Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 This episode first.... as a C 47 guy, I'm kind of hooked on this..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 And for the record, Pinocchio, is now a 'gate guard' at CFB Cold Lake, and when I was there about 10 years ago, she was getting a little worse for wear, her de-icing boots were fraying and her paint was fading, I hope the base maintenance boys have touched her up since then, as she does take a beating in the Northern Alberta winters..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 s still there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: Martin, this pic is of 435 Chinthe Squdrron RCAF, and is taken at Tulihul Airfield in India, in 1945 the guy in the drivers seat is Bruce Waddell, a good friend of my dad and that is MY dad's fuel truck, Bruce was driving that day, C 47 MkIII "R" Robert is Dak KJ 902. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Holy smokes, where is my jaw....that's insane Jeff , small world indeed. Here is another. CC-129 , post war this time, 1948 Rockcliffe Ontario. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 SOURCE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 It is that for sure, dad was a founding member of 435, was one of the very first to arrive in England, he was lucky to be one of the few to have flown over instead of ship, said it was hot as Hell over there, he was with the squadron until it disbanded at Down Ampney in 1946. He would also go as a kicker on occasion, they were supplying the British 14th Army, he was 23 then... 96 now soon to be 97..... when we were invited to CFB Winnipeg in the late '80's for the C47 retirement, I got to meet the pilot who flew the airplane dad went from England to India in FL/LT George Dungee, and TWO of the retiring Canadian Forces C47s at CFB Winnipeg was with 435 Sqdn in 1945, I went with dad and we sat in one together.... that was kind of a cool moment.....the airplane was pristine , like all of our CF birds.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I'm snagging your pics for my collection, Martin..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sorry Ernie, looks like we are hijacking your thread......... my apologies.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) One more.... this is one of my all time favorite pics,KJ 848 "Q" Qeenie over the Irrawaddy river in India, with a load of rice for the locals, late 1945 Edited January 24, 2019 by Jeff add info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 "AROUND NOON IN AN EX-RJAF C-47" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 27, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2019 Don’t worry about the hijack, folks. Bring it on. This is now a C-47 thread. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 This is what I like about this place.......easy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 One simply does not bring C-47 into a tank fight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Don’t worry about the hijack, folks. Bring it on. This is now a C-47 thread. I feel bad though, but it is like a disease or 'fetish' ( oh geez pretend I didn't say that ) or more of an addiction..... this may get a bit carried away Ern..... I have quite a few different Dakota photos.................................... My dad is on the left wing of this 435 Dak at Tulihul India 1945 re-fueling it for the next op..... and that is the same fuel truck in Martin's pic above...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 and a little action from 435 Chinthe Squadron RCAF 1945 in India, my dad was ground crew in the Motor Transport section, but was occasionally requested to go as a kicker.... this is a good show as to how they did it.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Will this help Ernie?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 28, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Jeff said: Will this help Ernie?? That’s what a REAL engine looks like. Not like those lamp oil burning stem winders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smitty44 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Meh...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 now we're talking 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 29, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: now we're talking That bird's got some bite! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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