tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518884637455348558.post6791373092102823705..comments2023-11-16T11:37:53.879-08:00Comments on HomePlace - Art's Stuff: A P-39 comes full circleArthur B. Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17181435760518570136noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518884637455348558.post-80015199509316594152010-12-12T21:51:35.405-08:002010-12-12T21:51:35.405-08:00Short answer, no. I believe these women were Mrs....Short answer, no. I believe these women were Mrs. Watson's oppsite numbers in the Russian Ferry Command. They were flying a much more advanced combat plane that the Night Witches. If they went into Combat, it would have been in the P-39's.<br /><br />The 588th. Night Bomber Regiment (Night Witches) flew Polikarpov Po-2 trainers that have been compaired to the American Stearman Pt-17, a wood, tube and fabrick open cockpit biplane. The fact they were even commited to combat shows the despration of the Russian High Command.Arthur B. Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181435760518570136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518884637455348558.post-76050917181975794352010-12-12T12:59:20.881-08:002010-12-12T12:59:20.881-08:00Were the Russian Women Ferry Pilots part of the &q...Were the Russian Women Ferry Pilots part of the "Night Witches" Tom Townsend writes about?Helene Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372256605575022331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518884637455348558.post-61326341372132247282010-12-09T13:47:10.074-08:002010-12-09T13:47:10.074-08:00That would be Wonderful. I had the pleasure of se...That would be Wonderful. I had the pleasure of seeing that plane some years back. I would love to see some photos of it.Arthur B. Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181435760518570136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518884637455348558.post-46659014824032728302010-12-09T10:40:01.196-08:002010-12-09T10:40:01.196-08:00I'll have to scan some of the pictures of the ...I'll have to scan some of the pictures of the P-39 at San Marcos. Spent a significant amount of time working on this ol gal.TXGunGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405501054321031442noreply@blogger.com