I'm the "wrong one" to try posting a long message like Howard's, since the Chopper dislikes my hardware and my ISP. But here goes nothing:
If it doesn't get chopped off, Howard's mention of a new P-47 is backed up by some photos on the Japanese team's web site, also among the few recent messages at RCO.
Weather has been awful: rain, wind, and cold. We have spent
most of our time driving around in our rental Skoda looking for
practice sites. Cattle were lying in the fields. Bill Werwage
explained that it was too windy for them to stand up.
We've flown only three B-17 sorties (that's French) so far. It
worked very well. David Fitzgerald flew the first of our F2B
team's flights this morning. Weather was very turbulent. He
said that the model stayed at the end of the lines OK, but he
didn't have much say in where it went. Gusts hit it
particularly bad in the triangles and clover. It is 2:35 PM on Bastille Day.
(That's where the copy at Isky's got chopped off)
The first official B-17 flight is scheduled for 5:37. Wx still
looks uncooperative, although it affects the bomber less than
conventional planes. The first round stretches over two days.
Dondi Garrison and Bill Werwage fly tomorrow.
Bill has a beautiful new P-47. I'll try to send pictures in
future reports.
George Cleveland lost his first combat flight. Tom Fluker won
his, flying very well and taking nips at will. Most all combat
planes are Russian types, and engines are pretty uniform. There
are 69 entries in combat, primarily from Soviet Union
component countries.
OK, now, how much of that made it? (Less than half!)
K.