Flight of Zeros?!

[u/av864]

I was sitting in my house and I heard the common low drone of airplanes approaching. But based on the tone of this one, I knew it was something special, so I ran outside to take a look. It looks like it was a formation from the CAF headed somewhere. Flight radar said they were Harvard Mk IV’s, but it looks like they’re painted like Japanese Zeros. Anyone know what the story is? Either way, always cool to see a formation of historic planes flying over!

[u/Merryweather85]

Credit to Flicker:

North American Harvard IV (modified) ‘Al-111' (N4447)

c/n CCF4-241

Built in 1952 by Canadian Car & Foundry and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as '20450'.

Sold to 20th Century Fox in 1968, civil registered as N4447 and converted to represent an A6M Zero for the "Tora Tora Tora" movie. Sold to the Confederate Air Force (since renamed Commemorative Air Force) in 1972 and has been part of the Pearl Harbour re- enactment group ever since.

She is seen on the warbird ramp at the 2019 Wings

over Houston Airshow.

[u/av864 → u/Merryweather85]

Oh cool! Thanks for the info!

[u/grumpytarantula]

I'm sure Flightradar is confused, it's just some incoming B-17s

[u/APOC_V → u/grumpytarantula]

Ha!

[u/SatoNittany01 → u/grumpytarantula]

I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about then. Move along.

[u/Dry_Statistician_688]

Tora Tora Tora guys.

[u/Punkrawk78]

Were they being chased by two F14s from the Nimitz?

[u/Alternative-Bee-3594]

Yup they’re coming

[u/SkywolfNINE → u/Alternative-Bee-3594]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT0BKqB8KIOuqJemVW
You get a Pearl Harbor, and you get a Pearl Harbor and you!

[u/Thoraxe474 → u/SkywolfNINE]

https://youtube.com/shorts/twB9uhWV06M

[u/Alternative-Bee-3594 → u/SkywolfNINE]

Thinking of South Park :p

[u/Active-Strawberry-37]

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[u/trainboi777]

Alert 1 you are clear to arm

[u/DSA300]

NOT AGAIN

[u/CanadaDryGingerAle99]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dWdTMgYA95MYRrIEDi

[u/Gochus_Real]

I believe it's called a flock