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Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:15 pm

The box I have the slides in says May 1970, the slides are stamped May 1971. The only plane I know the status of is of course Diamond Lil. I seem to remember the P38 Scatterbrain Kid crashed in Louisiana many years ago.

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Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:09 pm

I believe the original Scatterbrain Kid crashed in 1974. Of course the white P-38 now belongs to Red Bull. The yellow, white, and black P-63F is undergoing an IRAN in the CAF Central Texas Wing's hangar.

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:18 pm

bluehawk15 wrote:I believe the original Scatterbrain Kid crashed in 1974. Of course the white P-38 now belongs to Red Bull. The yellow, white, and black P-63F is undergoing an IRAN in the CAF Central Texas Wing's hangar.


Most sadly the original Scatter Brain Kid did crash at the Lafayette LA airport. The airplane was named after the P-38 that Revis Sermon flew during WWII. It was owned by Revis, & Paul Fournet. I do not remember who was flying the airplane when the accident happened, but it was not Revis or Paul.
Robbie

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:33 pm

I believe the original Scatterbrain Kid crashed in 1974. Of course the white P-38 now belongs to Red Bull. The yellow, white, and black P-63F is undergoing an IRAN in the CAF Central Texas Wing's hangar.[/quote]


I'll show my ignorance by asking-What is an IRAN restoration?

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:52 pm

Inspection Repair As Necessary?

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:44 pm

Holedigger wrote:Inspection Repair As Necessary?



Give than man a cigar....

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:46 pm

Figured you would know the fate of the Mustangs Lynn.

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:36 pm

The B-17 is Texas Raiders. The white B-24 is Diamond Lil.
The red and white P-51 is flying as Old Crow in Europe?
The Buchon is still flying (N109W)
The Wildcat was destroyed in a fatal accident at Ellington in 2003
The Corsair is flying and based in Lancaster, TX
The White P-63 is under rebuild in Georgia?
N3953B Stearman is still registered in NY

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:03 am

The Stearman, N3953B, was owned by Don Cole during that time frame and was based at the old Genoa Airport. It was unusual in that it had a metalized fuselage and spring steel gear. I remember it well as I took my first four flying lessons in it in the summer of 1966.

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:28 am

P-51D N167F was then owned by Paul Finefrock of Hobart, OK. Now operated by Scandinavian Historic Flight in Norway. The A-26 is the CAF's N6101C which later had a fire while taxying in Texas. The carcass was stored on a ranch, and might still be. The pilot who went in with P-38LL was a guy named George Harper.

T J

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:42 am

Is the B-25 "Devil Dog"??

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:52 am

Two different years? Diamond Lil in one pic and in civilian guise the next?

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:58 am

Ref the -26 Inveader. Is N6101C Is this Civil correct?
Realizing she is probably lying on the ground on a forgotten ranch
somewhere in Texas, I did a check to see if she was still registered or deregistered and
found that 6101C returns to a Model PA-28
Serial Number 2842340 Registered Owner
Name PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
Street ATTN: JOHN S HAMBLETON
2926 PIPER DRIVE

Deregistered Aircraft

Deregistered Aircraft 1 of 1

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 36263 Type Registration Corporation
Manufacturer Name BELL Certificate Issue Date 08/24/2000
Model 412EP Mode S Code 51770474
Year Manufacturer 2000 Cancel Date 02/11/2002
Reason for Cancellation Exported Export To GUATEMALA

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Aircraft Registration prior to Deregistration

Name BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC
Street PO BOX 482
City FORT WORTH State TEXAS Zip Code 76101-0482

County TARRANT
Country UNITED STATES

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:48 pm

gary1954 wrote:Ref the -26 Inveader. Is N6101C Is this Civil correct?
Realizing she is probably lying on the ground on a forgotten ranch
somewhere in Texas, I did a check to see if she was still registered or deregistered and
found that 6101C returns to a Model PA-28
Serial Number 2842340 Registered Owner
Name PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
Street ATTN: JOHN S HAMBLETON
2926 PIPER DRIVE

Deregistered Aircraft

Deregistered Aircraft 1 of 1

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 36263 Type Registration Corporation
Manufacturer Name BELL Certificate Issue Date 08/24/2000
Model 412EP Mode S Code 51770474
Year Manufacturer 2000 Cancel Date 02/11/2002
Reason for Cancellation Exported Export To GUATEMALA

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Aircraft Registration prior to Deregistration

Name BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC
Street PO BOX 482
City FORT WORTH State TEXAS Zip Code 76101-0482

County TARRANT
Country UNITED STATES

Yup, N6101C, and it was very likely removed from the USCAR in the mid, late 80s.
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26regis ... 34624.html

Unfortunately it is just a derelict fuselage these days as far as I know. Check post #7 and 9!
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... light=A-26


T J

Re: Galveston Airshow 1970 or 1971 - Where are they now?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:30 pm

Tell ya what really knocks me out, and that's the Galveston County Sheriff's cruiser in the first pic! :shock: :D :lol:
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