OT: P-40 & P-38 Over Snow-Covered Minnesota

[Bomber_12th]

I thought this was cool and just had to share. A couple of Ron Fagen's warbirds got a mid-winter workout yesterday when the sun came out and the temps warmed into the 20's. I would say that it looked like warbirds over Bastogne, 1944, but the P-40 sports a North African scheme and the P-38 sports a Pacific scheme. : )

As a little detail, the Museum's P-38 is the only airworthy example that currently has working turbochargers.

Here are some still images, also from Greg Gibson (director of the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum), that were posted to Facebook.

 

[mike_cyul]

That must have been beautiful to see (and hear), in the bright winter air.


Mike

 

[ryanbatc]

That P38 was at our Duluth airshow in 2010... very nice plane! And today was amazing temp wise hehe

 

[Mach3DS]

John,

Nice pictures! Love the P-38. At first I thought it was the Bonneville Salt flats...used to flying over that way. Looks like snow year round from the air on a sunny day. I love the feel of speed on the first photo!

Mike,

Looking forward to your P-40 and especially Me-262

 

[fsxar177]

Thanks for the link John, very enjoyable.

Joseph