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Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:40 am
by Hooligan
kanga wrote:(ALAT, the 'Army Air Corps' of French Army, had Piper Tripacers. ISTR reading that some in Djibouti (when it was still a French colony as 'TFAI') were at one point locally armed as a precaution, although with what I don't know)
Kenya Police Air Wing Tri-Pacers were armed during the Mau Mau Rebellion - according to Wikipedia certainly used for dropping phosphorous grenades as markers but could also carry 4 x 20lb bombs - doesn't say if they were used as such but I'm sure I've read elsewhere that they were.
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:20 pm
by Wabash
The B-25 could be the optimum choice ; the two superb Dutch b-25 display's I've witnessed demonstrated quite exceptional low speed manoeuvrability for a bomber, one would think it capable of a few aeros too
So in the B-25 you get to experience some proper heavy metal flying AND you can chuck it around like a fighter
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:33 pm
by Iceman
At Oshkosh 2019, I was so trying to get a ride in either a B17 or a B29
. Too much of a queue though for the whole week
!
Iceman
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:18 pm
by Hooligan
Wabash wrote:The B-25 could be the optimum choice ; the two superb Dutch b-25 display's I've witnessed demonstrated quite exceptional low speed manoeuvrability for a bomber, one would think it capable of a few aeros too So in the B-25 you get to experience some proper heavy metal flying AND you can chuck it around like a fighter
Jeff Hawke used to chuck his various B-25s around at displays, though fortunately I don't think he ever took it quite as far as Don Bullock did the A-26... The Dutch (Belgian?) display always strikes me as flown to a sensible limit.
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:30 pm
by Flying_john
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:45 pm
by Iceman
I only managed the Bell helicopter in 2019.
Iceman
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:50 pm
by Wide-Body
I bet you had the theme from MASH going through your head.
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:57 pm
by Flying_john
Iceman wrote:I only managed the Bell helicopter in 2019.
Iceman
Although the Q's for the Heli rides were long they had 5 or six helicopters and we all sat politely in a theatre like marque moving up a few seats at a time and with a glorious view and a chance to sit for a while, it was our turn very quickly.
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:09 pm
by Wide-Body
And the lovely thing about the queue as Oshkosh is you meet likeminded people. And after no amount of time talking aviation bollarcks it’s time to fly.
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:34 pm
by Iceman
Wide-Body wrote:I bet you had the theme from MASH going through your head.
Impossible not to. I’m sure that you did too @Wide-Body
!
You do get a sense of the scale of Oshkosh from the air.
Iceman
Re: More off the beaten track warbird flying experiences
PostPosted:Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:58 am
by JAFO
Hooligan wrote:kanga wrote:(ALAT, the 'Army Air Corps' of French Army, had Piper Tripacers. ISTR reading that some in Djibouti (when it was still a French colony as 'TFAI') were at one point locally armed as a precaution, although with what I don't know)
Kenya Police Air Wing Tri-Pacers were armed during the Mau Mau Rebellion - according to Wikipedia certainly used for dropping phosphorous grenades as markers but could also carry 4 x 20lb bombs - doesn't say if they were used as such but I'm sure I've read elsewhere that they were.
There was one for sale on AFORS quite recently.
