USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Bomber Girls ~ September 24, 2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen, Snow Bunny and LindaSOG

[HiJinx]

This 'nose art' is just for you, SAM...
It wasn't long before Calvin and Hobbes got into the act.
This is a side panel on a USMC helicopter operating in the vicinity of Afghanistan...

[Auntbee]

Good morning to all of you!

[MeekOneGOP]

G'night !!

[SAMWolf]

I love it! Thanks

[Johnny Gage]

Linda & Bunny: Thank you for the wonderful thread on "Nose-Art"!

All I can say is..

HUBBA HUBBA!

The Desert Storm and 9/11 art is awesome as well.

[Mr_Magoo]

Air Power

WACO CG-4A "HADRIAN"

The CG-4A was the most widely used U.S. troop/cargo glider of WW II. Flight testing began in 1942 and eventually more than 12,000 CG-4As were procured. Fifteen companies manufactured CG-4As, with 1,074 built by the Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio.

The CG-4A was constructed of fabric-covered wood and metal and was crewed by a pilot and copilot. It could carry 13 troops and their equipment or either a jeep, a quarter-ton truck, or a 75mm howitzer loaded through the upward-hinged nose section. C-46s and C-47s usually were used as tow aircraft.

CG-4As went into operation in July 1943 during the Allied invasion of Sicily. They participated in the D-Day assault on France on June 6, 1944, and in other important airborne operations in Europe and in the China-Burma-India Theater. Until late in the war, gliders were generally considered expendable in combat and were abandoned or destroyed after landing.

SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 83 ft. 8 in.
Length: 48 ft. 4 in.
Height: 12 ft. 7 in.
Weight: 7,500 lbs. loaded
Armament: None
Engine: None
Cost: $24,000

PERFORMANCE
Maximum towed speed: 150 mph.

[HiJinx]

Linda, you should know by now I'm not just like 'everyone'.
First time through, look at the pictures.
Second time, look at the pictures.
Third time, oh, there's words too? LOL!!!

[blackie]

Big Bomber Girls...Bump !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!

[MeekOneGOP]

You're welcomed. Carl is happy ya'll are pleased with his coffee.

[Benson_Carter]

BTTT

[Benson_Carter]

excellent post

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Morning Troops, families, veterans, and Canadian and Israeli allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 7:50am
Sunset 7.50pm

Hi 54F
Lo 46F
Cloudy with rain, and it’s raining now

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 50F
Lo 40F

State Hi 63F
State Lo 19F

[Soaring Feather]

I'm driving up today Kathy, have the coffee ready!

[MeekOneGOP]

HUBBA HUBBA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bless This House played with humming along for effect and Prayer of Protection said. On to the day.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[Kathy in Alaska]

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