Don Knapp Info Requested

[DonKnappSon]

Hi Lynn,

That would be great !!! My kids and I can not thank you guys enough !!! Until now I have not seen a picture of my father since I was a kid and now my kids and I have been able to see him to. Thanks Again to all of you !!! Keep the pictures coming

Thanks !!!
Erik

[DonKnappSon]

Hi Lynn,

That would be great !!! My kids and I can not thank you guys enough !!! Until now I have not seen a picture of my father since I was a kid and now my kids and I have been able to see him to. Thanks Again to all of you !!! Keep the pictures coming

Thanks !!!
Erik

[Lynn Allen]

Hi Lynn,

That would be great !!! My kids and I can not thank you guys enough !!! Until now I have not seen a picture of my father since I was a kid and now my kids and I have been able to see him to. Thanks Again to all of you !!! Keep the pictures coming

Thanks !!!
Erik

Your Welcome
Your Welcome

Lynn

[Jack Cook]

HE owned more than the P-51 and the F4U-1.
Didn't he have a Spit project and another 51 and F4U???

[PeterA]

HE owned more than the P-51 and the F4U-1.
Didn't he have a Spit project and another 51 and F4U???

He had three and was quite protective of them. I think I got to within about 30 feet of them at his base/store. We had a wonderful evening meal with Don. Looked all over the P-51 at the airport, which he was very keen to show me...but I didn't see the Spitfires! This was a pity, for underneath the wings for one of them was the RAF ID of an ex Indian fuselage orphan in Europe. It was to be a further ten years when two of the Spitfire projects arrived back in the UK that the identity was revealed. TP263 of the RAF under two applications HS649 of the Indian Air force.

PeterA

[Rob Mears]

He also owned the F2G Super Corsair (BuNo.88458) now owned and operated by Bob Odegaard.

[Jack Cook]

Ya'll need to post some shots here of all the a/c has they are now.
That's a great legacy

[Lynn Allen]

Erik, All I have found so far is 8 pictures of your dad in the Corsair. They are slides which I need to take to Dallas to get some prints made for you, so I'll be right back. It was 1989 as my book says. Somewhere I have a copy of the Abilene paper?? Also, it was the same show for Harry Tope, another really nice person........

Lynn

Last edited by Lynn Allen on Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Lynn Allen]

I also keep seeing this 2 seat Spitfire going thru the years, some guy from Colorado?? I remember when he let Kermit fly it one early morning at a Breckenridge show.


Lynn

[Bill Greenwood]

Lynn, way to go with the Knapp photos, maybe someone up there in NJ can get Erik and the grandkids out to a show this spring or summer. Yes, Kermit did fly my Spitfire so he still owes me a ride, perhaps I'll ask for one in the dual P-40, or the Storch. With someone of Kermit's experience, a checkout is mostly a matter of having them understand how the gear, etc works and giving them some speeds. They can certainly fly the plane, especially something that handles well like a Spit. Kermit's a bright guy, he wasn't to good to learn and he sat down for an hour and read the manual before he flew. Like everyone else, I miss that BKD airshow, and enjoy any photos of it on WIX.

[Lynn Allen]

Bill. I would go for the TN-40 as the Storch is just another really big J-3.

Lynn

[Obergrafeter]

Just a big J-3!!!! Now how many J-3s understand German, and I wouldn't dream of flying the Storch from the back seat. You can always fly a fighter Bill, but don't let Lynn talk you out of the thrill of a 20ft. roll out on landing and a blinding 15kt crosswind.

[Randy Wilson]

Lynn - I'd have to say that the Storch is far from a J-3 or most of the US L-birds, except perhaps the L-1. It is fairly heavy and has a really big wing that makes it a bit of a challenge in high winds and crosswinds. I've flown a couple for several hours and while it is not a difficult aircraft to fly, it is different. Both that I've flown had the original Argus engine and German/metric instruments but that was less of an issue that the rather interesting approach to landing attitudes - seat of the pants flying was a benefit here, not instruments, plus being shown how by someone that really knew. I've watched several pilots try to fly it like a typical L-bird and have their hands full on takeoff and landing. Just my 2 cents.

How may Storch pilots do we have on the forum? I'd be curious to know. I'm not trying to be upitty or whatever, just really curious, as I know there are or were several flying in the US and elsewhere not too long ago.

Bill - fly anything Kermit will let you fly and have fun - just remember you have to give it back in the same condition.

Randy

[DonKnappSon]

Hi Guy's,
Are there any shows in NJ or the surounding area ? It would be cool to see some of the planes we seen on this site in person !!!
It you know of any shows within a couple hundred miles maybe we could load up and take a ride.

Thanks,
Erik & Family

[PatM]

Erik,
Come and join us at Geneseo in July. There will be about 20 of us there. Lots of warbirds, grass airfield, barbecue dinner Friday and Saturday evenings, and a lot of great people. The kids will love it.

http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/ai ... lites.html

-Pat-