ClaesGefvenberg
Inquisitive bloke

Just wanted to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas, or whatever holiday you may celebrate.

Claes,
Hope all is well, I wanted to remind you that the big weekend is here; the Alliance Airport Airshow. The Airshow will be held this weekend (October 24th and the 25th). My son and I plan to attend the show tomorrow.
Here is a link to the Airshow:
http://www.allianceairshow.com/Home.aspx
I plan to have a camera with me and will share a few photos.

I posted some pictures in my blog: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?b=9046. I think I prefer to post them here than on the main boards. Check it out if you don't mind.

Claes,

There are several air museums and air shows throughout Texas. The Alliance Air Show is coming up at the end ofOctober. It is in Ft. Worth Texas. For the most part the airshow consists of modern military aircraft and aerobatic acts. However, each year a few WW II era planes will arrive for static display. I will be sure to take photos this year and share.
Gilliatt
Signing off for now.

OK, It looks like that worked, so here are two more shotsfrom the same airshow.
This is the TBM Avenger - a torpedo bomber:


Here is the famous P-51 D Mustang manufactured by North American (Same as the Harvard) and powered by the Rolls Royce Packard-Merlin engine.


By the way, the P-38 was powered by two Allison V-1710 -12 cylinder engines. roughly 1,400 HP each !

Gilliatt

Claes,
The P-38 J I posetd is painted in the scheme of Captain Charles MacDonald's plane named "Putt Putt Maru". He flew with the 475th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theatre. My father flew with the 475th as well.
Can we post photos here? I will give it a try.
Here are two detail shots of the same P-38:


Gilliatt

Don't overwork yourself too much! I hope everything will be fine. In my case the recession means I don't have that much work, as I didn't get a proper summer job. A good thing is that I've been able to do some short shifts in different libraries whenever they've needed someone to cover for people who are ill, so I haven't been completely without work and money

Hi I haven't been around for a while, I had a really crazy spring (so much school work) and then I moved back to Helsinki and was offline for some time. But now I'm back

Hey there. You might like this personal essay I wrote in my blog: http://www.online-literature.com/for...4#comment38484.

Oh I am sorry to hear that you have been stressed at work. But at least you are on vacation now! Time to make the most of it!