Warbird Information Exchange

Hey, Allison turboprops will make it way more reliable!

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

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

Guess they sent it in place of the Kingcobra. Nice to see a new bird, but I’ll miss Pretty Polly this year

As of this evening the ramp was looking pretty slim. I know a lot of planes are still at POF’s hangars, but they gotta have a lot of arrivals tomorrow to fill that ramp up. Fingers crossed! (Handful of Mustangs missing, CAF birds missing, Sanders Furies & Goldfinger, A-26 and PB4Y...)

Most of this stuff comes in on Friday every year. Not worried a bit.

What's your source for this? I never saw any announcements that the Mosquito 'was supposed to be there'.

Steven said on the green dot podcast a month or two back they were planning on having “a Mosquito” as part of the show

Dreadnought and Goldfinger are there!

8:00 Gates Open Up-close viewing of static displays, warbirds & performing airplanes
9:30 Veterans Panel (Held at Announcer's Stand) Honored Panel of Veterans will talk about their personal experiences in WWII
10:45 Opening Ceremony & National Anthem Opening Ceremonies and Missing Man Formation P-47 Thunderbolts
11:05 Rob Harrison Aerobatics The Tumbling Bear in his Zlin 142C, Czech Military Trainer
11:15 Golden Age / Classic Aircraft P-26 Peashooter, Seversky P-35, Lockheed 12, Ryan PT-22, Fairchild, Stearman & more!
11:40 Army Aircraft P-38, P-40, P-51, P-63, B-25, A-26
12:05 Tuckers Air Patrol Eric Tucker Piper Cub Demonstration
12:20 Intermission Aerial Intermission until 12:50
12:25 Veterans Panel (Held at Announcer’s Stand) Honored Panel of Veterans will talk about their personal experiences in WWII
12:50 D-Day Invasion Reenacted L-4, Fw-190, P-38, P-47, Spitfire, B-25, C-47 Paratroopers
1:20 Tuckers Air Patrol Eric Tucker Piper Cub Demonstration
1:30 Korean War Era Jets F-86, MiG-15, T-33
1:45 Stew Dawson Aerobatics F7F Tigercat Aerobatics
2:00 Navy Aircraft Corsair, Hellcat, Wildcat, Zero, TBM, SBD, Skyraider, PB4Y-2
2:25 Air Racers Demonstration P-51 Voodoo, P-51 Strega, Sea Fury Dreadnought, P-51 Goldfinger
2:40 Greg "Wired" Colyer Aerobatics Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star - ACE Maker
2:45 Tuckers Air Patrol Eric Tucker Piper Cub Demonstration
3:00 Dennis Sanders Aerobatics Sea Fury Aerobatics
3:15 F-16 Viper Demo and USAF Heritage Flight F-16 Viper Demonstration Team and USAF Heritage Flight with P-47 Thunderbolts
3:45 John Collver AT-6/SNJ Aerobatics AT-6/SNJ Aerobatics Presented by Skytypers
4:00 End of Planes of Fame Airshow Thank you for joining us! See you next year!

A few scratches off that list, sadly

Just missing (from what I can tell)

-Most of the CAF SoCal Fleet, the Spitfire is there, POF has a Hellcat listed but none present, and CAF said Man 'O War will be there (no Bearcat or Zero either I don't think)
-Wildcat, thought it would be CAF's Martlet per usual
-Sweet Eloise A-26
-Privateer
-A few usual Mustang attendees? Maybe they will come together (Blondie, Speedball, Lady Jo, Straw Boss)

So far so good!!!

Add to the Mustang log Kimberly Kaye, Blondie, and a surprise to me, Comfortably Numb!

Finishing touches!! CAF's Martlet and Hellcat, A-26 and Privateer are all on the ramp! Nice work to all

I see two Tigercats on the ramp.

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

Sunset ramp tour complete, 52 birds excluding trainers/liason/etc., 13 Mustangs!!!

Quite the show this year!! One of the best in awhile in my opinion. Air Race demo was KILLER! The CAF SoCal boys (I believe Jason & Ken) had some fun in the Spitfire, Hellcat, and Ken in PSAM's Bunny. Privateer passes with the Skyraider were awesome. Tigercat demo impressive as usual. And the Heritage flight with Dottie and the Viper was beautiful.

The 2 razorback's may have broke though, in the practice yesterday Snafu and Dottie flew with the Viper, I didn't see Snafu after the opening ceremonies and POF's taxiied out with Dottie for the heritage and got towed back to the line before taking off. Glad I got to see all 4 together if that's the case!