVG P-40's being unloaded from crates as well.

Much more of the Singapore series here ... fascinating stuff
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/56 ... f285b.html

LIFE archives
RAF and RAAF airfields in Singapore
Date taken: April 1941
LIFE Photographer: Carl Mydans

The Buffalo's Mark Is of No453 Squadron RAAF lined up at Sembawang Singapore

old iron · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:27 pm

What is that in the back of the hanger, with the weird tail???

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

old iron wrote:

What is that in the back of the hanger, with the weird tail???

Supermarine Walrus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7826

USMC F2A-3 Ewa April 1942

Brewster F2A Buffalo VMF-211 25 July 1942 on board USS Long Island

Jimmy Thach pranged this one

F2A Brewster Buffalo Bu No 1391 crash landing NAS Miami

F2A-3 with lengthened firewall. CDR J.C. Clifton in flight near NAS Miami (Opa Locka Airport), FL.

Brewster Buffalo Kluang 1941

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:23 pm

It's nice to see traditions live on-everyone screwing the aircraft together are all standing on tip toes and reaching at arms length or standing on boxes and working at arms length, kinda like erection and maintenance of today right down to generous amounts of Norwegian Steam.
I'll bet the packing crates quickly became line shacks.

shrike · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:41 pm

I like the stuccoed sandbag revetments. I might have to build a planter like that

K5DH · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:43 pm

The bulbous Boulton-Paul top turrets on the Hudsons looked almost as funny as the big ol' bucket hats those blokes in the pictures were wearing! :lol:

Another neato set of pictures! Thanks, Mark! :supz:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:36 pm

shrike wrote:

I like the stuccoed sandbag revetments. I might have to build a planter like that

Look into hypertufa construction :wink:

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Look at those Smooth contour type tires. I can't remember anything with those and i don't think ihave seen one for a Fighter. Anyone know the size?

seabee1526 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:18 pm **Posts:** 459

That is one cool cat in those black and white shoes....must've been really cuttin' the rug with some of the swinging local birds at the club.

airnutz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:28 pm

seabee1526 wrote:

That is one cool cat in those black and white shoes....must've been really cuttin' the rug with some of the swinging local birds at the club.

Check out the guy on his right checkin' him out! Is it a date, or a dressing down for out of uniform?? Inquiring minds want to know!

Bearcat SA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:02 pm

Notice how just about everyone was skinny in those days.... :roll:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:17 pm

Bearcat SA wrote:

Notice how just about everyone was skinny in those days.... :roll:

And 'Crew Weight' meant with everything needed to fly the mission was stuck on or hanging off the guy driving :roll:

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