Warbird Information Exchange

Hello, this morning me and my dad flew down to Jasper,AL and I got a ride in the t-6 "Big Red". It was a blast !! We did two lazy barrel roles, two military rolls, a loop, and a cuban eight. We flew around and I got some stick time. Then we went back to the airport and my pilot proceeded to do a flyby and land. The airplane I rode in has some interesting history. It was flown by Jimmy Doolittle at one point in its military life. It also had a 30 cal in the rear cockpit and a 30 cal that fired through the propeller. Was this used for sbd training? I always forget how big these warbirds are till I actually stand next to one of them. It is also hard to imangine a 21 year old flew in something that big and with that much power.

Awsome stuff man. That is a real piece of history.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

Yeah, that's something you'll never forget! Ya'll got some pictures, right?

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Cool!
My first ride was in 1976 in the NAS Whiting Aero Club's T-34B Mentor courtesy of my step-dad.

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Don't touch my junk!!

I have some pics just havent downloaded to the computer yet. I will post them when I do.

Very cool! Nothing like your first T-6 ride with a few aerobatics thrown in. A memory you will never forget.

Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!

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Here is a photo of big red. the thumbnail may show as a x but click on the title of the photo and it will show up. What a great day that .