A quiz...
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:42 am
Anybody got a guess as to where and about when?
Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:32 am
Pennsacola 1956. 
Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:40 am
Good try, but off by decades and many miles. Plus, I've never been to Pensacola...
Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:15 am
So, young Skywalker, you know the answer. 
I just pulled this guess out of my... 
I just pulled this guess out of my...
Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:17 am
Whoops, why is there a major portion of someone's wing laying on the "tarmac"?
Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:33 am
Chino, late 80's?
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:03 am
Harlingen, late 70s?
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:46 am
Mt.Hope, Ontario. Early 1980's. .... or perhaps Abbottsford, BC, given the terrain and the big Douglas in the background.
Wing on ground is from a Canadian registered C-47.
The TBM is marked in FAA colors. Not sure which squadron, but I remember the name of the pilot.
Cheers,
Richard
Wing on ground is from a Canadian registered C-47.
The TBM is marked in FAA colors. Not sure which squadron, but I remember the name of the pilot.
Cheers,
Richard
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:03 pm
No joy so far -- does this help? Same day, same place...
Last edited by Neal Nurmi on Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:04 pm
Bozeman, Montana.1979.
totally a guessing but there are lots of good clues. The Cessna 150 in the background has both the tapered tail and rear window(non-razorback)and the butterscotch color came out around 1970. It isn't an active military base as they wouldn't leave a wing laying around on the flightline like that. The Transports have military paint scheme without the insignia andtheyalso have an N-number. I think they are a C-117 SuperGooney and a C-118.
The TBM looks vaguely familiar. It has the flag/board holder on the left side hinting that it sometimes carried flag ranking officers(admirals/Generals) on board. In other words it is a TBM-3R COD version.
As a teenager, I remember when Dr Dieter and Ray Stutsman bought a TBM-3R from a water bomber operation out west and brought it back to South Bend, Indiana. It made Oshkosh around 1980 or so.
The story as told by his son Damien, Dieter and friendAllen Steffey,is that it had never been civilianized, just stuck away in a hangar. It was pulled out and got back into running condition and ferried home. Military surplus paint, interior, engine, etc. just as it left the Navy. Allen andDamien touched up the paint on those thousands of rivet heads and hand waxed the entire airplane with rubbing compoud and it looked really great. I believe this is that airplane.
totally a guessing but there are lots of good clues. The Cessna 150 in the background has both the tapered tail and rear window(non-razorback)and the butterscotch color came out around 1970. It isn't an active military base as they wouldn't leave a wing laying around on the flightline like that. The Transports have military paint scheme without the insignia andtheyalso have an N-number. I think they are a C-117 SuperGooney and a C-118.
The TBM looks vaguely familiar. It has the flag/board holder on the left side hinting that it sometimes carried flag ranking officers(admirals/Generals) on board. In other words it is a TBM-3R COD version.
As a teenager, I remember when Dr Dieter and Ray Stutsman bought a TBM-3R from a water bomber operation out west and brought it back to South Bend, Indiana. It made Oshkosh around 1980 or so.
The story as told by his son Damien, Dieter and friendAllen Steffey,is that it had never been civilianized, just stuck away in a hangar. It was pulled out and got back into running condition and ferried home. Military surplus paint, interior, engine, etc. just as it left the Navy. Allen andDamien touched up the paint on those thousands of rivet heads and hand waxed the entire airplane with rubbing compoud and it looked really great. I believe this is that airplane.
Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:22 pm
Here's another from that day...
Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:47 am
Aero Union, Chico Ca 1975
Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:57 am
Finally! Chris -- how did you know? The year was actually 1982, but that would have been hard as stuff lay around up there for such long periods.
I'm very surprised it took so long -- There was really some interesting and unique stuff -- often quite derelict, but different and interesting...
Marine Air -- don't think this is your Turkey, but a similar story.
I'm very surprised it took so long -- There was really some interesting and unique stuff -- often quite derelict, but different and interesting...
Marine Air -- don't think this is your Turkey, but a similar story.
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:27 am
the last pic....... grumman guardians??
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:41 am
yep