Warbird Information Exchange

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this site are the responsibility of the poster and do not reflect the views of the management.
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:51 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4131 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... 276  Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:51 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:45 pm
Posts: 1089
Location: Kimberley, B. C. Canada
This got me curious, so I dug into the archives and found a couple more shots of the airplane I saw at the ex-Hamilton AFB in the Spring of 1987. The camo patterns are a bit different, but the tail numbers are the same as the airplane now in Texas. Lynch had several -26s of various sorts. Could he have switched propellers or even QECs to airshow the airplane?


Image


Image

_________________
Neal Nurmi

---Wingman Photo---


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:07 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:11 pm
Posts: 3160
Location: MQS- Coatesville, PA
Denny had several A-26 aircraft.
The Engine used in an A-26 is different than the K model.
Originally they used the R-2800-79
K had a R-2800 CB series engine.
In the earlier photo maybe Denny had QECs from the earlier engines off an A-26 on the K.
Rich

_________________
Rich Palmer

Remember an Injured Youth
benstear.org
#64- Stay Strong and Keep the Faith

BOOM BOOM, ROUND ROUND, PROPELLER GO

Don't Be A Dilbert!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:29 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 11:36 am
Posts: 559
Location: Shalimar, FL
Kind of an aside, If Thailand band bombers from operating out of there, how did the B-52s stationed at U-Tapo get in? My dad was the Logistics Commander there in '69.

_________________
Cheers!

Lance Jones


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:15 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:20 pm
Posts: 808
Location: Lincoln, California
Pogmusic wrote:
Kind of an aside, If Thailand band bombers from operating out of there, how did the B-52s stationed at U-Tapo get in? My dad was the Logistics Commander there in '69.


So, you haven't heard of the A-52 Stratofort, I gather? Just kidding. After the mid-sixties the Thais relented to reality and allowed the USAF to base bombers in their country.

_________________
Scott Thompson
Aero Vintage Books
http://www.aerovintage.com
WIX Subscriber Since July 2017


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:31 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:10 pm
Posts: 4173
Location: Pearland, Texas
Not all of the Ks retained their CB engines and reversing props. There were operational issues and some were reverted to the original engine and prop combinations.

_________________
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:51 am 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:49 am
Posts: 1632
Location: Belgium
The 64-17657 cockpit section now looks a lot worse and was sold on Ebay a few months ago

_________________
Magister Aviation
It's all in my book

Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:36 am 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:29 pm
Posts: 1482
Location: Stockton, California
Here are a couple of photos I took of the A-26K a while ago. Awesome to see her so stock and original. Denny said that all of the original radios still worked.

Image

Image

He also told me that the gear had been torn out of it on a hard landing but that it had repaired it and no damage was done to the spar.

_________________
To donate to the PV-2D project via PayPal click here http://www.twinbeech.com/84062restoration.htm

We brought her from: Image to this in 3 months: Image Help us get her all the way back Image

All donations are tax deductible as the Stockton Field Aviation Museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Tell a friend as the Harpoon needs all the help she can get.

Thank you!

Taigh Ramey
Vintage Aircraft, Stockton, California
http://www.twinbeech.com
'KEEP ‘EM FLYING…FOR HISTORY!'


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:10 am 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:11 pm
Posts: 3160
Location: MQS- Coatesville, PA
RickH wrote:
Not all of the Ks retained their CB engines and reversing props. There were operational issues and some were reverted to the original engine and prop combinations.

As a High School kid of 17 I skipped a class and went out to Chino later in the afternoon the day the A-26K crashed.
I remember Al Reddick was acting strange and was told he had been on the A-26. He said, "Rich, that SOB tried to kill me".
I also remember they talked of a prop starting to go into reverse on short final and that was the cause.
IIRC it was a delivery flight to a new owner. Upon delivery Wally would get paid.
Rich

_________________
Rich Palmer

Remember an Injured Youth
benstear.org
#64- Stay Strong and Keep the Faith

BOOM BOOM, ROUND ROUND, PROPELLER GO

Don't Be A Dilbert!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:19 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:17 pm
Posts: 692
Location: Deepinahearta, TX.
Here's the afore mentioned Chino accident bird:
Image

_________________
Cheers,

Craig

Facebook Groups:

U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HRS / CH-19 Helicopter Database
U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky HO4S / HH-19 Helicopter Database


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:42 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:30 pm
Posts: 472
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Texas
Steve invited Brad (who was on his way down to help out with the B-24) and I to come check out the B-26 after having the paint stripped, so who was I to pass up an opportunity! Unfortunatley I only had my Crackberry to take pictures with, so I apologize for the quality. Overall she looks great, we could not find any corrosion! 8) The only blemishes we found were some rough repairs that had been done over the years and some ramp rash probably caused by mowers. You can really see the spar straps with the paint removed!

Image

Image

Image

The armor plating on the nose, just an extra thick layer of aluminum on top of the normal skin. They used strips of wood to blend the armor plating to the normal skin on the trailing edge.
Image

I haven't figured out what the big circular patches with the big clevis bolt is for yet
Image

Image

Here are few that I shot the night she arrived in Texas
Image

All the radios are there!
Image

With 8 .50 cals, I guess you could "Smok'em"!
Image

R2800 CB
Image

_________________
Bill Gorin
Vintage Flying Museum
http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org
https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=57513906106


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:26 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:30 pm
Posts: 1129
Here are some more pictures from our inspection at the paint shop. As Bill said, the old girl has a few rashes and some of the repairs made over the years were less than steller. Overall she looks to be in really nice shape. The bomb racks and much of the original skin on the wing looks absolutely brand new. Most of the top skin on the wing has the faint outline of markings made by the original installers. On the tail, Bill found what seems to be a "9" etched into the skin. You can see it in the 9th picture down. It looks like somebody cut out a stencil with a razor blade and it went into the skin. There are all sorts of interesting stencils and labels all over the airplane and the bomb bay is amazing. The spar strap looks to be in good shape and is a pretty beefy assembly. This is going to be a really cool project!

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

_________________
Brad


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:36 pm 
Offline
Long Time Member
Long Time Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:54 am
Posts: 5116
Location: Stratford, CT.
Boy, she cleans up good! Cant wait to see the new scheme!

_________________
Keep Em' Flying,
Christopher Soltis

Dedicated to the preservation and education of The Sikorsky Memorial Airport

CASC Blog Page: http://ctair-space.blogspot.com/
Warbird Wear: https://www.redbubble.com/people/warbirdwear/shop

Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:21 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:34 pm
Posts: 16
Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
She's home! Al Maxwell and Pat Mahaffey flew 679 home to Ft. Worth Meacham field today. Time to make some room in the hangar and get to work! Pics to follow soon!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:00 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:30 pm
Posts: 472
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Texas
One more example of "be careful what you ask for, you just might get it"! It's gonna be fun making room for it :roll:. Glad to hear Pat got a turn at the controls.

_________________
Bill Gorin
Vintage Flying Museum
http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org
https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=57513906106


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:17 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:30 pm
Posts: 472
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Texas
I just got word that there are plans to do some engine runs on the B-26 prior to pulling it in the hangar this weekend (assuming we get room cleared for it) so.... if anyone is around Meacham Airport in Fort Worth this weekend stop by the Vintage Flying Museum and check out the worlds last remaining flyable B-26K with the props turning! I'll try to post specific day and a rough time when I know more.

_________________
Bill Gorin
Vintage Flying Museum
http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org
https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=57513906106


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4131 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... 276  Next

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bradburger, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Sopwith and 85 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group