Just into Olympia for the Olympic Flight Museum

Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:23 am

It's a .....

Well, Zuse here is actually a Malamute (and he actually belongs to my girlfriend, not the OFM), but.....

this here is a Husky.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:40 am

I thought that there was a 'Rusky'....?

M

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:39 am

The angle of the photos could make it look that way, and the full markings haven't been applied yet.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:49 am

That is awesome.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:16 am

Is that one of the ex-Moseley machines per chance?

Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:00 pm

put out a huge amount of down wash while hovering in close proximity to the ground! I was BLOWN AWAY by it a couple of times!

Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:17 pm

Will it fly at the Gathering of Warbirds in June?

Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:17 pm

No reason it shouldn't.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:47 pm

Curtis Block wrote:No reason it shouldn't.

cool!

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:54 pm

Chad Veich wrote:Is that one of the ex-Moseley machines per chance?

No the mosely HH-43s were yellow.
They were fun to watch and fun to fly. I used to work for them and got a ride when we were doing some spraying.

Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:32 am

I'm not sure on all of the specifics but here is the link to this aircraft on the registry. Maybe some of the blanks can be filled in by people here.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/heloregistry/hh43-6417558.html

Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:43 am

If I recall correctly it is to painted has the a/c of Bill Pittsenberger who received the MOH in VN and used in a upcoming movie.

Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:04 pm

The Bill Pittsenberger from this article Jack?

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/10/16/loc_vietnam_vet_gets.html

Do you have any photos of his ship?

Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:15 pm

Yes it is and I do.
That man lived up the the rescue motto and then some!

Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:41 pm

Well Jack, might we all get a preview of what we should expect?

those things..