Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:04 pm
I spent the day today helping get B-25 Pacific Prowler back into service for this year's air show and tour season. I'll post photos in a separate thread.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:29 pm
I'm back researching WWII airfields and the B-29 training program. It certainly isn't as much fun as working on bombers......but maybe now I'll get a book written since I have no distractions.
Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:48 pm
As usual, being an airport bum, and snapping pix of warbirds..
Stopped by Chino Wednesday..Had to see the PB4Y!
Friday...went to Mark Thompsons incredible yard to see a Harpoon I'd never seen before,
Had many Hueys there
And a Soviet Hind!
Stopped by Chino Wednesday..Had to see the PB4Y!
Friday...went to Mark Thompsons incredible yard to see a Harpoon I'd never seen before,
Had many Hueys there
And a Soviet Hind!
Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:20 am
I wait for the WIX Traveling Stunt Show to come by Chino and then do the Hooters tour!
Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:51 am
And I even saw him right there in my hangar!Seafury1 wrote:Oh yea, and swung by BDK's Hangar to see his project!
Well, I just spend and spend more money and time than my plane will ever be worth to return a never before civilian flown example of North American Aviation's finest (AT-6) into the air.
Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:55 am
bdk wrote:Well, I just spend and spend more money and time than my plane will ever be worth to return a never before civilian flown example of North American Aviation's finest (AT-6) into the air.
But we do SO appreciate your effort!!!!
Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:05 am
I've got some CAF design work projects coming up.
My car club puts on a car show every October and we each pick a charity. The past two years I have picked the MAAM P-61 project. 2007 was a pretty good amount. More than I could afford on my own for sure. The 2008 amount was more than doubled. So that was sent off to the MAAM the last week of December. I really want to see that one fly.
My car club puts on a car show every October and we each pick a charity. The past two years I have picked the MAAM P-61 project. 2007 was a pretty good amount. More than I could afford on my own for sure. The 2008 amount was more than doubled. So that was sent off to the MAAM the last week of December. I really want to see that one fly.
Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:01 am
Well, in the past year I performed inspections on just over 40 Warbirds and grounded nine (one twice), so that they can continue to fly SAFELY for all to see.
Oh, and I had a little bit to do with this.....
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... php?t=9395
And this.......
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=24935
Gary
Oh, and I had a little bit to do with this.....
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... php?t=9395
And this.......
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=24935
Gary
Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:15 am
All well done Gary.... 
Lynn
Lynn
Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:17 pm
As coordinator of EAA's "Timeless Voices of Aviation" video oral history program, I have personally interviewed over 300 veteran pilots, flight crew, and ground crew, many of which can be viewed on the Timeless Voices website, www.timelessvoices.org. All told the program has recorded over 900 interviews with folks from all aviation backgrounds - half of which are WWII veterans. So I guess I could say I am doing some small part in preserving warbird heritage by helping to preserve the memories of the men and women who designed, built, flew, and maintained them.
Zack
Zack