Warbird Information Exchange

G-IRTY over Sedona AZ on the 26th.

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remember the Oogahonk!
old school enthusiast of Civiltary Warbirds and Air Racers

Sure looks like it’s going to land at Madras,Oregon, home to the Erickson Air Museum.

Currently at Santa Rosa, heading to Paine Field today.

According to flight tracker it’s at Madras,Oregon now ,having flown from Santa Rosa.

At Fort Saint Johns now. looks to be following the route of the AlCan highway which the US Army route because of access to airbases along the way to Alaska, and beyond.

Stayed in Whitehorse,Yukon, overnight then flew to Fairbanks Ak. today, close to 500 miles. Pretty much following the Alaska highway. Don’t know if it’s staying overnight. What a trip! According to what I’ve read it has a ferry range of about 1000 miles, during WW2. When it flew to Paine Field to stay at John Sessions my nephew who works for Boeing and lives near Paine knew he heard a Merlin ,ran outdoors thinking he would see a Mustang and was pleasantly surprised to see the Spitfire.

Still in Fairbanks waiting for the weather to break, according to their Facebook.

Given the weather that has kept then in Fairbanks so far... & the 10 day forecast that shows deteriorating weather, it looks like they could be there quite a while..

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Weather cleared ,Fairbanks to Nome then Nome to Anadyr airport in Russia. 2 flights of about 500 miles each. WOW!

Not a moment too soon.

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Those who possess real knowledge are rare.

Those who can set that knowledge into motion in the physical world are rarer still.

The few who possess real knowledge and can set it into motion of their own hands are the rarest of all.

Put on close to 600 miles to get to Evensk, Russia today.

They came through California about ten days too soon.
Would have been really cool if they had stopped over at the Reno Air Races in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational area.

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remember the Oogahonk!
old school enthusiast of Civiltary Warbirds and Air Racers

I don't think they have any interest is letting the public anywhere near it. Only one person from outside the airport got to see it at MHV because she was friends with someone who works there, No one got to see it at Van Nuys & they parked it where it could only be viewed with binoculars at SMO after the first day. They also avoided both the main aviation museums in BC when they got up to Canada.

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Those who possess real knowledge are rare.

Those who can set that knowledge into motion in the physical world are rarer still.

The few who possess real knowledge and can set it into motion of their own hands are the rarest of all.

Waited out typhoon and did maintenance and finally landed at Kagoshima Airport in Southern Japan, next Taiwan

Hey! I've been there. 2018.

The only thing that matters when you're doing a trip like that, in such a vulnerable aeroplane, is...

1) weather
2) serviceability
3) weather

Your complete focus is on preserving the aircraft, and getting it across the planet. You would never consider, even remotely, giving up a flying/travelling day to attend a PR event. If you can move it, you go.

I didn't cross Russia or any oceans, but I did complete a 5,000 Mile trip, crossing Mullen Pass twice. And returned the aircraft to the owner with the original paint and the original tyres.

It took everything I've ever learned in 26,000 hours of flying.

Dave