Amazing painted A-2s of the 390th Bombardment Group - pic heavy

[Smithy]

Fantastic photos. It's a shame that Windsock (Andrew from up in Queensland, Australia) isn't around here anymore, he would love these.

 

[Otter]

Thanks for posting those photos, a nice collection there. But now I want to know what you did on the rest of the trip !

 

[Sloan1874]

Roamed the desert, visited Tombstone and Yuma (brilliantly, they have a steam train sat next to a building the number of which just happens to be 310). Also made it down to Mexico, the border of which was a bit different from what I expected: lots of dentists, opticians and plastic surgeons all touting for health tourism trade (seriously, if I was asked once, I was asked 50 times if I wanted my teeth done!). We bought tequila, the good stuff...

 

[Fanch]

Were you in Tombstone long enough to run into the ghosts of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday? Tell us more about your trip.

 

[Smithy]

We bought tequila, the good stuff...

A big eye-opener I've had was having good quality tequila (or mezcal for that matter). I'd grown up only having had the rough as guts stuff until a yank mate (living in Oz) introduced me to the "good stuff" that he'd brought back on a trip back home.

It was so good all you wanted to do with it was drink it neat or over ice. Beautiful!

 

[Fanch]

The "good stuff" is always better, including 10-16 year Islay single malt.

 

[Cocker]

Fantastic display they got there! Should maybe start a thread about Robbins AFB museum, I made quite a few jacket pictures up there too.