I was driving down Wolf road on the back side of the Palwaukee airport here in the Chicago area when I looked over and way off in the distance saw some black and white stripes that looked like D-Day stripes.  After D-Day (for those who don't know) the allies painted black and white stripes on the wings and fuselage of aircraft for identification.  I looked again, and sure enough, there were two wings, but I was going to fast to make out the aircraft. 

I swung around to the opposite side of the field and hiding in the bushes I found a static display of a P-51 and a P-47 mounted as if in flight.  They were outside of the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant, on the front entryway.  However, it wasn't until I actually walked up to the aircraft that I realized they weren't even real!  They were fiberglass mockups, but they looked so real they could have passed for the real thing.  I mean they looked fantastic.

I realized that at the angle they were, these could not have been what I saw from Wolf road.  The restaurant was in the way.  So I went inside for a soda and low and behold, out back was a P-38 Lightning.  Another mockup, although this one had been built on the ground.  Again though, these things were almost PERFECT looking. 

I took some pictures, but won't be able to post them until I get them back this week (yes, I have not joined the digital age yet.  Give me my old Contax any day...)

I don't know whether I should be thrilled or ticked off.  I mean I got to see three WWII fighters but then I didn't. ???