K-State Flyover

[Daughters_were_Frogs]

I really enjoyed last night's game. For me, it ranked right up there with Utah and the Rose Bowl as one of the top three TCU games I've attended.

I enjoyed the flyover. Does anyone have information about the airplane? It looked like a WWII vintage B24 but I'm no expert. It also seemed to have a special livery that I didn't recognize.

 

[Horned Toad]

I really enjoyed last night's game. For me, it ranked right up there with Utah and the Rose Bowl as one of the top three TCU games I've attended.

I enjoyed the flyover. Does anyone have information about the airplane? It looked like a WWII vintage B24 but I'm no expert. It also seemed to have a special livery that I didn't recognize.

It looked like a C-47 with its D-Day striping. It was used to drop paratroopers over France in WWII.

 

[Horny4TCU]

Looked like the C-47 that flies out of Meacham Airport. They do Christmas light flights. Did that with the wife one year, it was really cool. I hadn't experienced an unpressurized cabin before. haha.

Christmas Light Flights — Greatest Generation Aircraft

www.gga1.org

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

It was a male plane.

 

[Eight]

It was a male plane.

rumor it actually identifies as a bi-plane

 

[Horny4TCU]

rumor it actually identifies as a bi-plane

The Greatest Generation disagrees. It was male. There is no bi, only arse kicking males.

 

[EVOfrogMR]

It was a male plane.

You could tell from the little balls.

 

[Deep Purple]

I enjoyed the flyover. Does anyone have information about the airplane? It looked like a WWII vintage B24 but I'm no expert. It also seemed to have a special livery that I didn't recognize.

C-47 cargo/transport plane. The black and white stripes on the wings were ordered by General Eisenhower to be added to all Allied aircraft in the ETO for ground recognition by trigger-happy AA crews, who blazed away at anything overhead -- including British and American planes.