Cobrahistorian Posted September 2, 2009 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2009 Hey all, Figured I'd start a new thread on USAAF living history. I started in the hobby doing an AAF officer impression in about 1992. Since then I've done a number of other things, but have always kept an AAF kit to fall back on. I've now got a complete 9th AF fighter pilot kit but this is pretty much what I had back in 2000: So come on, let's see your USAAF impressions! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted September 2, 2009 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2009 Late 80's, early 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted September 3, 2009 Share #3 Posted September 3, 2009 I did AAF for several years (I’m a life member of the 91st BG association) and have some great photos of me in almost every kind of US aircraft out there. I’ve even got some air time in a few, got rides in a B-24, B-17 (more than one of them), P-51, T-6 among others. I don’t have hardly of these photos scanned and need to do so sometime. I still have my bomber crew impression tucked away in a closet in the toy room. The last time I wore it was when these first photos were taken. I still can fit into everything but I just don’t look the part of a bomber jock any more. In the first of these photos, I’m in the front row, kneeling, to the far right. I’m at the far right in the second one. A signature block from a war bird forum I used to use: While not exactly USAAF, this photo was taken after my P-51 ride. I had been in a formation with two bombers and a fighter, we had buzzed the field at Tyndall AFB right before this. The flight suit was modern because it was very warn that day and I was worried that being buttoned up in wool and leather without any water would have been a bad thing as I had been wearing AAF stuff all day before that. The funny part was right after this, I got a ride back to my home with someone who’d gotten a ride on a B-24. We stopped in a McDonalds and two USAF F-15 pilots saw me wearing the modern issued flight suit with war bird patches on it and gave me grief, saying, “So, Top Gun, what did you fly today?” I looked at them matter-of-factly and said, “I came in on that P-51 that just buzzed your field an hour ago.” It’s the only time in my life a fighter pilot ever envied me for something! What kills me is that a friend who flew for Delta years ago was in a pilot lounge at Heathrow and saw a British airplane magazine and said I was on the cover with a group of AAF guys. He didn’t grab it because he thought I already had a copy. To this day, I have no idea which one it was, but he swore it was me because of my face and the way the A-2 was painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted September 4, 2009 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2009 OUTSTANDING PICS ALL. I portray a crew chief, I kinda got tired of all the aircrew types everywhere and NO ground crews. I will get some pics of our ground crew displays soon. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 4, 2009 Share #5 Posted September 4, 2009 Very nice! :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Posted September 8, 2009 Share #6 Posted September 8, 2009 Since your pictures were taken in front of the "Boeing Bee", were they taken in Seattle? The "Boeing Bee" has been and is currently housed at Boeing's plant #2 on East Marginal Way S. in Seattle. I used to work at the Museum of Flight which owns the "Boeing Bee". We probably know a lot of the same people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted September 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted September 10, 2009 Since your pictures were taken in front of the "Boeing Bee", were they taken in Seattle? The "Boeing Bee" has been and is currently housed at Boeing's plant #2 on East Marginal Way S. in Seattle. I used to work at the Museum of Flight which owns the "Boeing Bee". We probably know a lot of the same people.That was at Renton in 2003. It’s the last time I’ve worn my AAF impression, but it’s all still in my closet just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted September 11, 2009 Share #8 Posted September 11, 2009 Just dug up another phot of me, taken 2 hours before I really went up in this P-51: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted September 12, 2009 Share #9 Posted September 12, 2009 As we do ground crew here are some shots from past events. We don't look as "pretty" as the aircrew types but they don't fix the airplanes either! Scott http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...hdiditagain.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...ocaprelaxin.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...kinpictures.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/Julienus.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...ousgroup2-1.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/Verdetester.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...hatwriteup2.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...lar20b26w31.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/Merelaxing.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/BillandB-17.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted October 17, 2009 Share #10 Posted October 17, 2009 Here are a couple from our last event at the Midland Odessa CAF show. Scott http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/usnp402.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco23i/groupp40.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/cco2...roupwguidon.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmiraldi67 Posted October 17, 2009 Share #11 Posted October 17, 2009 Just dug up another phot of me, taken 2 hours before I really went up in this P-51: wow if that photo was in B&W id swear it was a real one!! even in color it looks like the old Kodac color cromium type film!! Nice look!!!!!!!!!!!! paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted October 20, 2009 Share #12 Posted October 20, 2009 I think by far this is my favorite, we had an inspection and of course I get my butt jumped for wearing my Brit BD as my dress jact while stateside. Of course I chewed back a little. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliderflyboy Posted October 20, 2009 Share #13 Posted October 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted October 25, 2009 Share #14 Posted October 25, 2009 Here are a few from Midland Odessa. Our maintennance area: In the enlisted barracks: Officer / senior NCO's Yup, and it was kind of cold there for us Arizona boys. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted February 17, 2011 I just found two of my all-time favorites, so I'm resurrecting this thread. This has got to be around 1998 or 1999, i don't remember when, but my friend Bob and I did a photo shoot with Panchito. Just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted February 17, 2011 Share #16 Posted February 17, 2011 Lookin' good! I guess we may be changing or at least adding aircraft we play with. We soon will be crewing 2 C-47's. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted February 17, 2011 Share #17 Posted February 17, 2011 Book cover from 1989, leaning on my 1943 GPW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted February 18, 2011 Share #18 Posted February 18, 2011 Looking good! Is the book still out there? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsybitsy Posted February 18, 2011 Share #19 Posted February 18, 2011 Air Corp WAC officer at the lost nations airshow 2007 or 8, back when I was blond http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/ww2c...08/DSC00023.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/ww2c...08/DSC00028.jpg -Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted February 18, 2011 Share #20 Posted February 18, 2011 Love those photos Sarah!!! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 18, 2011 Share #21 Posted February 18, 2011 Air Corp WAC officer at the lost nations airshow 2007 or 8, back when I was blond http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/ww2c...08/DSC00023.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/ww2c...08/DSC00028.jpg -Sarah I'm surprised they let you stand on their shiny, highly polished airplane with your shoes on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted February 18, 2011 Share #22 Posted February 18, 2011 Looking good! Is the book still out there? Scott I see it every now in then in book stores. It was the first in the series and the book is getting hard to find. On Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0943231582 This site has it listed for $23.95 - http://www.spitcrazy.com/avbooks2.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsybitsy Posted February 18, 2011 Share #23 Posted February 18, 2011 I'm surprised they let you stand on their shiny, highly polished airplane with your shoes on! There is a square of carpet I am standing on in the first picture -Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortworthgal Posted February 18, 2011 Share #24 Posted February 18, 2011 Here are some photos of me dressed as a WASP over the years. Be warned that I'm a camera whore. Crappy pic of my WASP blues at a WASP event in Sweetwater: As a WAC aircraft mechanic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted February 19, 2011 Share #25 Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks 101, and Pam we ALL are! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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