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Malo83
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Yes, Bill sold it to Bill Runyon. Its based at Meacham and I am sure will be well cared for. It was cool to see the A-26K and the CAF A-26 up close. Fifi was there too looking good and lots of other treasures.

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Might that be a "Q" SkyWarrior tail in front of T9 ???
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I've said it here a few times before, and I'll say it again...
The Ezells are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.

I got a chance to meet them during the Seafire restoration in the early 2000s.

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I think this may be the first time in almost 2 decades that Joe Thibodeau hasn't had a warbird to fly. :)


Judging by the (awesome) photos in this thread, viewtopic.php?f=3&t=56532, it would appear that "Crusader" is already back in Colorado so I don't think he was without a ride for too long!


Ahh, can't believe I missed that thread. Glad to see he wasn't bored for too long. ;)

Joe is a great guy and I was honored to make his acquaintance during my time in Denver.
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Malo83 wrote:

Might that be a "Q" SkyWarrior tail in front of T9 ???

Might be. Sorry but this is the best shot I have of it. They were working hard on the outside while I was there.

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The folks at Ezell Aviation are really an inspiration to war bird restoration and very helpful when you run up against the wall on a technical question when working on these planes. Thanks for the help.
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Taigh, what did you think of the new Tiger Moth there, just over from England??

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I'm embarrassed to say I didn't see it.

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Lynn Allen wrote:
Taigh, what did you think of the new Tiger Moth there, just over from England??

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Hi Lynn,

Do you happen to know the identity of the Tiger Moth?
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Taigh, what did you think of the new Tiger Moth there, just over from England??

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Hi Lynn,

Do you happen to know the identity of the Tiger Moth?


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It looks to be G-BJZ?
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Taigh Ramey wrote:
Malo83 wrote:

Might that be a "Q" SkyWarrior tail in front of T9 ???

Might be. Sorry but this is the best shot I have of it. They were working hard on the outside while I was there.

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The Whale is an EA-3B. The crew is currently sanding her down in preparation for painting. More info on the aircraft here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42439&p=426171&hilit=vfm+whale#p426171

The Cessna 150 is our flying club airplane.

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Warbirdnerd wrote:

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It looks to be G-BJZ?

Looks like there's only one Tiger Moth with those letters, G-BJZF:

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Photo from Flickr taken by Dave Haines at Duxford in 2014. It's c/n NAS 100, built in 1982.

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Thanks for the cool thread Taigh. I've never heard anything but wonderful things about Ezells. It is great to have wonderful folks like that, in ones life.

That really is a sweet looking Tiger. Tail skid, probably no brakes. Looks like fun!
Thanks for the pic Chris. Your resourcefulness NEVER ceases to amaze! :drinkers:

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There will be a B25-C there shortly. The former Howard Hughes & now Hearst Foundation bird out of Fox Field in Lancaster Ca. It's slowly coming apart. They got the engines off this week & separated the aft fuselage from the front.

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Wonder what Tarheel Hal is in for? They do most of their own maintenance down at LSFM...

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ZRX61 wrote:
There will be a B25-C there shortly. The former Howard Hughes & now Hearst Foundation bird out of Fox Field in Lancaster Ca. It's slowly coming apart. They got the engines off this week & separated the aft fuselage from the front.

Very interesting to hear! Do they intend to restore it in executive configuration and fly it?

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