P-40N Waycross, GA 1944

John Kerr · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:42 pm

A friend asked me to scan this picture of him with his P-40N at the Fighter School, Waycross, GA. 1944. Pictured is 2nd Lt William K. Thomas. Just though some of you might want to see.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:13 pm

Very cool shot. Thanks for posting. I reckon I'd be smilin' like that if I had a P-40 to fly. :-)

Gary

bobbrunn · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:36 pm

Very cool. Ask him if he spent time at Harris Neck AAF on the coast between Savannah and Brunswick GA. There were allot of P40s there but guys who trained there are hard to find.

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:22 pm

Definitely the FEEL GOOD picture of the day.

Thanks very much!

Django · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:01 pm

Now THAT is the pic of the week. Sorry Jack. :lol:

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

That is not a prop..,

This is a prop!!!

Walker AAF, Nov 1944.

B-29
'four turnin..., something about to be burnin'

airnutz · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:41 pm

retroaviation wrote:

I reckon I'd be smilin' like that if I had a P-40 to fly. :-)

Especially when the bills are paid by someone else!

Great photo!

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Super groovy! Just came across this now... a bit late, but what the hey. Thanks a bunch for sharing this!

Fade to Black...

p51 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:24 pm

I'd forgotten there was a field there.
Ask your friend if he ever trained at Dale Mabry.
Some of the best shots of pilots were taken at stateside fields because the best cameras and developing was there, but little of this ever turns up in books because people consider wartime training to be of little historical importance, sadly... :cry:

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