Forbes Field, Topeka, Kansas, the rest of the planes
Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:40 am
a short trip to Forbes Field, .....very nice museum you can touch everything...
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Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:43 am
What is the engine and airplane in photo #2?
Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:01 pm
bdk
Sorry i should have put that on the pic, its a replica of a curtiss jenny with a replica engine....
Sorry i should have put that on the pic, its a replica of a curtiss jenny with a replica engine....
Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:15 pm
i was at this museum last summer, fine folks there, and some good aircraft to see. thanks for the pics
Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:17 pm
Very nice museum! Love the F-111 escape pod 
Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:09 pm
I've never seen a Jenny with valve covers on the engine, that's why I was asking.
Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:47 pm
Thanks Sasnak, I had thought it was a nonflying replica, but I was wrong.
Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:07 pm
Sasnak, your one step ahead of me....I always want and appreciate any help youu folks can give me...
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Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:40 pm
I love the scheme on the F-84! Great Pics, Thanks.
Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:22 pm
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These are all Ride Toys for little kids, they are big enough for kids to either get in or ride on, my mistake I should have put something in the pic for scale, they look very small here but are about 3 foot long, 18 inches high
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These are all Ride Toys for little kids, they are big enough for kids to either get in or ride on, my mistake I should have put something in the pic for scale, they look very small here but are about 3 foot long, 18 inches high
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:19 pm
Yeah, nice museum indeed ! Was there a few years ago and got a page on my web site. Nice to see it in summer, I was there in winter and it was rather chilly in some of the hangars !
They do have a nice collection, don't they ?
Nice pics anyway, tks for sharing and the memories !
They do have a nice collection, don't they ?
Nice pics anyway, tks for sharing and the memories !
Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:26 pm
What is that in the German markings?
Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:47 pm
bdk, thanks for noticing... I thought I posted this....getting old sucks sometimes
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:49 pm
They have got to get that Connie in the hangar ASAP! It looks like a real step in time and the interior looks great. They could put plent of aircraft underneath its wings as it sits so high on its gear.
The tail with the german swastika looks to me like a very late Me-109G, like a dash 14 or something. It has the higher vertical fin and the fin was made of wood construction. Maybe it's one of the Buchons that has disappeared over time, since the BoB filming.
The tail with the german swastika looks to me like a very late Me-109G, like a dash 14 or something. It has the higher vertical fin and the fin was made of wood construction. Maybe it's one of the Buchons that has disappeared over time, since the BoB filming.
Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:21 pm
I never would have thought to use a "space saver" spare tire as a mainwheel on an aircraft!
All has been explained except the markings on the tail, "Museum Personal Chef Dave Mouser." Was that really written on Hartmann's 109?
All has been explained except the markings on the tail, "Museum Personal Chef Dave Mouser." Was that really written on Hartmann's 109?