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The "TBD" paint scheme
Yesterday was a long day with lots of help as my RV-8 came out of paint and was re-assembled.
After an extensive inspection and pre-flight, the airplane returned to the skies for a series of tests, landing and follow up inspection. It passed with flying colors - seven to be exact! The design is the Douglas TBD Devastator aboard the USS Wasp in 1941. Longer story here ... ![]() |
Very nice. I know you must feel good to have it back in the nest and looking finished.
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love that paint scheme, very nice
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Beautiful!
Sweet design! Thanks for memorializing our Navy.
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Looks nice Glen - just in time to get a portrait with the -1!
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A wonderful way to commemorate ...
... the Navy heroes of Torpedo Eight that perished at Midway. Very nicely done. :):).
For those that appreciate WWII history, the book "A Dawn Like Thunder" by Mrazek is a naval aviation chronicle well worth the read. |
I am jealous. How many knots combined you gained? :)
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I broke even - the paint gave me a 10 extra knots. the drag from the phantom torpedo took them all away.:cool:
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Terry - thanks for the history lesson - Until your post, I had not read much of Torpedo Squadron 8. There is a lot that I did not know from that era of our history. It reminds me how true is the statement, "history ignored is repeated".
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That looks really really good. I'm surprised the Navy would have anything that nice! :D
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