Re: Images of Korea 1952-53
Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:10 pm
N3Njeff wrote:Misterg97 wrote:Here's an early one of K-55, Osan ..
Jerry,
If you have more flightline pics, I would LOVE to see them!!! Thank you for posting this one as its just more ammo that the USAF had OD green M-37's in Korea.
Here is our restoration.
Here's another one of K-55 ... Not sure if I have any more as I only spent a few days at the base before I was sent out to the outpost ... Photos from there are mainly of 86's.
Re: Images of Korea 1952-53
Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:32 pm
the quality is fantastic in every photo. It captures all the true detail of korea and the planes
Re: Images of Korea 1952-53
Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:40 pm
the330thbg wrote:whistlingdeathcorsairs wrote:loving this thread!
as much as we love your comments!
Sir, can you please leave me alone? Kind regards,
Re: Images of Korea 1952-53
Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:11 pm
Re: Images of the Korean War (Aircraft 1950-53)
Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:14 am
Even if I'm the only one to say it -
More Banshees, plees!
More Banshees, plees!
Re: Images of the Korean War (Aircraft 1950-53)
Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:35 am
Chris Brame wrote:Even if I'm the only one to say it -
More Banshees, plees!
Sorry, don't have any
Re: Images of Korea 1952-53
Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:13 pm
ACarey wrote:
Did anyone notice that "FA-452" appears to be a Lockheed F-94A Starfire, not an F-80 Shooting Star?
My copy of John W. R. Taylor's Combat Aircraft of the World, 1909 to the present has a photo of an F-94A with buzz number FA-503 and the serial number 92503 on the tail. (Ref. p. 517) Assuming that 92503 was actually 49-2503, I searched for both 49-2452 and just 452 in conjunction with F-94A on Baugher's serial number lists and came up with a block of F-89 Scorpions!
It's quite definitely NOT an F-89 Scorpion!
According to Baugher, the very first F-94A's started at serial nos. 49-2479 for F-94A-1-LO (Block 1) Starfires with Lockheed c/n 780-7001 through 780-7017.
Curious!
Is there any more info available regarding this photo?
Re: Images of the Korean War (Aircraft 1950-53)
Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:17 pm
Ah, just noticed that the tail serial number for FA-452 was preceeded with a 5 and not a 2 - as in 5452.
Baugher shows that to most likely be for this block of aircraft:
TAIL: 51-5307 ... 51-5512
Lockheed F-94B-5-LO
c/n 780-7261/7466
My bad!
I was already familiar with the F-94 series enough to know that the asymmetrical nose was common to the F-94A models and that the symmetrical nose with the ring of twenty-four 2.75 in. “Mighty Mouse” rockets indicated an F-94C. I should have read the text more carefully and noticed that the primary visual distinction between the F-94A and the F-94B was the tip tanks; they hung below the wing on the A model and were mounted centered on the wingtip on the B – just like in this photo. It just didn’t register that also meant that the B had the same asymmetrical nose as the A.
Baugher shows that to most likely be for this block of aircraft:
TAIL: 51-5307 ... 51-5512
Lockheed F-94B-5-LO
c/n 780-7261/7466
My bad!
I was already familiar with the F-94 series enough to know that the asymmetrical nose was common to the F-94A models and that the symmetrical nose with the ring of twenty-four 2.75 in. “Mighty Mouse” rockets indicated an F-94C. I should have read the text more carefully and noticed that the primary visual distinction between the F-94A and the F-94B was the tip tanks; they hung below the wing on the A model and were mounted centered on the wingtip on the B – just like in this photo. It just didn’t register that also meant that the B had the same asymmetrical nose as the A.
Re: Images of the Korean War (Aircraft 1950-53)
Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:15 pm
319th FIS out of Moses Lake WA.
Re: Images of the Korean War (Aircraft 1950-53)
Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:37 pm
F3D-2 VMF(N)-513
