Vlado at Thunder

Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:01 pm

I was out at Thunder this weekend (along with a bunch of WIXer friends)....... I saw Vlado's Mustang in the hangar and also flying...

He was flying support for some WWII Army guys and following P-51B Old Crow. Jimmy Leeward was flying Old Crow and Vlado was stuck to him like glue. If he was a 109, Vlado would have been able to easily wax him.....

Mark H

Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:11 pm

Nice! Indeed flying close formation.

Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:50 pm

Nice pix! Thx. It was a blast to fly with Jimmy. I hit his wake about 4 times. I hope those ground pounders felt like they had good close-support. That was a fun flight over the field.
(Don't show my kids the first pix - they'll make fun of me!!)
VL

Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:59 pm

Hey Vlado,

Great job this weekend! The fellow you yelled at to 'WAKE UP' while you were taxiing past our Harvards this morning really got a kick out of it!

:partyman:

Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:29 pm

a few from Saturday:

Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:54 pm

vlado wrote:Nice pix! Thx. It was a blast to fly with Jimmy. I hit his wake about 4 times.
VL

At least you didn't flame-out, Maverick!

Just remember, prop-wash goes up and to the left...

Seriously, nice job of flying. I got a couple of good shots of your departure climb on Saturday, I'll post when I recover from the drive home to NJ.

Rich

Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:22 am

Hi Vlado, I was in one of the Stuarts. We really appreciated the close air support. Couldn't have waxed the "Krauts" without ya. Sorry about the few stray bullets, on that first pass, I would have sworn you were "Jerry". I don't think I hit you though........John

Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:38 am

Sorry I didnt get to come say Hi vlado, didnt get to thunder till sunday. It was good talking to you at Peoria. Have a good one and see you at a show soon.

Aaron

Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:05 pm

Here's one of the HF. Great flying Vlado!

Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:57 pm

I am thinking about building one of these for my son

P51Mstg wrote:I was out at Thunder this weekend (along with a bunch of WIXer friends)....... I saw Vlado's Mustang in the hangar and also flying...

He was flying support for some WWII Army guys and following P-51B Old Crow. Jimmy Leeward was flying Old Crow and Vlado was stuck to him like glue. If he was a 109, Vlado would have been able to easily wax him.....

Mark H

Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:08 am

Vlado,

Thank you for coming to the show.

Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:25 am

Michael:
You are VERY welcome. It is always a treat to attend the YIP show. There is such a large & strong presence of aircraft enthusiasts. That makes it a fun event for everyone attending! You had first class people running everything and it showed. I am very glad to have been there!
Thanks to you , as well!
VL

Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:34 am

i'm getting sicker as i see what i missed again. vlado, thanks for taking the time to send me your pics!!

Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:07 am

Here are a couple for for you Vlado. Was there on Sunday. What a great show!!! Great job Mike and Kevin and the rest of the volunteers.

Eric Downing was also great in the Skyraider during the Vietnam Battle!!!

Low pass on Sunday before departing. I wasn't there Saturday but I hear you were "mowing the grass"

Had a great time!
Regards,
Mark

Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:11 pm

Matt Sharkey wrote:I am thinking about building one of these for my son

P51Mstg wrote:I was out at Thunder this weekend (along with a bunch of WIXer friends)....... I saw Vlado's Mustang in the hangar and also flying...

He was flying support for some WWII Army guys and following P-51B Old Crow. Jimmy Leeward was flying Old Crow and Vlado was stuck to him like glue. If he was a 109, Vlado would have been able to easily wax him.....

Mark H

Are there any plans to build one?

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