USS Bunker Hill Deck Plane Handlers (1 Viewer)

[Terp152]

Newly added USS Bunker Hill deck crew moving Corsair into position. Chris

 

[zblang]

Awesome! Can’t wait to get mine

 

[villagehorse]

They make for one cool scene, John thinks of everything. Robin.

 

[Terp152]

They make for one cool scene, John thinks of everything. Robin.

And he has some variations on these coming out. :wink2: There are subtle differences in these figs. One wearing a wristwatch, the other not. Chris

 

[zblang]

These guys are great! (and for you "rivet counters" out there - I know it's not proper to push a plane by the flaps...but oh well - they are! hahah)

 

[ivanmoe]

These guys are great! (and for you "rivet counters" out there - I know it's not proper to push a plane by the flaps...but oh well - they are! hahah)

Given the "NO PUSH" stenciled on the trailing edge of Navy birds, our readers might be curious as to how a plane could be moved if it was oriented in the wrong direction. The answer is relatively simple, in that the tail wheel was on a swivel and could rotate through a full 360 degrees. Blue Shirts would turn the plane, perhaps 180 degrees, by pushing on one side of the rear fuselage. Once the aircraft was re-oriented, they'd then move it into place by pushing on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer, wings and landing gear.

-Moe

 

[Terp152]

These guys are great! (and for you "rivet counters" out there - I know it's not proper to push a plane by the flaps...but oh well - they are! hahah)

Great scene with the deck and background