'H e l l' s S p i k e' ...

[Mark Allen M]

Happy Halloween!!! with an eerie (well maybe not so much eerie) view of 'H e l l ' s S p i k e' in the background on Ie Shima at the same angle ...


Mt. Gusuku aka 'Chocolate Drop' or 'H e ll's Spike' Ie Shima Okinawa


F-6D Photo Mustangs of the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron rest in the shadow of 'H e ll's Spike' on Ie Shima 12 August 1945

Ie Shima is located in the upper left corner on the map below.

[Scott Rose]

Pretty neat Mark.

[dirtysidedown430]

Erine Pile (worst speller in the world me I mean)

[Chris Brame]

Borrow my graphic if you need to write "he."

[wendovertom]

I am always amazed by the change from war time to present of these pacific islands. Thanks Mark!

Tom P.

[Mark Allen M]

Another "Spooky" shot of H e l l s S p i k e for this years Halloween ...


F-6D Photo Mustangs of the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron rest in the shadow of 'H e ll's Spike' on Ie Shima 12 August 1945

[Mark Allen M]

Couldn't make up my mind this year for a costume. Hellcat?, Mustang?, Spitfire? or Corsair. Well chicks dig bent wings so ...





And NO! that's not me ... and 'don't go there' with the number ...

[Mark Allen M]

If your a believer in Spooky things, unexplained events, supernatural weirdness, Ghosts and UFO type stuff? ... then these two photos will be no surprise to you on Halloween.


No reason or explanation for this Avengers props to be bending like this ... other than a supernatural oddity.


And why would this P-51D, that we all know is the beautifully restored P-51D Mustang 'Sierra Sue II' now have a 3-blade prop?. Why would the owner change to a 3-blade prop? Or did he? Spooky stuff man! Spooky stuff!

[Mark Allen M]

A couple of "Ghosts" ... Spooky stuff man, but at least they seem to be the friendly kind.




http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 86893.html


http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 84658.html

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[Mark Allen M]

Back 'in the day' you had some pretty scary nose art ... Spooky stuff man, Spooky stuff.


B-26, 13th BS(L) 'Grim Reapers', Atsugi, Japan c.1948-1949


Too scary to explain.


Charles Sumner of Bat Cave NC. Flew with the 364th FS, 357th FG. He flew P-51B 44-12423 C5-Z named "Bat Cave".

[wendovertom]

A couple of "Ghosts" ... Spooky stuff man, but at least they seem to be the friendly kind.




http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 86893.html


http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 84658.html

I prefer this nose art

Tom P.

[maxum96]

Nothing suspicious here. Just a set of them new fangled rubber prop blades.