Never a Bofors when you need one..

[gridlore]

I regularly drive by Livermore's small airport. So seeing small planes taking off and landing is not uncommon. The place seems to exist mostly for the use of folks rich enough to afford a private plane.

But today? Today was special. As I drove across the landing path, I saw two planes approaching. This was unusual, so I stopped for a better look. Then I noticed the gull wings..

Yes, coming out of the sun were two Junkers Ju 87 Stukas. They had to be reproductions, but they were beautiful. All the markings in the right place, that beautiful roar of an overpowered military engine.

Comments

[heartofawarrior.livejournal.com]

Shiny! I love random sightings like that.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

:O

SOOO cool.

[shadowcat48li.livejournal.com]

way cool... check youtube, theres a couple of flight videos of what they say is apparently the only flying stuka replica, Warbird Alley which usually lists all the flying warbirds and replicas doesnt have a listing for the stuka at all. I missed seeing Glacier Girl at Oshkosh, she was the P-38 they dug out of the greenland ice and restored to flying condition.

[claidheamhmor]

Brilliant!

Capt. Eric Brown, a British test pilot who flew many of the German aircraft captured by the Allies in WW2, said that the Stuka was the only aircraft he'd flow that felt right in a 90 degree dive.

[shadowcat48li.livejournal.com]

there are some interesting projects for restorations currently

FW-190
P-61
Beaufighter


there are a couple of rebuilt zeros flying with Wright Cyclone engines now

either Yak or Lavochkin is building new WW2 era aircraft at the original plant using the original plans etc. they are being sold to the warbird/aerobatic/air race market.