William Smith, Flew 50 missions with the 31st FG, and flew in Betty Jane in 2009. He recently joined the P-51 Mustang Group on Facebook...pubhunter1

William Smith, Flew 50 missions with the 31st FG, and flew in Betty Jane in 2009. He recently joined the P-51 Mustang Group on Facebook...

Discussion and photos relating to WWII aviation.

Always an honor to fly wing off the 17...this was shot by one of our crew from Houston a few years ago. A moment in time.

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William Smith, Flew 50 missions with the 31st FG, and flew in Betty Jane in 2009. He recently joined the P-51 Mustang Group on Facebook...

Always an honor to fly wing off the 17...this was shot by one of our crew from Houston a few years ago. A moment in time.

my ex took this shot from Betty Jane heading down the Chicago skyline

Original Nose artist Bob Dekerf detailing the witch on B-24 Witchcraft in 2005 at Dupage airport. He used the same paint kit from the 40&#39;s.

Focke Wulf 190 projects at Gatow in 2015, I believe the BMW version is complete, not sure about the D-9. Also some 109 parts in the basement.

Kinda Korea but a Corsair is a Corsair Happy New Year

More from Kissimmee. Flew all over Florida that morning.

Foggy morning in Kissimmee 2005

B-24 Witchcraft and TP-51C Betty Jane at Bomber Camp in Stockton (my photo) . One of the few times we dropped a full load at once. This was an annual event we started around 2009 and you could train as a crewman, fire a blank firing 50, ride in the Ball Turret, and operate the bombardier controls.

Photo shoot from 2005. Wolf and Bud Granley intercepted us on the way to Paine field. Bud had photographer Jim Larsen in the Fouga. I shot these from the waist gun of the 24.

Betty Jane, Sarah Jean and the Schwalbe

GoPro roulette...just picked a random Mustang flight I recorded a few years ago...

Forgot I made this...we wanted to document Bomber Camp at Stockton so we started mounting my GoPros all over the B-24. This footage came out more spectacular that we thought possible. The original audio sounds like a hail storm on a tin roof. I may re-edit the 2 hours of footage.

Painted my Jacket with noseart I&#39;ll probably put on my Cub

Witchcraft from above, I shot this from a Beech 18 near Yolo

Diamond Lil and Witchcraft at Thunder in 2005...13, maybe 14 intact B-24s, it&#39;s rare as hens teeth to see these two sharing the same ramp. I&#39;ve only seen it twice since 2002.

We lost Jim Smith, 96, 31st Fighter Group Veteran. Great guy and lived a superb life. Tailwinds

B-25, P-51, B-17 Cockpit views

A-36&#39;s from the 86th FBG based in Italy

The Office...Betty Jane from 2014. Not stock by any means but it sure made flying around LA easy

Flugwerk FW-190 at Casa Grande AZ in 2014. Has a Russian radial...but it looks the part. Steve Hinton commented that the Flugwerk flies nothing like the real Paul Allen airplane...for what that is worth.

flying a loose formation with 909 in 2014, from B-24J Witchcraft

2008 Thunder Over Michigan

2004 at Paine Field, Me 262 production

Saw Doc today in Cleveland...she&#39;s an incredible machine and a great group of people. She&#39;s a must see.

Original Nose artist Bob Dekerf detailing the witch on B-24 Witchcraft in 2005 at Dupage airport. He used the same paint kit from the 40's.

Painted my Jacket with noseart I'll probably put on my Cub

Diamond Lil and Witchcraft at Thunder in 2005...13, maybe 14 intact B-24s, it's rare as hens teeth to see these two sharing the same ramp. I've only seen it twice since 2002.

A-36's from the 86th FBG based in Italy

Saw Doc today in Cleveland...she's an incredible machine and a great group of people. She's a must see.