Yanks' Privateer arrived at Chino

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:09 pm

Callsign Shamrock :shock:

262crew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:24 pm **Posts:** 877

warbird1 wrote:

bdk wrote:

Here's a teaser...

Cool, thanks for the picture! That should keep Challenge Publications from using your picture!

I don't blame you on using watermarks!

You can make the words go away with the GIMP!

262crew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:24 pm **Posts:** 877

Nice pickture bdk! Forgot to mention that, sorry!

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:09 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Quote:

Cool, thanks for the picture! That should keep Challenge Publications from using your picture!

you'll just see the top 2/3s :shock:

I'm sure they have a Photo-Chop expert over there that can remove all that writing. :lol:

Nice shot bdk, Any of it flying in?

Tim

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11280

TimAPNY wrote:

Nice shot bdk, Any of it flying in?

Not that I took, I wasn't around when it arrived.

I figured that if the photo gets cross posted, at least the WIX will get some free advertising!

Cindy wrote:

It flew in - quite a site to see. Unfortunately, being at Yanks, it will probably never fly again.

Why doesn't POF buy one and operate it then? Maybe because they don't have the money? It has flown more recently than the POF B-17 after all (30+ years and counting).

Please at least give Yanks credit for buying it, paying to get it ferriable and putting it on public display. It will be a pleasure for me to see it sitting in their yard. It adds that much more ambiance to the Chino Airport experience.

Matt Sharkey · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 2:27 pm **Posts:** 223

I hope that someone has some inflight photos of this event?

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:01 pm

Niiice!

I'd like to see at least one of the old H&P Privateers preserved in her tanker configuration, and do water drops at airshows. I watched one do a water drop at an airshow back in the 80s..pretty spectacular!

Of course, I'd also love to see one restored back to full military config (complete with R-1830s) and painted in tri-color.

For now, I'm just glad they won't be left fading away in the Wyoming weeds.

SN

eddier · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:03 pm

More pictures @ http://warbirdsusa.org

And believe me, we at Squadron 16 would love to see this thing kept in the air.

And let me extend an invite to any/every one to swing by on the 1st and/or the 3rd Saturday at Yanks to check it out and see what we're all about.

Thanks

eddier

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:08 pm

bdk wrote:

TimAPNY wrote:

Nice shot bdk, Any of it flying in?

Not that I took, I wasn't around when it arrived.

I figured that if the photo gets cross posted, at least the WIX will get some free advertising!

Cindy wrote:

It flew in - quite a site to see. Unfortunately, being at Yanks, it will probably never fly again.

Why doesn't POF buy one and operate it then? Maybe because they don't have the money? It has flown more recently than the POF B-17 after all (30+ years and counting).

Please at least give Yanks credit for buying it, paying to get it ferriable and putting it on public display. It will be a pleasure for me to see it sitting in their yard. It adds that much more ambiance to the Chino Airport experience.

I agree man. Well done by Yanks.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:22 pm

stupid sever problems...

groundpounder · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:28 pm

WOW!! that is one nasty looking aircraft!! great job and a big hell yeah!! to all that got that thing back in the air. what a monster vertical fin!! very impressive!! lets hope that there is some way to keep it flying now that the price of fuel is getting back to more sane levels. great job guys !! :supz:

Ethan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:44 pm

bdk wrote:

TimAPNY wrote:

Nice shot bdk, Any of it flying in?

Not that I took, I wasn't around when it arrived.

I figured that if the photo gets cross posted, at least the WIX will get some free advertising!

Cindy wrote:

It flew in - quite a site to see. Unfortunately, being at Yanks, it will probably never fly again.

Why doesn't POF buy one and operate it then? Maybe because they don't have the money? It has flown more recently than the POF B-17 after all (30+ years and counting).

Please at least give Yanks credit for buying it, paying to get it ferriable and putting it on public display. It will be a pleasure for me to see it sitting in their yard. It adds that much more ambiance to the Chino Airport experience.

Im sure PoF would buy one if they had the money and a place to put it.
Its still sad to see it end its flying career like that it seems like they are making the same mistake that PoF made by letting there b-17 sit around on the ground. what a shame

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:08 pm

Quote:

Im sure PoF would buy one if they had the money and a place to put it.
Its still sad to see it end its flying career like that it seems like they are making the same mistake that PoF made by letting there b-17 sit around on the ground. what a shame

POF did not have a choice with the B-17, there was a disagreement as to who owned the plane, the air force or POF, once te POF got the title to the plane, they started restoration to fly.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:04 pm

Matt, how did the POF get ownership of the B-17? :idea:

And restoration was started almost 8 years ago. It jsut doesn't seem to be one of their most important projects. I can understand that, as they have a ton of stuff.

octane130 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:17 pm

Here's a few photos of the newly arrived Yank's Consolidated Privateer at Chino. I took these on the afternoon of 23 Nov., 2008. This majestic beast takes up a LOT of ramp space! It is currently tied down outside of the Yanks compound; I'm not so sure that it can fit inside. Of course, this Privateer has had its original Pratt R-1830s replaced with Wright R-2600s, as have all existing Privateers that had to work for a living, to the best of my knowledge. These are wonderful, oil-dripping R-2600-29As with 1,700 hp each. B-I-G increase over the original 1,200 hp Pratts.

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