Re: ?????
Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:46 pm
Jack Cook wrote:Anyone besides me been in a warbird that........
crashed?
engine failure?
had a in-flight emergency?
precautionary landing in an L-21.
Re: ?????
Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:27 pm
Jack Cook wrote:Anyone besides me been in a warbird that........
crashed?
engine failure?
had a in-flight emergency?
I was the engineer on FIFI when we had a severe engine fire, does that count? Multiple engine shutdowns on FIFI and on C-130s.
PIC in BT-13, L-5
Stick time in B-25, B-17, B-24, B-29, T-6, Storch, JU-52, C-130, C-47
FE C-130, B-29
Ground run of a Spitfire IX
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:18 am
Flown in:
R4D-6S 'Ready4Duty' - in the back & nav seat, but great fun anyway!
T-29B N99380 (okay, it's that trash hauler in the avatar now, but it was built as T-29B USAF S/N 51-5118.
) - jumpseat only (:()
Ground runs on:
R4D-6S 'Ready4Duty'
T-29B N99380 (USAF S/N 51-5118)
T-29B N150PA (USAF S/N 51-5147)
CL-66C N582P (RCAF S/N 11161) <- danged Canadians put yokes that are 2" shorter than the standard in the CL-66s and the controls are EXTRA HEAVY because of it. Aircraft is now a CV-580F with Aeroproduct props flying for my previous employer. The aircraft came from the RCAF with Ham-Stans on it and started life as a CL-66B with Eland Napiers.
Worked on but didn't do either of the above:
NT-29B N156PA (USAF S/N 51-7912)
T-29B N153PA (USAF S/N 51-7892)
R4D-6S 'Ready4Duty' - in the back & nav seat, but great fun anyway!
T-29B N99380 (okay, it's that trash hauler in the avatar now, but it was built as T-29B USAF S/N 51-5118.
) - jumpseat only (:()
Ground runs on:
R4D-6S 'Ready4Duty'
T-29B N99380 (USAF S/N 51-5118)
T-29B N150PA (USAF S/N 51-5147)
CL-66C N582P (RCAF S/N 11161) <- danged Canadians put yokes that are 2" shorter than the standard in the CL-66s and the controls are EXTRA HEAVY because of it. Aircraft is now a CV-580F with Aeroproduct props flying for my previous employer. The aircraft came from the RCAF with Ham-Stans on it and started life as a CL-66B with Eland Napiers.
Worked on but didn't do either of the above:
NT-29B N156PA (USAF S/N 51-7912)
T-29B N153PA (USAF S/N 51-7892)
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:26 am
I'm just a piker here...
B-17
AT-6
PT-17
UH-1H
OH-58
From the navigator seat.
From the crew chief seat.
B-17
AT-6
PT-17
UH-1H
OH-58
From the navigator seat.
From the crew chief seat.
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:47 am
B-25J, Fly In
B-17G,Flown In
C-130E,H,J Fly In, Flown In, Jump Out of and Maintain.
B-17G,Flown In
C-130E,H,J Fly In, Flown In, Jump Out of and Maintain.
Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:00 am
Flown:
Stearman (multiple)
T-6 (multiple)
Dual control P-40
PT-19
Copilot:
B-25
Passenger:
P-51 (multiple)
P-47
AT-19
NA-50
C-45
Sea Fury (2 each with Centaurus)
Must be some others I'll remember later...
Stearman (multiple)
T-6 (multiple)
Dual control P-40
PT-19
Copilot:
B-25
Passenger:
P-51 (multiple)
P-47
AT-19
NA-50
C-45
Sea Fury (2 each with Centaurus)
Must be some others I'll remember later...
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Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:30 am
Had some good rides, especially DH Mosquito, also P-51, B-17, B-24. Flown T-28 for 20mins., also PT-17, PT-23, PT-26, Tiger Moth a lot, Piston Provost once, some L-birds, etc.
No crashes.
No crashes.
Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:34 am
JRM Hawaii Mars...flown for a 45 min...
Some of PBY time...fighting fires.
But best of all I have flown with Steve Hinton as his co-pilot!
Some of PBY time...fighting fires.
But best of all I have flown with Steve Hinton as his co-pilot!
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Re: ?????
Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:06 am
Jack Cook wrote:Anyone besides me been in a warbird that........
crashed?
engine failure?
had a in-flight emergency?
Err..yes.
Flying the RH seat out of Bovingdon, UK, with 'Jeff' Hawke on the film 'Hanover Street'. Just a joy ride.
The general 'popping and banging' on my side on the take off run was bits of the ignition harness and inlet manifold hammering on or through the cowling.
PeterA
Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:21 am
Joe Scheil wrote:But best of all I have flown with Steve Hinton as a co-pilot!
Several of my flights had the same as the pilot.
Also have flown with Joe Haley, Jim Maloney, John Maloney, Mike DeMarino, Rosco Diehl, John Muszala, Bill Muszala, Rob Patterson, AL Wojciak (I could never remember how to spell Al's last name), Ed Shipley and Jim Beasley.
Rich
Flew (in)
Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:26 am
Flew: Flew in: Sat in cockpit (fantasized flying it 
BT-13 L-4 Spit MK V
T-34 C-64 JU-87
T-28 H-19 ME-163
T-33 C-130 B-2
F-86 C-123
F-84 C-124
B-17
B-47
BT-13 L-4 Spit MK V
T-34 C-64 JU-87
T-28 H-19 ME-163
T-33 C-130 B-2
F-86 C-123
F-84 C-124
B-17
B-47
Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:28 am
A-T6 SNJ L-4 L-5 N3N PT-17 S108 L-19 TBM T-28 A-26 B-17 R4D PBY all as a passanger and LOVE IT very much !
Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:01 am
Through shear dumb luck I've been able to fly in Aluminum Overcast twice and Fuddy Duddy once. Although not a warbird, I've flown in EAA's Ford Trimotor numerous times...
Zack
Zack
Re: ?????
Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:14 am
Jack Cook wrote:Anyone besides me been in a warbird that........
had a in-flight emergency?
If pissing in your pants because you were so excited counts...YESSS!!!!!
Jerry
Re: ?????
Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:44 am
Jack Cook wrote:Anyone besides me been in a warbird that........
crashed?
engine failure?
had a in-flight emergency?
In B-17 "Chuckie" we were landing at an airshow in Waco when a fuel line broke/came loose...on number one...nice flash of fire on roll out and the on board extinguishers worked like a charm...I was sitting in the front..never saw a thing...just heard the "FIRE...Get OUT!" order, we all tumbled out on the runway..