Warbird Information Exchange

dan & steve any ideas on a michigan wreck chase rendevous this summer?? dates?? location?? wreck type?? i've got alot of camping gear if camping is feasible. that's about all i can contribute for starters. best, tom

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Hi Tom,

i know their are a number of crashes in the boondocks of the upper peninsula of michigan that are just itching for an expedition. anybody in this area interested????

When I first read these words from your original post, I assumed that you were already familar with location and type. I am not, nor am I familiar with how one would go about finding wreck locations...it's simply not my area of expertise.

What could I contribute? I've camped the UP in the past, don't mind a few bears (and unlimited horseflies, deerflies, mosquitoes...), and can still do the hard hike. My two oldest boys (16 & 13) are goofy enough about old wrecks (airplanes, not their dad) that they'd probably whine if I didn't bring 'em along to help. I can also make Steve Dennis laugh so hard that stuff comes out his nose.

I'm in education, so I can pretty much set my own hours in June & July. Any earlier or later than those months and the nights are too cold in the UP anyway.

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

mucho appreciato el colonelo!!! some pin point help is a great start !!! regards, tom

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I would think May would be a great time to head up, before the leaves and under brush become too think. And the weather becomes too hot. June and July would be a bit tuff for me.

Everyone what is your thoughts on this? If we really want to to happen we will need to get somethings going asap. I love hiking and finding an aircraft at the end of the hike sounds like a great plan.

Tim

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tim, are you talking great lakes area?? or east in your area. robb.... still waiting for some possible vectors in michigan. thanks, tom

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

there is plenty of time robb!! thanks!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I was up in the upper penisula of Michigan last year on vacation in July and froze my buns off on the Soo Lock Tour. We went from record highs in Detroit (over 100) to lows in the 30's at the Macinaw bridge and above where we were staying.

I did get to see a few float planes on the river and a Beaver? flying over head. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to take in the Bush Plane Museum across the river from the Soo Lock tour.

Kenn

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May all your bent wings be F2G Corsairs!

I was thinking of doing a few hikes in the next month or 2 and was wondering if anyone might be interested in making it a WIX Function?

I'm thinking of Camel's Hump in Vermont, that is the site of a B-24 crash and there seems to be a good amount of wreckage to be seen.

Anyone up for a walk in the woods?

I'd love to go to the B-18 in NH and maybe the S2BC in Vermont also.

Tim

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Broken Wrench, there arnt any interesting crash sites in our neck of the woods are there?

In addition i heard rumors about a complete B-17 either completely buried or actually inside a cave up in Maine. Now i wouldnt exactly believe this statement as far as you could throw it but it is a more of a legend i guess.

I found the small article about it in a book called Weird New England. A good coffee table book for anybody who lives in......well........New England.