Warbird Information Exchange

I spent the day at the Temple Airport yesterday to witness the 2012 Central Texas Air Show. I had a fun time and I think the turnout was pretty good considering the Texas heat and sunshine!

The show started out with a Barksdale B-52H flyover:



Some of the Tora Tora Tora guys:









It was really great to see Texas Raiders and Devil Dog:













Rick's Skyraider and Collings Huey were some of my favorite parts of the show:















Here's some other random photos:







What can I say about the Cold War Air Museum's Russian Hind? It was just killer to see in the air. Makes me think of "Red Dawn" Now I need to make a trip to their museum in Lancaster sometime soon...














I'm already looking forward to next year's show!

-Derek

Thanks for sharing the photos! The Hind looks like a beast.

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Matt

I'm hoping I can make that show next year when I should be closer.

Ryan

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

What's up with that blue Spit?

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

It is a 90% scale reproduction currently based in Midland.

Randy

Guys,
That Blue Spitty "High Lady", Was designed and built by Supermarine Aircraft of Cisco, Texas. (Formerly of Queensland, AUS). Mike O'Sullivan is the guy that leads the company. Great guy and great aeroplane. Check it out at http://www.supermarineaircraft.com

Belt drive gearcase attached to 502 ci LS2 Aluminum Corvette Engine. First flight on Saturday took a 90 YO American who went to England to fly Spitfires (without permission) for the Brit's. AAF did not catch up to him until around 1943. Fellow signed cargo door on "High Lady".


Regards to forum.

John Stiles