Sig Saur & Son Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Post your Red, White and Blue aircraft here. Any nation, any era. Just make sure they are Red,White and Blue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
illithid00 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 How come that #4 Thunderbird has a differently colored vert. stabilizer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trevortex88 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 How come that #4 Thunderbird has a differently colored vert. stabilizer? I think it was because in the slot position the tail would get really black from sitting in the boss's exhaust all the time so instead of having the poor crew chief scrub it down after every show they just painted it black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SimFixer Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I think there was also an un-official story that said the black tail was also to show support for the Vietnam POW/MIAs. But don't flog me if that's wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Don't quote me but I think I heard somewhere that it was that way because of the exhaust from #1. They either painted so it didn't show or it was just black from the exhaust. I could be completely wrong, I'm sure someone will be along who knows. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RipVW Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) From my very short, long-term memory - it was black ONLY from the exhaust from lead (#1) as a show of how tight the formation was. The crew chief was not allowed to clean the tail of T-bird 4 until the slot pilot changed. I recall standing right next to T-bird 4 on the arrival day at the Broome County Air Show in 1972 and you could clearly see the standard T-bird markings under the exhaust stains. Ahhhh - things were much different back then . . . As an aside, the Broome County Air Show in 1972 was the second week in June and I recall skipping school to see the arrival show - heck, I was a senior within a week of graduation - NBD! This was only one week after they lost T-Bird 3 at Transpo 72 at Dulles IAP. They flew all of their demonstrations at the BCAS one aircraft short. T-bird 3 suffered a catastrophic engine failure at low level and although the pilot (Maj Joe Howard) ejected safely he was killed when his parachute drifted over the fireball of the Phantom when it hit the ground. ATB - - Rip - A more recent photo of T-Bird 4 - You can just barely make out a slight gray tinge to the tail from T-Bird 1's exhaust. The arrowhead formation with T-Bird 4 snuggled in tight: Edited June 30, 2008 by RipVW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Does this count Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Howz this ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 one more for good luck ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RipVW Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 How about this one from the Nighthawk's final flight from Holloman AFB on 21 April 2008: The really strange thing is that the original flagship shown in Tony's posting - AC 782 - is now at the Holloman Heritage Park spurriously marked as aircraft 816! ATB - - Rip - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 A "restoration", but still red, white and blue. 111th FIS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCoulter52 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Even the air tankers got into the spirit in 1976!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 THANKS EVERYONE, GREAT SHOTS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Can't quite make out the flag on the tail, but...do covers count? This one's lost some of the paint, but the red, white, and blue Texas flag is still there... And one more, same squadron as the F-16, before they inherited the TX tailcode. Edited July 1, 2008 by BAM'n'IVM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) USN Photo USN Photo Edited July 1, 2008 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Found a few more... and, if you squint... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper50 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I think I posted these before, but what the heck. Don M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 All pics taken at the 2008 ILA in Berlin: B-25 Mitchell C-17 Globemaster III C-5 Galaxy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) I got some Red, White & Blue for you!!! Edited July 1, 2008 by Midnight Storm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Edited July 1, 2008 by Midnight Storm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Edited July 1, 2008 by Midnight Storm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle48 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Some from me,all taken at RAF Fairford last year.Only the second time I've ever seen the Thunderbirds. Happy 4th of July Guys!! Jon Edited July 2, 2008 by strikeeagle48 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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