Danpbphoto wrote: Jan-Arie wrote:
From last weekend in France, weather was ridiculously hot taken at La Ferte Alais.
TF51D 45-11518 Miss Ava it's a mix of various frames most part is from the former Janie 44-14419 although I think the tail numbers are not correct but are the numbers from the schemes that they were painted.
Her stunning bare metal finish and distinctive black tail markings are of the 23rd Fighter Group, 75th Fighter Squadron (Tiger Sharks), of the 14th Air Force based in China in 1945. The “Miss Ava” nose art is inspired by the name Aero Vintage Academy with who she operates. However, the stenciling shows she is painted as P-51K 44-11533, the mount of Capt. E. McGuire, albeit now with a new name and code “23”
Beautiful J-A!
Thanks for the backstory. I always love the history of air groups, infantry units and other military service groups!
I am amazed that China has "forgotten" that the US saved their "six" on numerous occasions!
Our enemies become our allies and our friends become our adversaries!
Dan
Talking about saving China's six, here is a P-40 Warhawk I saw in Atlantic City on Friday, I believe the P-40s were the main fighter of the Flying Tiger. I might have mentioned here years ago. When I was a tour guide in China, I was with an American tour group in Guilin (maybe in 1986 or 1987), the very scenic area in southwest China, not far from Vietnam. A couple from Texas didn't go with the group for the usual sightseeing stuff. They hired a cab to take them to an airfield where the Flying Tiger was based in. The husband showed me the small bottle of dirt he collected from the airfield, he told me he was going to bring it back for his grandchildren. He was with the Flying Tiger. I knew very little about WWII then, and it was an utter shame that I didn't thank him. What we were taught in school was that the communists won the war against Japan in China. They didn't say much about the Flying Tiger, the Pacific War and the Chinese Nationalists (Kuomingtang) that did the bulk (and sacrifice) of the ground fighting in China. The same way they taught us the the Americans started the Korean War. I didn't know that the No. Koreans invaded S. Korea first until I came to the US.
I went to Atlantic City on Friday for a short airshow, F-22, F-35B, MiG-17, ...When I finally got around to edit the pictures few hours ago, I found a few interesting shots of the F-22 in which it made a small swirl. I don't recall seeing this phenomenon before. The organizer said Friday wasn't a rehearsal, it was a real show. But it was actually a rehearsal. The F-22 popped a single flare just once, vs. multiple flares at the show on Sat and Sun. Anyway, I am very happy with what I got of the F-22.
Danpbphoto wrote: Jan-Arie wrote:
From last weekend in France, weather was ridiculously hot taken at La Ferte Alais.
TF51D 45-11518 Miss Ava it's a mix of various frames most part is from the former Janie 44-14419 although I think the tail numbers are not correct but are the numbers from the schemes that they were painted.
Her stunning bare metal finish and distinctive black tail markings are of the 23rd Fighter Group, 75th Fighter Squadron (Tiger Sharks), of the 14th Air Force based in China in 1945. The “Miss Ava” nose art is inspired by the name Aero Vintage Academy with who she operates. However, the stenciling shows she is painted as P-51K 44-11533, the mount of Capt. E. McGuire, albeit now with a new name and code “23”
Beautiful J-A!
Thanks for the backstory. I always love the history of air groups, infantry units and other military service groups!
I am amazed that China has "forgotten" that the US saved their "six" on numerous occasions!
Our enemies become our allies and our friends become our adversaries!
Dan
Talking about saving China's six, here is a P-40 Warhawk I saw in Atlantic City on Friday, I believe the P-40s were the main fighter of the Flying Tiger. I might have mentioned here years ago. When I was a tour guide in China, I was with an American tour group in Guilin (maybe in 1986 or 1987), the very scenic area in southwest China, not far from Vietnam. A couple from Texas didn't go with the group for the usual sightseeing stuff. They hired a cab to take them to an airfield where the Flying Tiger was based in. The husband showed me the small bottle of dirt he collected from the airfield, he told me he was going to bring it back for his grandchildren. He was with the Flying Tiger. I knew very little about WWII then, and it was an utter shame that I didn't thank him. What we were taught in school was that the communists won the war against Japan in China. They didn't say much about the Flying Tiger, the Pacific War and the China Nationalist (Kuomingtang) that did the bulk (and sacrifice) of the ground fighting in China.
I went to Atlantic City on Friday for a short airshow, F-22, F-35B, MiG-17, ...When I finally got around to edit the pictures few hours ago, I found a few interesting shots of the F-22 where it made a small swirl. I don't recall seeing this before. The organizer said Friday wasn't a rehearsal, it was a real show. But it was actually a rehearsal. The F-22 popped a single flare just once, vs. multiple flares at the show on Sat and Sun. Anyway, I am very happy with what I got of the F-22.
May 31, 2026 at 08:10 PM
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