I had these flying over my previous layout, but unfortunately I don’t have a photo of them in flight. I originally got these at Hobby Lobby.
Enjoying the World’s Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer
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Timely. I love these planes over your layouts. When I was little my bedroom ceiling had many models flying over my bed.
The other day I was thinking… Maybe a trip to the Hobby store to see what is available these day.
My first plane ride was in the General Mills corporate DC3 with my Dad.
I’ll never forget that.
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That’s at Miniature Wonderland at Hamburg Germany
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If you need help let me know 
Great bi- and tri-planes! Perfect for the era! Now, you have got me thinking . . . .
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Northwoods, I never saw fenders over the landing gear wheels like on the your yellow plane. I wonder what they were for.
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palallin if your thinking about planes from ww2 era i recommend the Martian B26 Marauder theres famous ones too you could paint them after ones like Flak Bait, Clarkes Little Pill, or Sarah E. to name a few.
According to my great grandpa “That airplane killed more in training then it actually did in service. This was due to it having only two engines and being so heavy. the danger happened when they would do the stalled engine training.”
my grandpa said he was lucky the instructor was too afraid to really stall the engines. so they ran through what to do instead without stalling them.
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Actually, the next on the list is a B-25J, the one with the 75mm tank gun in the nose. It was one of the gunship variants developed in the SW Pacific for commerce destruction.
Most of my aircraft are WWII PTO USN. See my next post.
Not as large as Becky’s B-29 still a pretty big puppy is this PBY Catalina.
The camouflage scheme and national insignia mark this bird as very early war, as in Jan '42. The PBY was a patrol bomber (PB) made by Consolidated Aircraft (Y). Capable of very long flights for scouting, anti-submarine patrol, and search & rescue, the PBY flew throughout the war in all theaters. Capable of landing on the water, PBYs were often the first aircraft assigned to newly acquired island bases. Famous images came out of the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the local PatWing lost several of its birds; famous incidents include a PBY landing on the open ocean upon discovery of some of the survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
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Wow. Thanks Becky!
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Another reason the Air Force didn’t love the Martin B-26.
On the other hand they loved the North American B-25, those stayed in service in various assignments until the late 1950s.
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Nice plane, I like it…
Pep
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technically it wasnt the air force yet. it was still the United States Army Air Corps my great grandpa was with the 451ST 322ND
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I’ll always have an affinity for the B-29 because so many were built here during WW2. I don’t think the city will ever be able to acquire one but they do have a Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter on display outside the International Exposition Center where B-29’s and later Sherman Tanks (for Korean service) were built.
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My mother flew various types of aircraft to bases in the U.K. during WW2. I do not have any photographs though. My son flew reconnaissance flights at the time of the Falklands War.
I have pictures of my granddaughters’ in modern airplanes. Too modern for this thread. lol
One picture of an American airplane.
David
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To be even more technical, tn 1941, the United Stated Army Air Corps transitioned to the United States Army Air Forces. It is true that the USAF did not become a separate branch until 1947, but the Air Corps transformed into the USAAF just before our entry into WWII as part of our preparation for that all-encompassing effort. The flyboys were already trying to separate themselves from the Army.
Here’s an amusing piece of trivia. The Chinese Air Force has not accomplished that feat: they are still the People’s National Liberation Army Air Force. Yet more amusing is that their navy is also still part of their army, the People’s National Liberation Army Navy. I guess their big Army-Navy game is just an intramural sport.
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There’s a T-33A Shooting Star outside Brooklyn city hall:
Don’t know what happened to the airplanes that were on display outside the 100th Bomb Group Restaurant by Cleveland Hopkins Airport.
I remember how big a deal it was when the restaurant was built in the 80’s. It resembled a European village and there were the stuffed and mounted airplanes plus geeps, ambulances and trucks parked outside. The staff all wore uniforms and it was a really fun place to go. It overlooked the airfield and you could tune in the tower radio at your table. It closed during the COVID shutdown and never reopened as the “Hundredth Bomber” as it was known to Clevelanders.
It’s called “The Aviator” now and it’s an upscale event center and pub, which is what it’s always been, but no longer World War II themed. Just another crazy expensive trendy restaurant, but the view is still spectacular with the main north south runway being right across the street.
Anyhow, the original restaurant would make a neat addition to a layout.
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Well yes, it was the Army Air Corps until sometime in 1941 and then was called the Army Air Force until it became an independent service in 1947.
However for convenience even during WW2 it was referred to as the “Air Force.” Everyone knew what was meant. I use the term Air Force for brevity’s sake.
Interestingly the US Army still has it’s own air service of helicopters of various types plus some fixed-wing transport airplanes. It’s called simply US Army Aviation.
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i guess grandpa was used to it being the corp he always called it that
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