Bushpounder Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Bill Overstreet, the pilot of the P-51, The Berlin Express, has died. He died on Sunday in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a very interesting man, and I will miss him and his stories. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 May he rest in peace, Condolences to his family, fellow WWII vets, and friends . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 May he rest in peace. Being born and raised in Paris I've often wondered what it'd be like to see a Mustang fly under the Eiffel tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Rest in peace, Sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Blue Skies; particularly poignant for me as a few days ago I broke out a Tamiya P-51C and made a start on "Berlin Express". RIP Sir http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=357&Style=item&origStyle=list&Item=187&Temp=3171&searchString= Edited December 31, 2013 by MikeC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bushpounder Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 What scale, Mike, and where did you find decals? Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Overstreet was one of Yeager's wingmen at one point wasnt he? R.I.P. Sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 What scale, Mike, and where did you find decals? Don Hi Don, 1:48 scale, using the Tamiya kit; decals are on Aeromaster 48-288 "Mustangs Forever Pt III" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bushpounder Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thank you, Mike. I'll hunt them down! Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Overstreet was one of Yeager's wingmen at one point wasnt he? R.I.P. Sir. Possible, of course, but not mentioned here. http://www.cebudanderson.com/overstreet.htm He does say on that page: " I flew with several [other flight leaders] until I flew as “Tail End Charlie’ with Anderson. From then on, I tried to fly with him whenever possible. I thought then (and still do) that he was the greatest. His record sure proves it." @ Don (post above) - you're welcome. Edited January 3, 2014 by MikeC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Rest in Peace, Sir ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 May he rest in peace. My condolences to his family and fellow WWII vets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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