P-40 and CB1100

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I think most of us are fans of the old war birds, that's why we love vintage style bikes. Great photo by the way, love that P-40 and the AVG colors. I love all of them but my favorite is the Spit Fire and the P-38 Lightning. The Confederate Air Force used to put on a great show every year of WWII aircraft at Tico airport in Florida.

I was a member of the CAF for a few years. Our wing maintained and flew the B17 named "Texas Raider". I was fortunate enough to have 3 flights in it, and spend untold hours working on it. In Houston, the big CAF airshow is "Wings Over Houston". Some of the best experiences I have had were after hours at that airshow. Another wing, in the Houston area, maintains the planes left over from the Tora, Tora, Tora movie. AT6 Texans done up like Zeros, Kates, and Zekes. One evening after the airshow, we flew the B17 out over Galveston bay, with the Japanese, a P-51 & P-47 in tow. Nothing quite like sticking your head out of the top of a B17 and watching Zeros chase you! Over the crowds on the shore below, they were turning on smoke and rolling out as if they had been chased by the fighters and shot down by the B17.

Guess you just had to be there!