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| Author: | DaveG [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | TN Museum of Aviation Warbird Gathering September 27 |
http://www.tnairmuseum.com/warbirds.htm Always a good time and you never know what is going to show up. |
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| Author: | TimAPNY [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:27 pm ] |
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I'll have to watch the weather for this, It would be well worth the trip out there for it. Tim |
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| Author: | ktst97 [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:18 pm ] |
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My wife and I have attended the last two, and will be at this one. We rent one of those nice log "cabins" in the area, preferably on Bluff Mountain, and make a mini-vacation out of the trip to Sevierville. Problem I have is the weight gain which seems to be an undesirable side-effect of having too many places like the Old Mill and the Apple Barn restaurants accessible for good meals. |
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| Author: | BK [ Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:50 pm ] |
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TimAPNY wrote: I'll have to watch the weather for this, It would be well worth the trip out there for it.
Tim 40% chance of rain. 
A couple of other East TN events: Wings & Wheels On The Greene KGCY, Greeneville, TN 10/11/08 http://www.flyincalendar.com/event_detail.cfm?e=8132&m=10&y=2008 B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" tour stop KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville, TN 10/14-15/08 BK |
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| Author: | TimAPNY [ Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:37 pm ] |
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I'm out. 
I have some stuff I feel I need to do and I'm going to skip the 3.5 hour drive. Tim |
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| Author: | BK [ Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:12 pm ] |
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It was very cloudy but the rain held off and they got some flying in. I got there just as the museum's T-28 took off. I heard later that Neal Melton asked some guy in the gift shop if he wanted to go flying in the T-28. 
After being based there a couple of years I finally got to see the Red Bull Albatross fly. It was gone for a while and someone said they were going to set it down on nearby Douglas Lake. In the meantime WWII T-Bolt pilot Frank Luckman gave one of his talks about his time during the war. He said he had a book coming out soon. Of course both P-47s flew. Since I see them fly 3-4 times every year I forget how rare it is to have two airworthy T-Bolts in my backyard. A T-34 and L-19 based at the airport (not museum) did flybys but did not come over to the tarmac where we were. As the day progressed the clouds broke a little and we had a couple of visitors a T-6 and Yak 9. The latter a Yakovlev built (mid 90s) replica with an Allison engine. I've never seen one in person so that was very cool. A couple of things I overheard, they hope to have the Skyraider in time for the spring fly in next year and the TBM that had been based at the museum since it opened is now based in Colorado. BK PS Forgot to mention the Red Bull BO105 helicopter was in the museum hanger. It's the one that does rolls and loops. |
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| Author: | DaveG [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:56 am ] |
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Here's that lucky guy who got the T-28 ride. Phil lives in Louisville, KY and has come down the last couple of years. He was still grinning a few hours later.  and another shot of an earlier flight of the Trojan.  it was definitely overcast but there was a nice assortment of planes on the ramp; don't know this guy but there were a lot of kids there having a good time.    Wicked Wabbit  beats watching UT football today  The Mentor  T-6  BO 105 Red Bull (thanks for the ID, BK)  Yak 9  Frank "Lucky" Luckman talks about his exploits supporting the ground troops in France 
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| Author: | ktst97 [ Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:27 pm ] |
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John Shoffner invited Kim and me to go for a short ride in the Albatross. Of course, we accepted. Highlight of the flight was landing on the water at Douglas, and taking off again. Neal Melton also gave Frank Luckman a ride in the Trojan. We will continue to attend their Gatherings. We combine those with a mini-vacation to "justify" the 560 mile trip (each way). |
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| Author: | BK [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:56 am ] |
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There are some videos up on youtube now: P-47s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b78gDq22owo T-34 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiAfBNDIwmI T-28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3qtMaWMN3I Albatross http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8uRLQcNLms That's me near the end of the Albatross clip taking photos. 
BK |
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