paulb Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just a few shots of a Messerschmitt 109 over KORS Orcas Island.............. I enjoyed flying this aeroplane back in FS2002 (in particular). Anyway, I though that I would get this one out again and fly from one of my favourite airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 That plane looks great Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thank you Francois! . I think that it was a classic of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Cheers Iain! Just a different aeroplane hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Great shots Paul and a mighty fine plane too, if I am allowed to say that as a German I just flew her the other day over the Swiss Alps. Luckily nobody shot me down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Nice shots Paul! And I love this plane. And, I love KORS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 1 hour ago, bernd1151 said: Great shots Paul and a mighty fine plane too, if I am allowed to say that as a German I just flew her the other day over the Swiss Alps. Luckily nobody shot me down Thanks Bernd! It is really nice to fly. 55 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nice shots Paul! And I love this plane. And, I love KORS! Cheers Jack! Yep, it is a nice plane and KORS is a place that I keep returning to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Flyer Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 These shots remind me that the 109 is on my to-buy list. Great shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Super shots Paul !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Great looking shots Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 7 hours ago, PDX Flyer said: These shots remind me that the 109 is on my to-buy list. Great shots. Thank you PDX! 6 hours ago, BradB said: Super shots Paul !! . Cheers John Cheers John! 2 hours ago, adambar said: Great looking shots Paul! Thanks Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 WOnderful shots Paul, and a might fine plane too. A beautiful part of the world to fly in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 32 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: WOnderful shots Paul, and a might fine plane too. A beautiful part of the world to fly in too. Thanks Martyn! Just trying to be cosmopolitan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy H Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Another great Warbird from back in the day. I always liked the 109, it seemed to be quite the challenge in A2A combat and then the development of the ME-262 really changed things quite a bit. I watched a documentary on the P-51 pilots back in those days going against the 2 birds mentioned and it was quite the story being told. Here is a link to one of the videos. I have started it right where the guy is talking about the dogfight. It's about 16 min long but well worth the watch, trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Absolutely well worth the watch, Sammy. Thanks for sharing. I think it will be difficult to find out, who the German pilot in the 109 with the long yellow nose was and whether he had made it safely back to terra firma. Many of those guys, who survived the war, met with their former adversaries and became friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy H Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yeah, truly some great stories to listen to. I'm always tuned in when I see documentary like this one....sometimes I will just go on a Youtube rampage for stuff like this. That P-51 pilot was something special though, what a move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Sammy H said: sometimes I will just go on a Youtube rampage for stuff like this. I fully understand this. After I had read the book by William Manchester "The American Caesar" I got hooked on anything that related to Douglas McArthur. And there is plenty of stuff on youtube covering his return to Leyte and things like that. I have lived in Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines for over twenty years, so I just love to watch documentaries like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Wow Sammy what a great video. I did not know Germany's jets were far enough in development to be ready for flying. What an amazing dog fight. The Mustang is simply formidable. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hey Paul you probably scared the crap outta those beautiful fish. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thank you guys for your comments! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Impressive shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 7 hours ago, mikee said: Impressive shots Thanks again Mikee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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