WWII Memorial *pics*

[meltdown75]

Check out what they did in a local park. They took down the old Lancaster bomber RCAF memorial due to aging from weather, and replaced it with Spitfire and Hurricane (thanks VoteQuimby) replicas. The flower bed at the base is shaped like the Lanc's shadow, which I thought was just a fantastic creative idea.

This is in Windsor, Ontario:

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Pretty sweet if you ask me.

 

[Transition]

da planes da planes!

 

[AnyMal]

What did they do to Lancaster? I hope they didn't scrap it. It was one of the biggest bombers in its day.

 

[mugs]

That is pretty sweet.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What did they do to Lancaster? I hope they didn't scrap it. It was one of the biggest bombers in its day.

They are building a new home for it at the local airport - it's very own hangar with a bunch of other stuff from WWII and the RCAF. It's weird to look through the trees and not see the old Lanc, but these are a welcome sight. I believe there will be another Spit down by the riverfront somewhere although I haven't seen it yet.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What did they do to Lancaster? I hope they didn't scrap it. It was one of the biggest bombers in its day.

Canada wanted to double the size of their bomber fleet

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What did they do to Lancaster? I hope they didn't scrap it. It was one of the biggest bombers in its day.

Canada wanted to double the size of their bomber fleet

But Lanc's wingspan is wider then Canada's airstrip can accomodate. Besides, their mechanic gets easily confused when a plane has more then one engine.

 

[Ausm]

Unfortunately You won't find much sympathy or pride in the Military memorials on this BBS.

Ausm

 

[VoteQuimby]

yep thats a Hurricane

nice pics

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Check out what they did in a local park. They took down the old Lancaster bomber RCAF memorial due to aging from weather, and replaced it with a Spitfire and (I think) Hurricane replica. The flower bed at the base is shaped like the Lanc's shadow, which I thought was just a fantastic creative idea.

This is in Windsor, Ontario:

jackson8.jpg
jackson6.jpg
jackson4.jpg
jackson3.jpg

Pretty sweet if you ask me.

that looks pretty awesome. my 5 year old son would love seeing those

 

[MasterAndCommander]

Nice! We have an F-14 Tomcat, an E2C Hawkeye, and some helos at the main gate where I work at.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What did they do to Lancaster? I hope they didn't scrap it. It was one of the biggest bombers in its day.

Canada wanted to double the size of their bomber fleet

But Lanc's wingspan is wider then Canada's airstrip can accomodate. Besides, their mechanic gets easily confused when a plane has more then one engine.

zizizizing :beer:

 

[Patt]

Pretty sweet display ... all we have in my town is a 12 foot statue of a 5 foot dude.

 

[meltdown75]

zinging will not be tolerated!!

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
zinging will not be tolerated!!

booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!11 It was funny and you know it :beer:

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
zinging will not be tolerated!!

booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!11 It was funny and you know it :beer:

i do know it. i like the Canada jokes as much as anyone.

one could say that Canada's airforce is on display right there! :beer:

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
zinging will not be tolerated!!

booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!11 It was funny and you know it :beer:

i do know it. i like the Canada jokes as much as anyone.

one could say that Canada's airforce is on display right there! :beer:

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing! :laugh:

 

[meltdown75]

mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

i think i flew against him in il-2

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

Soviet Infantry? If so, He should have been given a medal in just surviving the war!


Ausm

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: Ausm

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

Soviet Infantry? If so, He should have been given a medal in just surviving the war!


Ausm

He has received few. The hell he's been through is unimaginable. He susvived the onslaught of 1941, imprisonment, POW camp, escape, undeground resistance, back in the trenches. There are some amazing stories to be told.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

i think i flew against him in il-2

Il-2 was a Soviet plane,how could you fly against him? Are you talking about a game?

 

[meltdown75]

il-2 is a game if i recall correctly

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: meltdown75
mad PROPS to the guys that used to fly these though

Indeed. My paternal grandfather was a Soviet Navy pilot in WWII, while other gramps was toughin it out in the infantry.

i think i flew against him in il-2

Il-2 was a Soviet plane,how could you fly against him? Are you talking about a game?

yes, a great game