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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