Warbird Information Exchange

I spent the weekend in Punta Gorda, Florida, visiting my family. I shot these pics at Charlotte County Airport:

Douglas C-54D N55CW (formerly of Buffalo Airways!):





Douglas C-47 N12BA:



1941 Waco UPF-7 NC 32082:



(and if you look hard, you can see a Stearman in the hangar in the background, behind the Jeep)

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH

Crew Chief, NAA F-86F Sabre 52-4689
Vintage Flying Museum
Fort Worth, Texas

N 12 BA
l/n 10035 C-47A-50-DL 42-24173
then DC-3A
NC 28679 with BRANIFF AIRLINES
N 28679
N 264 LC
N 55 LT
N 12 BA


N55CW long and winding life
l/n 10673 C-54 D5-DC 42-72568
conv to SC-54D
R5D-3 buearno 56506
C-54G
N 87591
CG- BPA
N 55CW

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After 40 years in aviation, I find only three reasons to run-
Fire, Free food, If someons yells 'hey, the free food's on fire'