Love Old Airplanes
Apr 11, 2019 10:05:15 #
Nothing like old prop-jobs in flight. Living history.
KSjayhawk wrote:
These are from Wings Over Dallas last October.
Apr 11, 2019 12:17:28 #
Good memories. Haven't seen a P-39 or an old P-51 In a long time. Was an aircraft mechanic on C-47's in 1943-44. Saw a lot of people parachuting out training for the invasion of Europe.
Apr 11, 2019 12:41:18 #
Apr 11, 2019 12:59:51 #
JimG1
Loc: Waxahachie, TX
Awesome shots. Love the shots of the Paratroopers! Since I spent a portion of my youth jumping out of C-130s those bring back a lot of memories. I wish I could post some of the shots I had from those times but sadly on one of my moves the Army sent me to El Paso and god only knows where they sent my box of photos.
Apr 11, 2019 13:01:41 #
cascom
Loc: Redmond
Great shots. You still have the blur of the props. Flew back from college in a C-47 in the winter. Pilots allowed us to warm up in the cockpit. The plane iced up and we had to land at Scott AFB. Jumped from a C-123 but always wonder what it would be like to exit from a C-47.
Apr 11, 2019 13:49:15 #
Great series particularly of the C-47. From what I understand it was a good jump platform. I started jumping $1.19s (C-119) in 1962. We had 32 foot, T-10 'chutes with T-7A (believe they were 26 foot) reserves. The T-10 was almost uncontrollable in the air. Where you actually landed depended on two factors: The skill of the pilot and the wind. We would have killed to have what looks like a Para-commander in the second C-47 shot.
Apr 11, 2019 15:17:20 #
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KSjayhawk wrote:
These are from Wings Over Dallas last October.
Very nice.
Apr 11, 2019 21:13:44 #
Apr 11, 2019 21:22:20 #
Almostageezer
Loc: USA
Welcome! Nice images of interesting planes. Did they offer any rides at this event?
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Apr 12, 2019 10:20:27 #
mstuhr
Loc: Oregon
Nice pics. The last couple bring back memories of the jumpmaster hollering at us on the way out he door. A truly unnatural act jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
Apr 12, 2019 13:18:00 #
mstuhr wrote:
Nice pics. The last couple bring back memories of the jumpmaster hollering at us on the way out he door. A truly unnatural act jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
That was one of the reasons I jumped, I have never been a perfectly good airplane. Our Jump Master always led the first stick. Always wanted to grab the Air Farce crew chief and take him with me.
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