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Bill how about a Aviation Memorabilia thread topic???

"I Wanted Wings." Ron Wanttaja

There is a song by a supposed P-38 pilot who is new to combat and the Pacific. The line goes, I'll leave the Zeros to the other heroes!

Larry, that is wonderful stuff, put those pictures on its own topic so more folks here will see them. I have Sakai's book and I read it often. About...

There were still traces left at MCAS Kaneohoe too. There is a small marker where on of the Japanese aircraft crashed. If I recall correctly it was...

It's the way life is. Without looking it up online, how many people can give the dates for the battle of Belleau Wood? Dewey at Manila? Battle...

"Vacationing with pets, and bringing your dog to work has been a "thing" for a couple of years or so. More and more hotels/motels accept pets. ...

I also recommend Pacific Air Museum... you'll have fun dog fighting a Zero in their simulator... if you yank and bank hard Gs you'll see streamers...

We are forgetting all of our history. We do so at our own peril. It saddens me. I hope I don't live to see the end result. Damn shame.

No, more hotels are accepting about dogs. Once you move away from dogs, you'll find they are as hostile to pets as they always were.

Vacationing with pets, and bringing your dog to work has been a "thing" for a couple of years or so. More and more hotels/motels accept pets. That...

I was always a fan of the Waterman Aerobile since I first caught a glimpse of it jammed in the corner of one of the Garber facility hangars. ...

If you ever get to Pearl, not only is the Arizona memorial (and the little museum where the launch sails from) interesting, but if you go over to the...

Specifically, you need to be careful with what abrasives you use on aluminum. You can actually CAUSE more corrosion than you are preventing.

The last time I flew commercial I noticed a number of dogs (on a leash) in the concourses. I assume these are the new "emotional support animals"...

I wouldn't be so quick to "scratch it up." I would buy some self etching primer for aluminum. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co, will have this...

Talk about death traps.... read about the Marine aviators on Midway. Flying in badly outdated Vindicators and Buffalos with a handful of Wildcats it...

Mercy, imagine being assigned one of those death traps to fly and fight in??? Oh don't give me a P39 The one with the engine behind It will...

Better yet, if I self identify as a kid do I get in for free???

The long standing policy has been that dogs are allowed in the camping areas "that don't require a wristband." That does not include flightline...

This was all accurately recreated with much detail in the 1970 movie "Tora Tora Tora".

The transition from peace to war (and reverse) is a thorny one. How much warning is "fair"? Germany declared war on the US on 11 December 1941. ...

I noticed that, and I also noticed that the power levers were all closed during "takeoff."

Let's say the diplomatic message had been delivered at 7am and the attack at 7:50. Would the bases and the ships have made any real changes in...

Larry , that's unbelievable, especially one month before the actual attack, there it is like a blueprint. I notice most of out fighters would be a...

Just as a datapoint--my hangar is located in tornado alley. I carry GNIM (ground not in motion) policies on my aircraft which are not much more...

Thanks Bill for starting a remembrance thread... The only thing certain about the future is that it will surprise even those who see the...

The Commemorative Air Force airbase Arizona had a dedication today of a piece of the Arizona that will be on permanent display. Ray Toews