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Warbird Rides?

Poll ended at Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:50 am

I have had a ride (either a thank you, freebie or Paid).
73
92%
I have not had a ride.
2
3%
Heck Yeah! I want a ride!
4
5%
No thanks...I'll stay on the ground.
0
No votes
 
Total votes : 79

Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:00 pm

b-25
stearman kaydet
cessna 02 birddog
bell 47 helicopter

Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:19 pm

Waco in CAPT colors
Stearman
BT-13
Spartan Executive (Saw service in HI in WWII)
Howard DGA-15P (Civilian conversion)
DHC-2 Beaver (Civilian conversion)

Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:15 pm

B-17, B-25, T-6, Goony Bird, UH-1D, C-141, C-130, Huey Cobra, Mostly paid to ride, a lot more take offs than landing, and a ton of PV-2 time, left and right seat, sittin' on the ground makin round engine noises! Gary

Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:34 pm

B-17 (Yankee Lady), LB-30/ B-24A (Diamond Lil), B-24J (All American), A-26 (Mighty Mouse), C-60 (Lady Lodestar), US-2B (ODS), UC-78 (Larry Kelly), T-28 (Doc Dieter), T-6, TBM (Tom Buck), L-4, Fleet, Stinson AT-19 (Carolina's Wing), Ford Tri-motor, CH-53, and numerous other single engine vintage aircraft.

Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:27 pm

C-121 MATS
C-47 Air America
C-54 MATS
L-19
L-20
H-13
H-21
H-31 All Thanks to the U.S. Army
L-5
B-17 SJ, Chuckie
B-29 Fifi
PBY The Sea B*tch
Several T-6 and SNJ
Polikarpov PO2

Norm

Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:40 pm

I've got some time in a variety of aircraft. These are the ones that I can think of right off hand...

BT-13
C-45
DHC-1
L-5
L-10A (N.Chamberlain's aircraft)
C-47
R4D-6
P-51
SF-260B,C,D,W
A-26
B-25
TL-1N
206L3
Bell 412
C-1
O-2
PT-19
PT-23
PT-26
YL-26/YU-9B
L-4
L-21

Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:05 pm

Ok, looking at everyone else I'm jealous, but still happy with what I've gotten to do.

Two DH-82 Tigermoth rides and one Fleet 16B Finch ride.

-David

Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:20 pm

All were paid for in blood sweat and tears....money is the easy way out lol.

B-25 "Proud Mary" is what it was called back then "Miss Hap" now I think
B-25J "Pacific Princess"
B-25J "Heavenly Body"
B-25J "In The Mood"
B-25J "Tootsie"
B-25J "Apache Princess"
AT-6
AT-11
C-41
C-45
C-46 "China Doll"
F-24
AN-2
Lots of L-Birds and that type and probably others I am forgetting about
and hopefully an L-29 if we ever get back to work on it

I would really like to add to the list but I don't know anyone personally who owns any of these.

AD-5
TBM (Well Bill Klaers is a part owner but his is kept back east these days)
PBY
B-17

Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:45 am

BT-13
AT-6
T-28
F-16C
T-38
T-37
KC-135R
KC-135E
F-15E
F-18
RC-135
EC-135
C-130
C-141
C-5
B-52
B-1
F-14 ( got to taxi around in one )
E-4B
VC-25 ( Air Force One )
BlackHawk
UH-1
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