Chino Airshow III
May 14, 2018 13:42:59 #
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May 14, 2018 14:21:15 #
May 14, 2018 14:33:45 #
ken_stern wrote:
This is all I've processed so far -- Time permitting I should be completed within a week or so -- If I come across any more worth posting -- will do
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#7 and 9... P38 Lightning. The WWII fighter that shot down General Yamamoto, the fellow who planned the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The pilot of the P-38 who shot him down lived here in Redmond Oregon, home before and after the War. It's an interesting story and there was controversy over which one of two pilots got the kill. They actually recovered Yamamotos body and determined that he was hit in the head by one of Rex Barbers bullets. Barber ran and insurance firm in Redmond, and became the mayor for a number of years.
Interesting story, well covered by Google search on many internet sites. It was a complex mission involving many aircraft converging over thousands of miles of ocean to intercept the Japanese Betty Bomber carrying Yamamoto and a number of escorts.
The flight was called Operation Vengeance.
May 14, 2018 16:03:38 #
Kuzano wrote:
#7 and 9... P38 Lightning. The WWII fighter that s... (show quote)
that's an interesting bit of information
thanks
really thankful these great pilots & their wonderful machines were around when we needed them
May 15, 2018 07:39:49 #
Bharrell wrote:
Very nice set! I can almost hear those Merlin engines....
They were not all Merlins
May 15, 2018 08:15:06 #
May 15, 2018 14:25:32 #
Bharrell
Loc: San Leandro Ca.
Yes....Merlins or Packards on the P-51s, Pratt-Whitney on the P-47s and allisons (I think) on the P-38s. But I like the Merlins sound!
May 15, 2018 23:48:26 #
A great set of these wonderful war planes. Love the photos of the P38s. Mahalo for sharing.
May 16, 2018 08:02:38 #
Bharrell wrote:
Yes....Merlins or Packards on the P-51s, Pratt-Whitney on the P-47s and allisons (I think) on the P-38s. But I like the Merlins sound!
Oh yeah, I like em all nothing like the sound of a big radial, or the v12's,,,,,,yummie for the ears....
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