If it existed today?

Hellcat · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:51 pm

I just read a very good post. My question is this: If there was an airplane from WW2, or any era, that we could have displayed in a museum or in flying condition, what warbird would you like to see today either flying or exhibited today?

old iron · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:11 pm

Easy. One of the aircraft flown in combat - either a Albatros D.IV or Fokker Dr.1 - by Manfred von Richthofen. Interestingly, one of each was still in existence under being destroyed in WWII.

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

Don Gentile's P51B Shangri La
Douglas Bader's Spitfire Va DB
B24D Brewery Wagon from the Ploesti Raid
Guy Gibson's Lancaster from the Dams raid
Helmut Wicke's 109E from the B of B

The list could go on and on

JDK · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:38 pm

That's a good question Mark. Tough too.

I really miss a Mosquito in the air.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dfem ... o_politics

I was there. It was magnificent.

We will see one fly again.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:15 pm

A Doolittle Raider B-25, dont care which one!

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:32 pm

Pre-war: B-10/B-12 XB-15, XB-19, P-35, XFM/YFM-1, TBD.

WWII: Halifax, Stirling, B-32, B-26, A-20, Betty, FW-200, JU-88, P-61.

Post-war: B-35/B-49, B-36, B-47, B-58, Valiant, Victor, Vulcan, Lincoln.

I like bombers (and some fighters, too). I'd also like to see all the above IN FLIGHT. My personal dream team!
Scott

Mudge · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:50 pm

Well...since we're passin' the bong around...
Mossie
Typhoon
Beaufighter
Sunderland
P-61
B-47
B-58
B-36
Vulcan
Albatros D V
Gigant.
Stuka
Ki-43

And that's just starters.

Mudge the spaced :rolleyes:

jet1 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:56 pm

west-front · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:55 am

Dan Johnson II wrote:

Don Gentile's P51B Shangri La
Douglas Bader's Spitfire Va DB
B24D Brewery Wagon from the Ploesti Raid
Guy Gibson's Lancaster from the Dams raid
Helmut Wicke's 109E from the B of B

The list could go on and on

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1 Lilo 1
Lieutnant Heinz Knoke, Staffelkapitän, 5./JG11 May 1943

http://www.heinzknokewebsite.com/My-Site/The_planes.htm

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:09 am

Specific aircraft: B-17 "Eager Beaver" Jay Zeamer's aircraft. 2 MOH on same mission on same plane.

Type of aircraft: TBD Devestator (out of the water and restored!)
Jerry

Oh yeah! I forgot something!
CV-6, The U.S.S. Enterprise!
Jerry

Robbie Roberts · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:58 am

B-36 in flying condition would be a sight I would really enjoy. 6 in formation, I wouldn't be able to walk for a week...

Robbie

brucev · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:10 pm

hmm, how about the PBY the cactus airforce pressed into use as a torpedo bomber during the Guadalcanal campaign.

any of the land based aircraft that were shot full of holes defending Midway during that battle

Hank Elrod's F4F from Wake Island

the SBD Wade McClusky flew during the battle of Midway

the Swordfish that dropped the torpedo that jammed Bismark's rudder

Dinah Might, the first crippled B-29 to land at Iwo Jima

there probably countless others but these come to mind for me

MattP38 · **Joined:** Sat May 20, 2006 7:36 pm **Posts:** 273

Too many to count, but I will throw this out

Nakajima Ki-87

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:05 pm

Here's my list:

Richard Bong's P-38
AVG P-40 flown by Chennault
Francis Gabreski's P-47
Don Gentile's P-51B
Any Doolittle Raid B-25
One of Douglas Bader's Spitfires
One of Adolf Galland's Bf109s
Joe Foss F4F
David McCampbell's Hellcat

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:48 pm

Mudge wrote:

Well...since we're passin' the bong around...

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