From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed:
>http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB
>
>Maybe a little OT but a fun story.
>A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines,
>and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat
>missions.
>We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J
>model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear
>nosed versions.
>He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth,
>as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web
>looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was
>pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the
>local Camera and Hobby store.
>I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night
>"Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over
>closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th
>Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on
>the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some
>time. :-)
Looks like the tail gunner needs to diet ;-)
Oh, that brought back a memory.
I built a lot of plastic model airplanes when I was a kid, and always
had problems getting the tricycle gear models to sit properly on the gear.
You have to add weight to the nose while assembling it.
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