Heads-up Airventure 2012

k5083 · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 12:21 pm

What is the thinking on contenders for the big prize this year? Lewis's Tomahawk seems like the one to beat, but are any potentially winning restorations being finished up?

August

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 1:07 pm

k5083 wrote:

What is the thinking on contenders for the big prize this year? Lewis's Tomahawk seems like the one to beat, but are any potentially winning restorations being finished up?

August

A-36A restored by AAS perhaps?

Any word on the progress of Tri-State's Kittyhawk repair?

Zachary · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 1:16 pm

No P-47 on the list. :shock:

I refuse to attend. :lol:

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 1:27 pm

I'd hope we'll be seeing the P-51D restoration, "Passion Wagon", by Midwest Aero (keeping with one every other year, since 2002), and it sounds like Conrad Huffstutler's authentic and very detailed FM-2 restoration may be debuting at the show as well.

Also, although this is way out there as I haven't heard anything about it, I wonder how close Pacific Fighters P-51B restoration "Berlin Express" is to completion? Both the wings and the fuselage/tail were looking very complete in the last photos I saw of it (as of late last year).

k5083 · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 1:33 pm

Zachary wrote:

No P-47 on the list. :shock:

I refuse to attend. :lol:

But it says there will be an SNJ and a T-6 and an AT-6!!

August

k5083 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:52 am

Those of you who follow EAA's Airventure news page, http://airventure.org/news/latest.html, might have noticed last week that a link was posted to download the poster for this year's adventure, but it led to a 404 error. The link was misspelled; I've figured out the correct link and it's:

http://airventure.org/news/2012/120531_poster.html

It's a nice poster featuring the CAF's redtail Mustang.

August

Dan K · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:48 pm

The PV-2 listed is apparently "Attu Warrior"--first trip to Airventure.

Don't know about the rest of you, but I feel a Harpoon formation flight is definitely in order. :wink:

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:10 am

JohnTerrell wrote:

...and it sounds like Conrad Huffstutler's authentic and very detailed FM-2 restoration may be debuting at the show as well.

Almost finished and already a "looker".

http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/Current ... ildcat.htm

Dan K · **Posted:** Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:21 pm

Devil Dog website now confirms a return for 2012.

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:00 pm

C-46 Tinker Belle (and a few other confirmations)

http://www.airventure.org/news/2012/120 ... birds.html

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:04 pm

Just a heads up, The Warbird Rescue gang will be there and we will be displaying pieces of Lacey Lady. The B-17 on the gas station. We will also have shirts for the Lady that can be had for a donation. The plan is to take her down this summer and move her to a hangar. Stop by and say hi.

Zachary · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:56 pm

I understand that "Hawkeye" will be signing autographs as well.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:16 pm

HAHA!!!

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:07 pm

Zachary wrote:

No P-47 on the list. :shock:

I refuse to attend. :lol:

Geez, you put the biggest airshow in the country in a guy's backyard and all he does is complain!

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:14 pm

WIXerGreg wrote:

Zachary wrote:

No P-47 on the list. :shock:

I refuse to attend. :lol:

Geez, you put the biggest airshow in the country in a guy's backyard and all he does is complain!

You think THAT'S bad, you should hear him when the hotdog salad runs out... :wink:

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