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The Spitfire, partly because it was a wonderful aircraft, and partly because that's my Dad at the far right in the picture.
I'm not talking about performance, or guns, or anything like that.
What I'm talking about is a plane that makes you drool. A plane that stimulates pure speechlessness.
I, myself, have three:
B-17G
H-1
P-51
Post your favorites!
-Jer
The Spitfire, partly because it was a wonderful aircraft, and partly because that's my Dad at the far right in the picture.
Talk to the hat, pal.
The PCA2 (Pitcairn autogiro):
The Me 262 (this is a 262b- two seater)
These aircraft are only about 15 years apart in age!
Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by these two:
and....
Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.
-Whoever said that
I will return...
Because of it's amazing place in history.
~ Quantum mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of. ~
The B-17F Flying Fortress
The Spitfire MkII
The P-40E
If you go looking for a fight, you can always find one - Eugene Tobin, RAF Spitfire pilot, 1940
DC 3 Not the prettiest but the places it could take you. Bob.
P-51s made aces, but P-47s brought them home.
Macchi-Castoldi MC.72. 3000 hp Fiat AS.6 V-24, 443 mph seaplane IN 1934! Imagine what this thing would have done without the floats!
Who sucked all of the atmosphere out of this joint?
I know this is in the WWII genre, but you said all time....
The F-4 Phantom.
Just so happens, they normally fly together in The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight:
The Lancaster bomber. Imagine - 4 merlin engines!
The elegant Spitfire - an icon in it's own right.
And the rugged Hawker Hurricane. The backbone of Fighter Command back in those glory days.
"There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!'
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