Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Friday, September 24, 2010

Here is Something You Don't See Every Day

Five P-38s in formation. In 2010!

12 comments:

Eck! said...: I bet they make a wonderful noise.

Eck!; 9/24/2010 8:37 PM
Mule Breath said...: Sweet!; 9/24/2010 10:32 PM
Cujo359 said...: I didn't know there were that many left in flying condition.

Beautiful photo.; 9/24/2010 11:00 PM
Mark Rossmore said...: There's more out there, too, Cujo. Red Bull has one - the former "White Lightning" of air race fame.

Here's a vid I took of it here in Pensacola. They flew into NAS Pensacola and then had to hoist it over a fence via crane. They then towed it down the street - blocking traffic - towards a barge that would take it across the Atlantic to Europe.

Red Pull P-38 Lightning; 9/25/2010 1:20 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: Cujo, there may be seven or so P-38s that are flying.; 9/25/2010 7:10 AM
montag said...: Nowadays it's hard to believe they built over 10,000 of that one type.; 9/25/2010 1:55 PM
tom said...: Holy cow, that many can still fly?
Next to the p57-D the P-38 is my fav
It was designed for the pacific theater cause the two engines sorta guaranteed the pilot would return; 9/25/2010 8:22 PM
Cujo359 said...: Thanks for that video link, Wicked Penguin. Moving airplanes on the ground sure can be an adventure.

Seven or so, EB? Like montag said, hard to believe they manufactured thousands of them.; 9/26/2010 4:05 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: Cujo, how many cars from the 1940s do you see on the roads? It's been 65 years since VJ Day, that any are still flying is a near-miracle.; 9/26/2010 4:11 PM
Phil said...: Those things are the shit, I have always loved them.; 9/27/2010 2:33 AM
Fixer said...: Way cool, Comrade!!!!; 9/27/2010 5:16 AM
Frank W. James said...: That is just so frickin' cool. I don't care where they are, I would be there if I knew in advance.

One of the all time classic propeller fighter planes...the P-38. Its design is timeless.

All The Best,
Frank W. James; 9/27/2010 10:10 PM