Chuck Gardner's pics from Midland

Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:48 pm

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/articles/airsho2004/index.htm

Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:46 pm

Chuck, great work as usual. I love the shot of the Mustangs from the B-25s open escape hatch.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:53 pm

Thanks for the photos Chuck.
Have to make that show some year.

Bill

Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:13 pm

Great pics, wish I was there

Eric

Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:19 pm

Thanks for the comments guys. I have been running around they country since the show and havent had time to write anything about it yet. The crash on Sunday was very depressing to see and that has been on my mind for a while.
I picked up new wings at Lance in Dallas for our SNJ and drove them back to Kissimmee today. I am taking our four bent wings back to TX to get Ezell Aviation to rebuild a set for us. That is 2,300 miles of driving in 4 days. It is a never ending adventure of travel, endless hours of bordem broken up by moments of sheer terror (she pulled right out in front of me!), living out of a suitcase, and never knowing where I will sleep at night. But I love my job and the planes too.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:44 pm

Chuck,

I think a lot of us would trade our job for yours :wink:

Have fun and enjoy,

Eric

Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:49 pm

Great photo's, thanks for sharing, can you identify the gentleman on the wing of WD-C in the people section of your photo's....
thanks
Gary Wagner

Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:27 am

Thanks for the pics chuck!

Mike

Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:42 am

Nice pics, Chuck

Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:47 am

Nice shots. I've been wanting to go to that show for years. Maybe on the WIX tour :wink:

Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:54 am

gary wagner wrote:Great photo's, thanks for sharing, can you identify the gentleman on the wing of WD-C in the people section of your photo's....
thanks
Gary Wagner

Looks like Ronnie Gardner. Chuck's uncle.

Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:29 pm

FYI, more pictures will be added this weekend to that article. So check it out again on Monday.

Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:13 am

Maybe a couple more of Miss Mitchell and her hard working crew? :wink:

I was the guy in the bright Arctic Cat jacket (What can I say, I'm from Minnesota!) :oops:

Very nice pix Chuck!

Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:39 am

That is correct, The gentleman on the wing of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum's P-51 is the chief pilot for the museum, Ronnie Gardner.

Chuck

Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:20 am

The photo of the Shackleton lists it in the static display section. Is it flyable, and if so, where is it based?

Thanks,

Walt McKinney

Chuck Gardner's pics from Midland

Chuck Gardner's pics from Midland

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