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30 yrs from now people are going to be over flying Gary's house to take photos of his treasures, hounding him to sell them & starting threads on WIX trying to figure out just exactly what he has & where he got it from.


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Once again without a camera, I could have gotten a picture of the C-118 cockpit leaving Boerne this morning, looking much like Garys' picture. Lost the C-118 but we have now gained a Thud, Pretty good trade, I will try to get Ser# and pics.


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just remember when you take the letter "s" off of the word scrap....... you get crap!!! philosophy to live by in the warbird movement!!

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Once again without a camera, I could have gotten a picture of the C-118 cockpit leaving Boerne this morning, looking much like Garys' picture. Lost the C-118 but we have now gained a Thud, Pretty good trade, I will try to get Ser# and pics.


I know you are rated in the Bearcat but are you going for the 105 now??

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Am I over-reacting? Well, there's a PBY in my back yard that WAS on its way to being scrapped, so I think being proactive was the best choice to make, regarding this C-97 nose. :-)

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Nope, If I had a yard I'd be right there with you Gary. Keep up the good work!

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Gary, sent you an e-mail regarding Spirit of Flight Center.


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Gary, sent you an e-mail regarding Spirit of Flight Center.


Got it and responded. :-)

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Gary, check your PMs.

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Gary, check your PMs.

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I did. Nothing there. :?


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OK, e-mail sent!

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Got it and responded.


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Gary, is this going to require extra wasp & hornet spray?

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Yeah the snakes and mice should be happy now. Too bad you don't have those other parts now, you could slowly put together an airplane.


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Is this the nose section that was off in the dirt/grass a hundred or so yards from the CAF Hangar in Midland?

Did the CAF own it? Were they going to scrap it?

Just curious.
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Yes, its the one that was out in the dirt here in Midland. The B-29/B-24 Squadron is who used to own it, but no longer had a use for it, so I obtained it from them. The goal was to get the "hill" cleaned up, and I got the nose BEFORE the possibility of it being scrapped.

Am I over-reacting? Well, there's a PBY in my back yard that WAS on its way to being scrapped, so I think being proactive was the best choice to make, regarding this C-97 nose. :-)

Gary


What's the current status of the PBY? What do you plan on doing with it? :wink: :wink:


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Since this thread was resurrected from the dead, whatever did happen to that C-97 nose section? Where did it end up?


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