GRAY EAGLES BY CHRIS WOODS

[CarlS]

The P-51 Mustang is one of my favorite aircraft. This film is rather long; but be sure to watch it to the end. It is a tribute to the Mustang, the men who flew them and the Greatest Generation. The story is great.

Filmmaker and P-51 Mustang Pilot Chris Woods has put together a wonderful film that captures the emotional reunion between a humble WWII Mustang ace (Jim Brooks) and the historic plane he thought he'd never see again.

Inspired by the flood of memories triggered by this unimaginable encounter with a long lost friend, the 88-year old pilot finally breaks his silence, sharing his stories and experiences of war with the grandchildren who never thought they'd hear them.

http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500

 

[The Seeker]

Yeah, this story was also featured recently on the History Channel International.

My favorites were the P-51, P-40 (Flying Tigers fame), the British Spitfire, and the P-38.

 

[CarlS]

Those are my favorites and in that order.

 

[The Seeker]

I kind of prefer the P-40 the most with it's under the snout air intake..especially when it's painted with the "jaws".

 

[The Seeker]

For those not familiar with WWII fighters:

P-51

P-40

Spitfire

P-38

 

[Rocky]

I'm a warbird nut too and love seeing them.

 

[CarlS]

I would have loved to have been at the P-51 gathering in Columbus, Ohio.

 

[The Seeker]

For some reason, a couple of the photos didn't cross-link so I fixed that above.

Another WWII favorite of mine is the F4U-Corsair (awesome gull-wings):

Most people think the gull wings had something to do with performance/aerodynamics. But the truth is that the propeller was so huge that the gull wings were made so that the landing gear would extend low enough to prevent the prop from hitting the deck.

 

[CarlS]

The P-47 Thunderbolt had the same problem. They finally installed telescoping land gear that when extended the prop would clear and when collapsed the wing was low enough to service the guns.

 

[Sunshine Jim]

thanks Carl

the film was a beaut.

you know as a modeler i've built many versions of the Mustang and have hundreds of books, plans and previews on them. my fave is the P51 A model.

 

[CarlS]

Hi Jim; good to hear from you. I would love to see your P-51 models. I like all versions of that beautiful aircraft.