A walk with DDD & my Dad

[peterm1]

Thanks for starting this thread, about the forgotten war.

Not photo related in any way, but here is a painting I had commissioned of my dad's Invader. The flying was treacherous, due to weather and terrain, primitive navigation, and makeshift air strips. Bombing railroad and truck supply lines was critical to the effort.

I reckon ground attack would be one of the more "hairy" assignments so my hat comes off to those who served in that capacity.

The Invader aircraft were one of the coolest tactical aircraft to come out of WW2. But while some lasted into the Vietnam era many seemed to get superseded fairly quickly due in part I believe to metal fatigue issues. (I think this is relatively common in airframes on tactical attack aircraft due to the high G loads etc inherent in their task). Combined perhaps with the damage from ground fire.

I also still have a soft spot for the F4 Corsair and early jet fighter bombers like the F9F Panther and the F84 Thunderjet. Purely from reading about them of course - I am not of that vintage. Hell, truth be told, pretty well every fighter aircraft in that era was sexy. The names alone are machismo cool. The old film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" remains one of my favorite movies. In that case from memory they were flying Banshees. Another cool name.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Thanks for starting this thread, about the forgotten war.

Not photo related in any way, but here is a painting I had commissioned of my dad's Invader. The flying was treacherous, due to weather and terrain, primitive navigation, and makeshift air strips. Bombing railroad and truck supply lines was critical to the effort.

Very cool, Robert. That is a heck of a nice painting.

 

[charjohncarter]

I reckon ground attack would be one of the more "hairy" assignments so my hat comes off to those who served in that capacity.

The Invader aircraft were one of the coolest tactical aircraft to come out of WW2. But while some lasted into the Vietnam era many seemed to get superseded fairly quickly due in part I believe to metal fatigue issues. (I think this is relatively common in airframes on tactical attack aircraft due to the high G loads etc inherent in their task). Combined perhaps with the damage from ground fire.

I also still have a soft spot for the F4 Corsair and early jet fighter bombers like the F9F Panther and the F84 Thunderjet. Purely from reading about them of course - I am not of that vintage. Hell, truth be told, pretty well every fighter aircraft in that era was sexy. The names alone are machismo cool. The old film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" remains one of my favorite movies. In that case from memory they were flying Banshees. Another cool name.

Some of those planes I have fond memories of too. But when I was in '69 to '72 this was the aircraft we used and I still love to hear its wop-wop sound.

Ektachrome 1970 by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[peterm1]

Some of those planes I have fond memories of too. But when I was in '69 to '72 this was the aircraft we used and I still love to hear its wop-wop sound.
Ektachrome 1970 by John Carter, on Flickr

Yep that sound. Love the way it is depicted in this old Billy Joel song even though I think it is artificially rendered but it is never the less still very evocative of that era. Still, glad I was not old enough to be sent to 'Nam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97CHAUnDkC8

 

[Mr_Flibble]

An acquaintance in Belgium is currently restoring Huey. 🙂


Couple of photos of NDVN Veterans, taken during a regional veterans days in 2017 and '18.

Remember Hoengsong

 

[Timmyjoe]

Thanks for starting this thread, about the forgotten war.

Not photo related in any way, but here is a painting I had commissioned of my dad's Invader. The flying was treacherous, due to weather and terrain, primitive navigation, and makeshift air strips. Bombing railroad and truck supply lines was critical to the effort.

That is a beautifully done painting. Thanks for sharing it.

Best,
-Tim

 

[Timmyjoe]

An acquaintance in Belgium is currently restoring Huey. 🙂


Couple of photos of NDVN Veterans, taken during a regional veterans days in 2017 and '18.

Remember Hoengsong

My Dad would have been 90 this year. Just like the WWII vets, the Korean vets are all passing on now. So many lives and stories will be forgotten.

Best,
-Tim

 

[Mr_Flibble]

The veteran in the last photo passed away last year.

Like the Great War already has, soon World War 2 and Korea will also disappear from 'living memory'