Unofficial Oshkosh 2023 Thread

garbs · **Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:21 pm

4RG.I.'S wrote:

Lynn Allen wrote:

rtwpsom2 wrote:

What about Thunderbird?

Should have been at least Reserve Grand Champion behind the P-47...

My understanding is it wasn't a good candidate for a warbird competition: No military equipment, mismatched wing to fuselage (D model wing, C fuselage), civilian paint, 2 seat, rebuilt to match it's look after the war, etc. It is an unbelievably beautiful aircraft and very deserving of an award, just not in a warbird category in my opinion. :drink3:

I can't wait to see it at the National Air Races.

Well said. All of the above would cost it points. This award is for modified warbirds, like a “Resto-mod” category for cars. A T-34 that also won this award looked like an F-16 inside, but it would have gotten 0 cockpit points as a Warbird.

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:52 am

hurricane_yank wrote:

mazdaP5 wrote:

Any idea on which T-6 went down?

My favorite T-6 of the bunch...had lots of folks inspecting it when I was there Tuesday. I spoke to the pilot that morning:

Oh man, that's such a shame. Saturday was a bad day at Oshkosh. I was not far from the accident at ultralights. I didn't see it, but I'll never forget the sound. Four people and four aircraft lost in the span of 3 hours.

I took a bunch of reference pictures of that T-6 as well.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:05 pm

marine air wrote:

I think Bonnie is a real aircraft. They started with a huge amount of airframe that was rescued decades ago, not recently retrieved from a jungle. There are still bits and pieces of Thunderbolt to be found. Just today there's a P-47 windscreen for sale on the internet. The P-51C was restored as a racer, not a warbird. So, I might have entered it in either Antiques or Classics. IF someone restored/recreated "Galloping Ghost" "Strega" or "The RB-51 Red Baron" I don't think it would make sense to judge them as warbirds.

Well said and I'll go with that...

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:05 pm

marine air wrote:

I think Bonnie is a real aircraft. They started with a huge amount of airframe that was rescued decades ago, not recently retrieved from a jungle. There are still bits and pieces of Thunderbolt to be found. Just today there's a P-47 windscreen for sale on the internet. The P-51C was restored as a racer, not a warbird. So, I might have entered it in either Antiques or Classics. IF someone restored/recreated "Galloping Ghost" "Strega" or "The RB-51 Red Baron" I don't think it would make sense to judge them as warbirds.

Please delete this post, thank you...

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:11 pm

hurricane_yank wrote:

mazdaP5 wrote:

Any idea on which T-6 went down?

My favorite T-6 of the bunch...had lots of folks inspecting it when I was there Tuesday. I spoke to the pilot that morning:

Blue Skies for them...

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:25 pm

mazdaP5 wrote:

Any idea on which T-6 went down?

Better be careful asking that, I asked the same thing on the WIX facebook page and got banned,

bomberfan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:00 pm

Matt Gunsch wrote:

mazdaP5 wrote:

Any idea on which T-6 went down?

Better be careful asking that, I asked the same thing on the WIX facebook page and got banned,

Really? I wonder why. It's been all over Facebook which one it was.

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:54 pm

It's pretty well known now. It was the Spanish T-6 from San Marcos.

https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articl ... -lady.html

Turns out I know both occupants. Pray for their families.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuyJ77eMcjq/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvaJwRVuvZK/

Xray · **Joined:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:25 am **Posts:** 533

Man what a shame, dreams can turn to nightmares in the blink of an eye

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3332

Interesting to see Mike George’s name on the awards list for a Cessna 150 - a name more usually associated with his P-51 and F4U.

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:10 pm

Pat Harker too, winning grand champion with his gorgeous vintage Cessna 172 N8357B (also someone more commonly known for warbirds).

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:45 pm

bomberfan wrote:

Matt Gunsch wrote:

mazdaP5 wrote:

Any idea on which T-6 went down?

Better be careful asking that, I asked the same thing on the WIX facebook page and got banned,

Really? I wonder why. It's been all over Facebook which one it was.

because someones panties got bunched up,

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:41 am

Some initial stats and a first look at 2024:

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Xray · **Joined:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:25 am **Posts:** 533

Here is a guy breaking down the Texan crash.
I know alot of folks here have problems with youtube "experts" examining crashes but this guy has owned and flown more than one T-6, uses ADSB info to break down what happened frame by frame in a very professional, respectful way.
I never knew the T-6 is considered a tricky aircraft to fly, and its stall/spin characteristic under certain conditions is well known https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ktf6LwYG8k

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:16 pm

I wish EAA would publish something with photos of all the award winners, whether it's a press release, special edition of Sport Aviation or some other publication we could pay for. Even if it's just the Lindy's. I know what most or all of the warbird winners look like and can usually figure out about half of the Vintage winners when I attend, but it would be nice to see photos of these with the Homebuilts, Seaplanes, Contemporary, etc.

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