Saturday, February 09, 2008

The Fleet


Is fleet the right word for airplanes? I don't know. I'm a girl.

Anywho, here are some pics of our WWII airplanes. More pics when we get them hung up.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

1st column top to bottom:

F4U-Corsair
F4F-Wildcat
P47-Thunderbolt
F6F-Hellcat
P39-Aircobra
P38-Lightning
Another P38
P40-Warkhawk
Zeke?
Zero?

2nd column top to bottom:

P51B
Another Corsair
P51D
Supermarine Spitfire
Another Wildcat
P51B
P47B
P51B
P47
P39 Aircobra

3rd column top to bottom:

Zero
?
ME262
Another Corsair
P40B
Zero?
Another Lightning
ME-109

4th Column top to bottom:

Hellcat
?
Gruman Avenger
P39 Aircobra (sold to the Russians)
2 Wildcats
P40B (1st squadron, China)
Focke-wulf 190 (unfinished tsk tsk)
Hellcat (albino?)

I've built all these models, some many times over, in my youth. Both the models and real planes each have a story. I was disappointed not to see my favorite though, the Dauntless. Keep up the good work.