Warbird Information Exchange

Found on ebay.

Navy NATC Vought YF7U-3M Cutlass at Wheaton MD, 1962 by Richard Connell, on Flickr

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I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.

On my watch list now. Did you bid on it?

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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)

http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries14.html
129722 Naval Air Test Center. Nov 8, 1956: Struck off charge at NAS Norfolk, VA, On display at Wheaton, MD regional park in 1962.

Nope, have at it.

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I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.

What happened to the airframe post life as a park slide? I know a T-33 here in Utah served a similar life until Hill AFB got the airframe and put it on display.

Tom P.

I was told that Cutlass was plowed under and play ground was constructed on top...

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Bidding went cuckoo in the last few seconds - sold for $105.50.
So, do the usual... take the eBay image, clone out the watermark, done.

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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)

I do hope they took the “bang” out of the bangseat. With a playground toy like that my 10 year old self would have been figuring out how to hook a battery up to it and then started throwing switches!

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Defending Stearmans on WIX since Jeff started badmouthing them back in 2005.