salt_air's return to Santa Ana in the Harpoon

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 05:41

Early morning ... Malita Airbase on Mindanao

As I hurriedly unpack the "Claude", before the supposed detachment of IJA troops return, a strong wind comes up and all of the camos covering the parked aircraft here are disturbed enough for me to see that what I thought were Zekes and Bettys to be repaired are actually USAAF and USN aircraft ... What the?

A closer look reveals a couple of Tigercats and an SBD ... huh?... Then a local bloke walks over with a jug of some "Homemade" and offers me a drink.

While I toss back a swig (or two) he begins to tell me what's happening ... not what I was lead to believe at all.

Turns out he's hustling abandoned aircraft .... both sides .... even has a Russian Yak.

He heard there would be quite a few aircraft of all sorts headed this way and probably just abandoned right here.

I asked him if he had seen any P-40's and he showed me one that he had just painted for a dude named "Joe" .... uh, huh .... so I told him what happened back at Santa Ana as we walked over to check for serial numbers.

Low and behold ... my P-40E sitting right in front of me, but what the heck is with this paint job ....

Okay bubba ... here's the deal, you put the paint back like it was and hide this plane off base til I get back.

If "Joe" wants to know what happened to it, just point to the "Claude" .... he nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile I'm gunna return this Harpoon

back to the Base Commander at Santa Ana ... hoping that will cover for my absence, then I'll need to find a way back to finally retrieve my P-40 .... whew!, lot's of flying!

Ya gotta have a story line, yeah?

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 05:56

I am taking off from RP0G and going to WAMH

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 10:28

I am taking off from AYTK and going to MKO

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 06:49

I have crashed at airport WAMH

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Started flare too late .... busted gear, messed up britches.

Back to Malita

***Moses03*** · August 22nd, 2015, 10:20

Originally Posted by salt_air

messed up britches

Argh...

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 11:16

Originally Posted by Willy

Best of Luck with the 'Poon!

Originally Posted by MM

"Like a butterfly with sore feet."

Originally Posted by Moses03

Argh...

Howdy ol' friends .... and thanks!

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 14:26

I am taking off from AGGM and going to AGGV

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 12:58

I have landed at airport AGGM

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Was just about to pass Munda .... almost on top of it at close to 10,000'

After getting full flaps deployed with engines cut the harpoon was able to sustain a 5000' per minute drop at only 110 kts.

Bush plane .... the flaps fully deployed look like a huge pair of swim fins ... awesome.

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 10:39

I have landed at airport MKO

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Had to wait for the router to power back up after a "hit" of some kind .... sim is on a battery back up (RTW style) and was able to continue.

Slight out of sync with post times .... right order just not as timely as should they have been.

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 06:50

I am taking off from RP0G and going to WAMH

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 10:41

I am taking off from MKO and going to AYBK

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 07:40

I have landed at airport WAMH .... like a butterfly with sore feet ...

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**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 11:14

I have landed at airport AYBK

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**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 07:41

Runnin' some numbers and some minor panel mods (for this event) .... then back out later.

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 11:15

I am taking off from AYBK and going to AGGE

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 09:15

I am taking off from WAMH and going to WA0A

***Willy*** · August 22nd, 2015, 09:30

Best of Luck with the 'Poon!

MM · August 22nd, 2015, 09:43

"Like a butterfly with sore feet."

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 12:13

I am taking off from AGGE and going to AGGM

**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 12:12

I have landed at airport AGGE

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**salt_air** · August 23rd, 2015, 11:32

It's a tad early for all this cotton to be up.

Must have a secret over here .... they can keep it anyway .... too dag gone hot to pick it.

**salt_air** · August 22nd, 2015, 11:20

I have landed at airport WA0A

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Ahh Yes, this is beginning to come back to me ....

In this sort of format, you want the jpeg files that have a GREEN band around them not the red ones ... okay, Got it!