What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

seaknight15 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:01 pm

First chance to get to a computer, Sat. at minnesota Honors Vietnam Era Veterans at the state Capital, 4 of the T-6 thunder, T-28,O-2,Albatross,Oh-6 Loach, and a hu-1 complete on a trailer , can't find the paper with the serial #, also F-16's from 148th fighter wing Mnang, C130's from133rd air lift wing mnang and uh-60 and ch-47 from minnesota army ang, and to top it off Liberty Belle was at St Paul hollman field. As a vietnam vet. I would like to thank all other nam vet's and all vet's from all wars thank you . and to all that have passed and all POW's your'e not forgotton. Having problems with the camera to send pic's.

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Not flying.,. but boy could I get used to washing my hands with this puppy!!!!

Sorry, had to share!!

Saw this in a kitchen/bathroom design showroom window in SOHO.

jph712 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:02 pm

Not necessarily today, but being in Huntsville, AL we are the home of the US Army's Aviation Command as part of AMCOM. I routinely see AH-64s, UH-60s, the ever present UH-1s, CH-47s, and there is a MCH-47 on display at the Civic Center downtown for some conference.

When I get the chance to go out onto Redstone Arsenal there are several helicopters parked as guards in front of a building or two out ther, including a AH-1, and a ACH-47 Go-Go Bird.

evanflys · **Joined:** Mon May 25, 2009 11:07 pm **Posts:** 78

I went to the Golden West show and saw a bunch. Not too many warbirds though.

here's my pics

http://evanflys.com/golden_west

Evan

Myles · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:22 pm

Just heard, then saw a white Stearman fly over at a low rumble. It sounded sweet. Not sure if it is the Jelly Belly Stearman or not. Looked like it was heading to the Nut Tree (Vacaville Airport). Haven't seen too many all white Stearman's in these parts for years.

Myles

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2303

T28 outta VNY, I think it was Joe Clarks

Ztex · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:10 pm

the330thbg wrote:

Saw this in a kitchen/bathroom design showroom window in SOHO.

Way Cool!

http://www.lefroybrooks.com/section.php?xSec=32

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

Myles wrote:

Just heard, then saw a white Stearman fly over at a low rumble... Haven't seen too many all white Stearman's in these parts for years.

Mike Walsh has owned one at Chino for years. It has stars and bars on it and says NAVY on the fuselage.

JBoyle · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:58 pm

Today I saw flying one of the dozen or so Stearmans based out of Felts Field in Spokane.
This one was in Yellow Navy markings...as are several others.
Including one that was actually a USAAF aircraft.

brucev · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:21 pm

the330thbg wrote:

Not flying.,. but boy could I get used to washing my hands with this puppy!!!!

Sorry, had to share!!

Saw this in a kitchen/bathroom design showroom window in SOHO.

Looks like the hood ornament off the homemade wedge car the kid (not Diemert) drives in the Defender!!

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:28 pm

From yesterday...

and today - this Viscount wasn't flying (obviously) but I was.

Does anyone know more about it? It's down in Brownsville, TX.

Ryan

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

[quote="RyanShort1"]From yesterday...

Cool,

I had this same view of the Space Shuttle on the back of the 747 when I used to fly gliders out of a grass strip (San Geronimo off of FM 471) in NW San Antonio back in the early 80's.

The T-38 chase plane was not very happy with me either! It was accidental that we all ended up in the same piece of sky at the same time.., but I won't forget it!

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:43 am

The Viscount is supposedly used by the Brownsville Airport Authority to perform practice for airliner evacuations. I asked about buying it from them back when I was retrieving the PBY, but they said, "Oh, we can't sell that to you. We're going to paint it up and make it look nice so that we can keep doing these excersises in it." Well, as forecasted, they haven't done anything but move it out of their way (it used to at least be on the concrete). It just sits there, with the doors and windows open...slowly rotting away. My guess is that they'll have the same scrappers that came in to destroy the two C-47s that were being scrapped during the PBY episode to come in and do the same with this one.
:evil:

Gary

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:51 am

retroaviation wrote:

The Viscount is supposedly used by the Brownsville Airport Authority to perform practice for airliner evacuations. I asked about buying it from them back when I was retrieving the PBY, but they said, "Oh, we can't sell that to you. We're going to paint it up and make it look nice so that we can keep doing these excersises in it." Well, as forecasted, they haven't done anything but move it out of their way (it used to at least be on the concrete). It just sits there, with the doors and windows open...slowly rotting away. My guess is that they'll have the same scrappers that came in to destroy the two C-47s that were being scrapped during the PBY episode to come in and do the same with this one.
:evil:

Gary

Do you know anything about a four-engined aircraft's wing and center section at Victoria?

Ryan

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Ryan, I reported that several months back.., let me find the thread and post it.

The nose section is in a museum in OK.

The other aircraft is a Martin 404.

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