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 Post subject: Daytona Area Potluck
PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:26 pm 
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I'm in the Daytona area for a few months again. Been doing some photo recon...so to speak. Nothing particular...just what was out there I have run across so far. Some of the usual targets, maybe a couple of news ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Uou5m ... e=youtu.be

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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Some more......

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Actual combat PT boat in VN. The history of PTF-3 was from the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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Got a few more of all the above from different angles. If anyone asks I can post up specific airframes.


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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A few more...no particular order.

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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In Jacksonville Currently... Was looking for something in the area to go see and completely forgot about new Smyrna... Hmm, a drive down might be in order...

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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flightsimer wrote:
In Jacksonville Currently... Was looking for something in the area to go see and completely forgot about new Smyrna... Hmm, a drive down might be in order...


If you are in the area...also stop by the Deland NAS Museum off of US 17/92. That is where the old Lake Michigan TBF pic and PTF-3 came from. Both are a work in progress. The TBF was pulled from Lake Michigan quite a few years ago and sat in storage for a while before work started on it. They have a real nice HOS in the hanger too. They also have the ongoing search and recovery for the Osteen mystery SDB-5. They have alot of parts/pieces collected so far. They are not sure which SDB it was.


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:35 pm 
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Thanks so much for the Vigilant photos. AWESOME!

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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CJ,

I couldn't see any engines, either 2 front or 1 back, so was the red & white Seabee really a UC-1 Twin Bee? Aft fuselage did seem a bit longer than usual plus there was the porthole window in the extended aft cabin...

I guess I can always blow up the photo to better read the N-number....

I haven't been back down that way in 25 years. Used to hang out at NSB airport, at American Aero and Harry Doan's hangar in particular every chance I got while I was in A&P & flight school at ERAU in DAB.

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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More photos of the TBF would be great- get the back half? Don't see one without the bomb bay doors often.

HOS would be interesting also.


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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Rajay wrote:
CJ,

I couldn't see any engines, either 2 front or 1 back, so was the red & white Seabee really a UC-1 Twin Bee? Aft fuselage did seem a bit longer than usual plus there was the porthole window in the extended aft cabin...

I guess I can always blow up the photo to better read the N-number....

I haven't been back down that way in 25 years. Used to hang out at NSB airport, at American Aero and Harry Doan's hangar in particular every chance I got while I was in A&P & flight school at ERAU in DAB.

-Dave

I can't tell which, but it looks like it might possibly be a single rear engine. There is a shodow of the prop on the front fuselage.

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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Rajay wrote:
CJ,

I couldn't see any engines, either 2 front or 1 back, so was the red & white Seabee really a UC-1 Twin Bee? Aft fuselage did seem a bit longer than usual plus there was the porthole window in the extended aft cabin...

I guess I can always blow up the photo to better read the N-number....

I haven't been back down that way in 25 years. Used to hang out at NSB airport, at American Aero and Harry Doan's hangar in particular every chance I got while I was in A&P & flight school at ERAU in DAB.

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Dave,

Here ya go....John

Also...it's N9503U

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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sandiego89 wrote:
More photos of the TBF would be great- get the back half? Don't see one without the bomb bay doors often.

HOS would be interesting also.


I'm going back over the museum in the next day or so with a better camera. These museum pics are from my cell phone. I'll snap a few more pics of the TBF, the HOS, the Mystery SDB recovery project pieces, a rebuilt 1950-something original jeep and a motar/machine gun combo that was designed by a USCG Gunner. I'll post them up when I get them.


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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Thanks! A belly shot and perhaps peering up into the bombay if access allows would be great!

Dave "sandiego89"........and fellow Coastie...


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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sandiego89 wrote:
More photos of the TBF would be great- get the back half? Don't see one without the bomb bay doors often.

HOS would be interesting also.


I have some photos here: https://floridawarbirds.wordpress.com/2 ... on-museum/


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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:42 pm 
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sandiego89 wrote:
Thanks! A belly shot and perhaps peering up into the bombay if access allows would be great!

Dave "sandiego89"........and fellow Coastie...



Dave,

Hopefully these new vids will work for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxfpZFLeGc

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=WXMjgramP9I

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 Post subject: Re: Daytona Area Potluck
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Forgot to add these. I suspect they had many uses, one I suspect being in the survival kits for the aircrews.

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I believe some of these type gliders were built there.
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