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Yesterday or Today Quiz

Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:03 pm

Was this picture taken today or yesterday? You tell me?

http://www.warbird-central.com/forum/photos/show-album.asp?albumid=171&photoid=19

Yesterday or Today?

Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:10 am

Nope, I'm calling for yesterday. This is a group of WAF's who ferried more planes around the country than we'll even know. I say that because of the flight jackets and headphone styles. Could be re-enactors but I say no.

Do you have the answer, oh great Carnack?

Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:18 am

I will let a few more respond. :lol:

Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:29 am

Today.

Polished spinner. Lights to good. Woman on the rights hair is to long.


Still, a great picture and I hope I'm wrong.

Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:40 am

Definitely today.

Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:51 am

Woman Airforce Service Pilots

"Float like a butterfly sting like a WASP".

I'll go for today, re-enactor vintage pose and a bit of 'photoshop'.

PeterA

Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:42 am

Not enough defects in the pictures like dust marks and creases., and besides it is way too sharp. I would say the picture is today.

Nice pic either way.

Mike

Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:05 am

Today, because the propeller marks on the tips are those stinky civilian double white strips...

I thoroughfully hate those on Warbirds, and yes, three of your planes have those "/$"$¢@£¢@¢!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:37 pm

YES!!! It is from Today.

I took the photo at Oshkosh this year with the help of some fine looking ladies, whom dressed the part of the WASP!

I tried to add more scratches and such with Photoshop, just didnt get it enough! Thanks guys!

Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:51 pm

You should just have painted the prop tips differently, it would have fooled me!

8)

Yesterday or Today

Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:29 pm

Boy, is my face red! :oops: Oh well, I guess I still want to believe in the olden days.

Either way, great shot and great subject matter. There should be more dedications to these great women and their contributions to the war effort. Besides, what a cool gig to have, ferrying planes around the country?

Besides, somebody had to take the other side....

Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:35 pm

Paul Krumrei wrote:I took the photo at Oshkosh this year with the help of some fine looking ladies, whom dressed the part of the WASP!


Don't forget the originals ... the WAFS (Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron), formed by Nancy Love (IIRC the name). The WASPs came later, when Jackie Cochran 'took over' the program courtesy of her buddy Hap Arnold, and the WAFS were folded into the new organization. I was acquainted with one of these pioneers, Nancy Batson (Crews). She was on the cover of AIR FORCE magazine sometime in 1944, and was a 'looker' for sure - back in the day. Her photo albums and scrapbooks were unbelieveable. Just chock full of history.

Her dad bought her an airplane(!) when she graduated High School, and she flew the heck out of it until the call came for the WAFS. Nancy had no problem meeting the time requirement. There were only 25 (28?, acc to some sources) WAFS pilots total. The first WASPs, as they later became.

Nancy flew all the fighters and some bombers IIRC. Her logbook is chock full of daily flights. I asked if she had ever fired the guns, and in her typical southern style, she said, "Oh NO! We were to treat them like glass!"

Her favorite? "I just loved those Mustangs!" So said in her energetic southern voice.

She and her comrades were VERY disappointed (wouldn't you be?) when Hap Arnold folded the program in Dec 1944.

Nancy, being very much a type A personality, went on to compete in the 99's Powder Puff races over many years, and for a while was even the Mayor of her adopted home town of ?? California. She was a plankowner in several women pilots organizations as well. She raised several kids on top of all that.

When I knew her, over several years at the Southern Museum of Flight at B'ham, AL, Nancy was a regular visitor and was much sought out by authors and film makers. She ofter met them at the museum. I personally supervised the layout of her 'display case' in the museum, and she loved showing people the display and explaining who the WAFS were once they saw the patch on her jacket sleeve. I just loved going through her items, which we finally got her to donate ... you can see her stuff at the museum today.

Her last ride was a nice Piper Cub ... the family later kept it at our museum until they sold it. What a sad day when the new owner arrived to fly it home.

She passed away quite quickly after being diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. Her last accomplishments were as a speaker in the USAF Museum's "Eagles" program one time (she was so proud of the little Eagle head trophy they gave her), and then her election to the AL Aviation Hall of Fame. So glad I got to hang out with a real legend and pioneer - not to mention one of the most active 80 year olds you'll ever meet. I hope I have half her energy when I hit the big 8-0.

Cheers, Nancy, and all those intrepid, and lucky as hell (as they will tell you) females! Blue skies!

EDIT: Cool ... just Googled the WAFS, and I found Nancy ... along with that AF Magazine cover I mentioned - here: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wasp/wasp11.htm

Wade
Last edited by Chicoartist on Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:48 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:44 pm

Today, no question about it.

The thread count on the canvas used to make the parachute webs, is 100 lines per square inch, while back in the day, it was only 99 lines. ERGO,
it was shot today : )


Saludos,


Tulio

Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:26 pm

Paul,
I have fond memories of the Vultee Vibrator. I flew in it during Basic Training at Shaw Fld S.Car during summer of 1942. I even made a forced landing9 ( intentional, because I was lost ) when the C.O. came for me he cracked up. An interesting experience

Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:13 pm

You're all wrong. It was the day before yesterday. :lol:
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