+Geezer 3,569 Posted November 11, 2016 While talking to an old buddy in California, he brought up the "Battle Of Palmdale" and mentioned exploring the desert crash site of the drone Hellcat in question - he found red-painted skin fragments of the aircraft. A little entertaining reading about 1950s aircraft technology and tactics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmdale 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlielima 328 Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Of course i was cheering for the F6F reading thru the story. Last time i drove past mohave was the last time i saw an F-4E in SEA paint. it appeared it was being set up as a target. One can find some metal and canopy fragments from the Flying Wing wreck that changed the name of Lake Muroc. I believe their are some bits of a P-61 out there also. I miss Palmdale, Pearblossom, Littelrock, Bigrock, plant 42, and Landscatter. CL Edited November 12, 2016 by charlielima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Czech6 15 Posted November 12, 2016 Good thing the other side's bombers weren't coming over during those days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
