V-E Day 70th Anniversary Flypast

[barit1]

Today at Noon Eastern (1600 GMT) - Arsenal of Democracy Flyover | WWII Victory Capitol Flyover (http://ww2flyover.org/) :ok:

[DaveReidUK]

Live webcast: Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover - DaCast (http://events.dacast.com/?webcast_id=9)

[DaveReidUK]

Flypast scheduled for 12:10-12:50 EDT (16:10-16:50 UTC) in 15 successive formations:

Trainer Formation:

Boeing Stearmans
Piper L-Birds
North America T-6s/SNJs
Cessna/Beech Twin Bomber Trainers

Pearl Harbor:

Curtis P-40 Warhawks

Doolittle Raid:

North American B-25 Mitchells

Guadalcanal Campaign:

Bell P-39 Airacobras
P-63 Kingcobras

Battle of Midway:

Consolidated PBY Catalinas
Grumman F4F/FM-2 Wildcats
Douglas SBD Dauntless

Yamamoto Shootdown:

Lockheed P-38 Lightnings

Ploesti Raid:

Consolidated B-24 Liberators

Escorting the Bombers:

North American P-51 Mustangs

Big Week:

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

D-Day:

Douglas C-47/R4D Skytrain
B-26/A-26s

Marianas Turkey Shoot:

Grumman TBM Avengers
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman F8F Bearcats
Curtis SB2C Helldiver

Battle of the Bulge:

Republic P-47 Thunderbolts

Iwo Jima:

Vought FG-1D Corsairs

Final Air Offensive:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Missing Man Formation to "Taps":

TBM Avenger
Mix of Fighter Aircraft

[Will1593]

Taken from Key Bridge.

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Piper L-4 Grasshopper

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Boeing Stearman PT-17/N2S

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Fairchild PT-19

[Will1593]

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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[Will1593]

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Liberator & Mustangs

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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P-51

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North American P-51 Mustang

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North American P-51 Mustang

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North American P-51 Mustang

[Will1593]

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B17's over Georgetown

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[DaveReidUK]

Nice photos, but your "North American AT-6/SNJ" pair are actually PT-19s.

If it's any consolation, the commentator misidentified them too (they were followed shortly afterwards by a formation of 8 x T-6/SNJ):

http://i2.wp.com/news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSCN9080.jpg?resize=625%2C469

[barit1]

..."North American AT-6/SNJ" pair are actually PT-19s.

If it's any consolation, the commentator misidentified them too

Rob Reider was the announcer; I've met him several times, he's very experienced at this, and I'm quite certain he was a victim of a sequence error in the flypast. He probably was not in visual contact with the approaching aircraft when he announced them.

The Navy I thought was overlooked in the training dept. - N3N, SNJ, SNB...

For my own part, while the aircraft themselves were quite remarkable, it was often the systems advances that gave the Allies the military advantage. Turbosuperchargers for one, and the remote-aiming gun turrets that permitted the B-29 to be pressurized, and a dozen other strokes of genius helped turn the tide.

[Will1593]

Thanks Dave - Nice photos, but your "North American AT-6/SNJ" pair are actually PT-19s.

I was probably working off the same script as the commentator. Very similar to what you listed in your post near the top. No PT-19s listed and I flubbed the identification. Will fix it. More photos to add too.

[Will1593]

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North American AT-6/SNJ

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Beech AT-11 Kansan

[Will1593]

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Douglas C-47/R4D Skytrain
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Douglas A-26 Invader

[Will1593]

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Grumman TBM Avenger & Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

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Vought F4U Corsair
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Vought F4U Corsair

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

[Will1593]

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Running in

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[barit1]

One of the C-47's had square wingtips - Purdue's DC-3 fleet 50 years ago had the elliptical tips removed, and squared-off / shortened span tips installed. (I had always thought that was to clear the hangar door width, although the maint. people denied it.)

The "AT-11" Twin Beech did not have the glass nose of the bombing trainer; it seemed to be a standard C-45, perhaps even a civvie D-18S.

:8

[DaveReidUK]

No PT-19s listed and I flubbed the identification. Will fix it.Thanks. Though I think you might have been a bit over-enthusiastic with your correction, as the title of the Kaydets photo now also says "Fairchild PT-19". :O

Love the latest batch, especially the B-29 !

[Wander00]

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting the pictures

[SPIT]

The video would have been even better if you could hear the aircraft :{:confused:

[barit1]

There are several great videos, some with sound, on www.youtube.com - this one with both engine noise and Rob Reider's narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_zovG4Dlc

Also: a splendid editorial on the meaning of this event: NORDO News - Aviation Unedited: The Arsenal of Democracy - The Beginning or End? (http://nordonews.leebottom.com/2015/05/the-arsenal-of-democracy-beginning-or.html)