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Friday, January 8, 2016: 

A 1946 North American AT-6 Trainer sits outside a Commemorative Air Force hangar at San Marcos, Texas.

This non-profit volunteer organization acquires and restores, mostly U.S. World War II, aircraft in flying condition for present and future generations of Americans

Just one of a number of planes at the CAF, this OY-1 Sentinel was built in 1944, then used in the Pacific during WWII.
It has sharks' mouth nose art something like the Flying Tigers in China during WWII.
It saw duty spotting for artillery, reconnaissance photography, message drop, and may have carried wounded to aid stations.
 
 The guys hang out in the canteen at the hangar where there are plenty of aircraft posters to examine.
 
The Texas Rose, a North American TB-25N "Mitchell" bomber built in 1943 with two Wright 1700 horse engines. 
This one has been lovingly restored and is kept in good condition so it can be flown to air shows.
The CAF is a volunteer organization with money used to buy parts and fuel etc.
 
The Doolittle Raid  A scaled down replica of the USS Hornet with Doolittle's Raiders is at the CAF.
It depicts B-25 Mitchells getting ready for take off to bomb Tokyo, Japan, on April 18, 1942, just over four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
 
There's another sign post up ahead.  What does this mean?
Quote of the day:    I salute the CAF.   Mark    < Back to previous story Ahead to next story >

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