Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

Any idea what all this guy is wearing?  (of course a parachute)

Low Pass Series, Episode 20240912 - This One's For You, Pop:

My father was a big fan of the PBY Catalina.  Not sure why, but he loved them.

In reply to 914Driver :

This one is for JG:

Duke said:

In reply to 914Driver :

THANK you! I couldn't figure out how the plane's gear had sunk into the runway. And now I get it

In reply to NickD :

Man, I loves me some Jugs!

A friend of my father's was a Jug pilot in the war.  He told some great stories, though I'm sure that as a 10-year-old kid, I got the sanitized version.  He did fly more than one mission with combat against Me-163s, though, late in the war.

P-47H, one of 2 airframes fitted with a Chrysler inverted V-16 engine.  Didn't really pay off and the idea was dropped in favor of bigger radials:

Duke said:

In reply to NickD :

Man, I loves me some Jugs!

A friend of my father's was a Jug pilot in the war.  He told some great stories, though I'm sure that as a 10-year-old kid, I got the sanitized version.  He did fly more than one mission with combat against Me-163s, though, late in the war.

P-47H, one of 2 airframes fitted with a Chrysler inverted V-16 engine.  Didn't really pay off and the idea was dropped in favor of bigger radials:

P-47 is up there in my top three along with the P-38 and P-40. Funny how the RAF hated the P-47, but the USAAF and the Soviets absolutely adored them. Granted, the Russians also liked P-39s, so that may not be the most glowing endorsement.

I am constantly amazed at how much I want a mid-60s A-Body.

Duke said:

This one is for JG:

That is a gigantic duck!

I always had a soft spot for the notoriously difficult Baltimore Whore...