Wings of Freedom Tour - P-51C, B24J Liberator, B17-G

[properchopper]

Wings of Freedom Tour Zamperini Field Torrance CA May 6, 2015


First : Rare P-51 C Mustang (Packard Rolls Royce Merlin powered)

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[properchopper]

World's only fully restored B 24 J Liberator

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwR3EOJbr_M

[properchopper]

More Liberator

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[properchopper]

B-17 g :

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QXtNSO8kMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbUsDoUxT3A

[properchopper]

For those into historical aircraft or just WW II history buffs this was a wonderful reminder of the majesty of these brutal war machines. For others it was a very heavy emotional experience for reasons best left unsaid.

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[tlandauer]

Thank you Tony!
I like the "Razor Back" P-51, they are not as common as the bubble canopy version. Another WWII favorite of mine is the P-47 "Razor Back". Don't know why I prefer the Razor Back over the later bubble canopy.

[runzwithsizorz]

There was no *Air Force* in WW11. What we had was the 8th Army Air Corps. As brutal as things were on the ground, it was even deadlier in the sky's. The "Mighty Eighth" suffered over more than half of ALL casualties in World War II Europe, (47,000-plus casualties with more than 26,000 deaths). The Eighth’s personnel also earned 17 Medals of Honor, 220 Distinguished Service Crosses, 850 Silver Stars, 7,000 Purple Hearts, and 46,000 Air Medals. Along with their brothers in the RAF they were able to turn the tide in the war, and give humanity a victory. And yes, I agree it wasn't pretty, (Dresden etc). WAR ISN'T!

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A0LEVvYLsktVDi4AcY4nnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?p=their+finest+hour+by+winston+churchill&tnr=21&vid=D8234500D1E20E14AC0ED8234500D1E20E14AC0E&l=248&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.qNEAhRIIyr83qbYB2yaDHQ%26pid%3D15.1&sigi=11vtsa1er&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvjXKnTqvRSU&sigr=11b4i0tef&tt=b&tit=Winston+Churchill+-+%26quot%3BTheir+Finest+Hour%26quot%3B+Speech&sigt=11o05vkho&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dtheir%2Bfinest%2Bhour%2Bby%2Bwinston%2Bchurchill%26ei%3DUTF-8%26hsimp%3Dyhs-001%26hspart%3Dmozilla%26fr%3Dyhs-mozilla-001&sigb=145dp1dkn&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

[JimClark]

Love it Tony did you go up on a ride?

[properchopper]

Love it Tony did you go up on a ride?

Nope, a bit pricey : Costs range from $400 to $3,200, depending on the plane, number of passengers and duration of the flight.

[properchopper]

There was no *Air Force* in WW11. What we had was the 8th Army Air Corps. As brutal as things were on the ground, it was even deadlier in the sky's. The "Mighty Eighth" suffered over more than half of ALL casualties in World War II Europe, (47,000-plus casualties with more than 26,000 deaths). The Eighth’s personnel also earned 17 Medals of Honor, 220 Distinguished Service Crosses, 850 Silver Stars, 7,000 Purple Hearts, and 46,000 Air Medals. Along with their brothers in the RAF they were able to turn the tide in the war, and give humanity a victory. And yes, I agree it wasn't pretty, (Dresden etc). WAR ISN'T!
https://video.search.yahoo.com/video...&hsimp=yhs-001

Yup. When the Army Air Corps became the USAF, red stripes appeared in the white bars on the side of the star in the insignia.