Bombers @ FRG

[moose135]

As part of this weekend's WW2 show at the Airpower Museum, the B-24 and B-25 are already at FRG. The -25 is at the museum, the -24 is down the other side of JetCenter. Should make for some good shots in the morning (or tonight for Fred)

[Steven Holzinger]

Which B-25 is it? I shot Tondelayo and Briefing Time last weekend at Lancaster (in crappy weather).

[T-Bird76]

Being Sat is going to be a wash for normal spotting I think I might take a ride down their in the morning and see if I can get some shots on the ramp.

[moose135]

Which B-25 is it? I shot Tondelayo and Briefing Time last weekend at Lancaster (in crappy weather).

Couldn't tell from where it was parked (tail toward the fence) but on both horizontal stabs there was a large blue circle with a white design (maybe an animal head?)

The B-24 is "Witchcraft".

[Steven Holzinger]

Tondelayo.

[Derf]

..........Should make for some good shots in the morning (or tonight for Fred)

Mooose....I do not get out until the early morning....

[mirrodie]

as usual, great shots buddy!

[moose135]

Here are a couple from this morning:




Also caught this little Lear heading out:

[lijk604]

looking great Fred!

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

I saw Tondelayo take to the air last night sometime around 6. Although not the actual aircraft I was glad to see the CF paint their B-25 to commemorate such a historic aircraft. I've read about the history of the famous Air Apaches in the Pacific that Tondelayo was part of. It was one of three Mitchell's that sunk a Japanese freighter and lost one of it's engines in the process. While returning home the flight of 3 aircraft were jumped by more than 50 Japanese planes for over an hour. Tondelayo was the only B-25 to make it home after scoring 5 kills and driving 4 other Japanese fighter into the water. The fight home got so vicious that the pilots of the B-25 were firing pistols out the windows at the Japanese!

[hiss srq]

Great looking little 55 there shes got the whole 80's retro biz jet look going

[mirrodie]

Moose, what time was that I she departed right over my house as we were pulling out of the driveway.


nice little hot dogger

[moose135]

That was right around 9 a.m. - I stopped by before heading into the office, and the Lear was just about to taxi as I pulled up. I've seen it around FRG a bunch lately, for some reason the paint scheme reminds me of old British jets, BAC 1-11 types.

[lijk604]

The Lear belongs to Presidential Aviation...they have a CL601 in almost the same scheme.

[moose135]

I still have a bunch to go through, but here are the first set from FRG on Sunday:

P-51 "Glamorous Gal"


The C-47, earlier in the day, before her engine problems. Look, Fred, prop blur!



P-40 "The Jackie C":


A shot from the old control tower, showing all 3 bombers:


They polished up the spinners, making for a nice photo to show off the nose art work (plus the photographer, and TommyA in the red shirt behind me)


Fred taking one of his 1,400 pictures on the day:


Fred's sons - can you tell which one will grow up to be a pilot?