Canaries for Jeff

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:57 pm

Hey Jeff,

Spent the day in Chino and photographed some old junk I thought you might be interested in.

Dan

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:09 am

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

There's one out on the west coast of Canada flying on floats that I know of. Today was the first time that I'd seen one naked, and that is one tough looking bird!

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

Dan Jones wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

There's one out on the west coast of Canada flying on floats that I know of. Today was the first time that I'd seen one naked, and that is one tough looking bird!

Do you have pictures or video of it? Thanks.

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:16 am

Yanks has some cool stuff. I was there last year, thought that wing looked familiar. If you see Frank tell him I said Hi.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:02 pm

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

Welcome to the dark side dan!!!!! Wish I had known you were going. I got plenty of pics of the displayed aircraft. What I need are the 12 they have stashed in the storage lot!!!!

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:05 pm

Dan Jones wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

There's one out on the west coast of Canada flying on floats that I know of. Today was the first time that I'd seen one naked, and that is one tough looking bird!

3 currently on floats, the owner in canada is finnishing one for his daughter, it also will have floats.

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:31 am

N3Njeff wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

Welcome to the dark side dan!!!!! Wish I had known you were going. I got plenty of pics of the displayed aircraft. What I need are the 12 they have stashed in the storage lot!!!!

Arrange a private viewing of the N's and I'll hop on a Boeing and meet you there!

The N man · **Joined:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:41 pm **Posts:** 8

Jeff you notice that there are no pics of a Stearman. Yanks has excellent taste and recognizes a quality plane.
Actually both Frank and Charles have gone to extreme lengths to help us as we work to restore our N's.
They have a great collection and are expanding to Northern California.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:26 pm

Cherrybomber13 wrote:

Yanks has some cool stuff. I was there last year, thought that wing looked familiar. If you see Frank tell him I said Hi.

im right here drew.....hello! :lol:

agent86 · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 3:57 am **Posts:** 926

N3Njeff wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

Welcome to the dark side dan!!!!! Wish I had known you were going. I got plenty of pics of the displayed aircraft. What I need are the 12 they have stashed in the storage lot!!!!

heres a couple in the storage lot

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:49 pm

agent86 wrote:

N3Njeff wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

That N3N on floats is simply gorgeous! It's a thing of beauty that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. That's long been my most favorite N3N since they restored it many years ago.

Speaking of N3N's on floats, are any currently flown on water?

Welcome to the dark side dan!!!!! Wish I had known you were going. I got plenty of pics of the displayed aircraft. What I need are the 12 they have stashed in the storage lot!!!!

heres a couple in the storage lot

how many planes do you think they have?

agent86 · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 3:57 am **Posts:** 926

Dont know for sure but they have a lot of airframes and engines in the storage lot

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:08 pm

it looks like ww2 just stood still here

RandolphB · **Posted:** Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:15 pm

agent86 wrote:

Dont know for sure but they have a lot of airframes and engines in the storage lot

On Monday when we were there, the guide said that one full wall of the third hanger (First hanger is all pretty restored stuff, second hanger is shop, third is storage...not counting everything outside- and there is also another storage hanger on the other side of the airport somewhere) was filled with engines on racks- and that he had no idea how many there were. He also said he thought a PBY was in that hanger! I gotta keep going back here until I find out more details.....I wish I had stopped in here years ago, instead of just heading off to POF. Now I have TWO great places to visit at the same field!

If you have the time and are in the area, don't skip Yanks for a visit....

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