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Oct 12, 2016 12:54:36 #

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

For us WWII Aircraft buffs.....just ran across and thought you may want to peruse.

15 Eerie Pictures Of World War II Fighter Planes Rotting In A Graveyard
A collection of historical airplanes have lain secretly in the undergrowth of a back garden in Ohio.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewtucker/eerie-pictures-of-world-war-ii-fighter-planes-rotting-in?utm_term=.ye877QaJXZ#.dd144azjKL

Oct 12, 2016 13:08:36 #

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

WOW! Just, WOW!
If the location gets out, the current owners could get rich, with lots of restorers wanting to get their hands on those airframes.
Researchers would have a field day, too.
Thanks.

Oct 12, 2016 13:12:24 #

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

silverhawk wrote:

All very interesting except we weren't flying jets in WWII, that didn't happen until Korea.

Oct 12, 2016 13:48:02 #

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

jimmya wrote:

All very interesting except we weren't flying jets in WWII, that didn't happen until Korea.

The photo essay says, "The planes were assembled by scrapyard worker Walter Soplata in his back garden in Newbury, Ohio, from the late 1940s." That means the collection was started in the late forties, not that the collection only contains planes from the late forties.

And, the P-80 was introduced in 1945, though the first P-80 in the AAF were delivered in 1944 as YP-80s.
So, yes, we were flying jets during WWII, but not in combat.

Oct 12, 2016 15:06:14 #

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

The heading on the post was WWII.

Oct 12, 2016 15:30:39 #

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

jimmya wrote:

The heading on the post was WWII.

True. And there are WWII planes in the mix.
Are we really going to argue over this?

Oct 12, 2016 17:10:58 #

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

jimmya wrote:

The heading on the post was WWII.

No! WWII Aircraft Buffs.........lol!!

Oct 13, 2016 09:50:32 #

PRETENDER Loc: Micanopy,Florida

As my Mom used to say'Some people would argue with a fence post".

Oct 13, 2016 10:30:46 #

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

silverhawk wrote:

A collection of historical airplanes have lain secretly in the undergrowth of a back garden in Ohio.

Looks like Mom Nature is in the process of reclaiming the garden. Won't be long before these will be a fond memory.

Oct 13, 2016 13:36:40 #

Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota

That B-25 looks like it would be worth restoring! What an interesting collection.

Oct 13, 2016 15:44:16 #

hopthecop Loc: salisbury md

#13 is an F86D ......i worked in them when in the air force

Oct 18, 2016 01:32:14 #

usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

#7 and #11 F7U Cutlass also known as the Ensign killer. When the nose strut failed while landing aboard the carrier, it came up thru the cockpit beneath the pilot. Period of service 1951 - 1959.

http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass

Oct 18, 2016 14:29:20 #

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

jimmya wrote:

All very interesting except we weren't flying jets in WWII, that didn't happen until Korea.

The Germans did. Did that plane have German markings?

In Korea, we began with P-51s.

Oct 19, 2016 10:51:05 #

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Twardlow wrote:

The Germans did. Did that plane have German markings?

In Korea, we began with P-51s.

While the P-51 was one of the aircraft we used at the beginning of the Korean War, it was not the only aircraft we used then.
The F9F Panther was also used at the start of the war.

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