Warbird Information Exchange

I've uploaded a set of negative scans on Yahoo Photos ,taken at the Weeks Air Museum at Kendall-Tamiami AP in the summer of 2000.

Most of the collection moved to Kermit Weeks "Fantasy of Flight" at Polk City for storage and some are under restoration elsewhere

Unfortunatly ,The negatives are not in the best condition.
But after over 11 years ,its great to see these photos again

Hawker Tempest
KI-61 Tony
PBY Catalina's
TBM Avenger (Restoration)
C-117 Super Dakota
TP-40N Warhawk (Restoration)
Seversky P-35A
T-6 Texan
D17S Staggerwing
G-44 Widgeon
J2F Duck
F7F Tigercat
Yak C.11
Tupolev Tu-2 (nose)
P-39K Airacobra
A-26 Invader
P-38L Lightning (Restoration)
S2F Tracker
B-29 Superfortress (nose)

* not shown in this set
F6F Hellcat (Restoration)


Weeks Air Museum Set Page : http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyBfsDX

4 samples out a set of 23




Please note that the photos in my photostream (= upload sequence) are interrupted by a few scans from Tucson .

enjoy the set

Johan

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Many Thanks ,
Even after so many years ,these negatives did have some surprises.
Many airframes are now "out of view"
I still have to sort out the full story behind the "P-35" or "P-35A" and the Grumman Duck as Kermit Weeks believed to have imported 4 of these.

Reworking the negatives took longer than the actual visit itself ,but its worth it.

Johan

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Preserved Aircraft ,Warbirds ,Propliners ,Classic jets and long forgotten Airshows Photos
Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/
Photoset Page : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets/

This is a link to Kermit´s weeks Blog.

http://blog.kermitweeks.com/?cat=84


As the new storage hangars are completed we soon see what the status is of all the former Tamiami aircraft.
A few aircraft were reported outside the US
Would be nice to hear the status of those.


Johan

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Preserved Aircraft ,Warbirds ,Propliners ,Classic jets and long forgotten Airshows Photos
Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/
Photoset Page : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets/

If memory serves, the Weeks P-35 came indirectly from Sweden, which might account for the different designation.

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The P35 came by a swap with the Air Force Musuem. The AF Musuem got one of Kermit's Grumman Ducks, the one that was used in Murphy's War. Kermit actually flew it to the AF Museum and of course trucked the P35 home. I have been lucky enough to have rode in that Duck and the one he still has flying today. THe AF Museums now hangs from the ceiling in if I remember correctly some type rescue aircraft color scheme.

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Regarding the Grumman Duck swap with Kermit weeks P-35A

The USAFM Grumman Duck in 1998.

J2F-6 DUCK (OA-12) ,N67790 (USAF\8563)

Same Grumman by 2005

J2F-6 DUCK (OA-12) ,N67790 (USAF\8563)

and a few more in the same set : follow tag http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/tags/j2fduck/

At least ,it is way out of view except for visitors with a zoomlens


Johan

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Preserved Aircraft ,Warbirds ,Propliners ,Classic jets and long forgotten Airshows Photos
Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/
Photoset Page : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets/

Neat!
Any idea how many Tempest survivors are out there?

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

Cool, thanks!

Great link ,
many thanks

Johan

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Preserved Aircraft ,Warbirds ,Propliners ,Classic jets and long forgotten Airshows Photos
Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/
Photoset Page : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets/

Follow it to the sound of the Napier Sabre - now that's an engine.

http://tempest.nerdnet.nl/tempest.wav



Will we ever hear one again?

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James K

"Switch on the underwater landing lights"
Emilio Largo, Thunderball.

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