BT-13 Pic and BT-13's from the Movie Keep 'em Flyin'

[Paul Krumrei]

Last edited by Paul Krumrei on Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:04 am, edited 1 time in total.

[MacHarvard]

Thanks for the movie shot, Paul. This has always been one of my all-time favourites. How can you not enjoy a movie full of such historical aircraft and characters like Abbot and Costello!?

I notice your subject line includes BT-14s. Do you have another photo to post? I've only had one coffee this morning, and I can't find any BT-14s.

Finally, can anybody give me some idea of how important Embry-Riddle was to the war effort? I have seen the name so many times over the years, but I have never read a history of the organization (and I must admit that I have not Googled the name yet)

cheers
Doug

[RareBear]

Embry-Riddle was founded in the 20's as a flying school and air route operator. Through several mergers and buy-outs, it disappeared in the mid-1930's. It was re-incarnated in 1939 by Embry as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and provided flight training and aviation maintenance training throughout WW2. It gravitated toward the university it now is in the 1960's.


Walt

[Paul Krumrei]

It must not have taken.......

[MacHarvard]

Thanks, Walt. Sounds like a longer, more complex and perhaps more interesting history than I imagined. I guess a visit to Google is in order!

Doug

[bdk]

The bottom part of that tower structure was still at Chino airport when I first went there I think. I used to keep my Stearman in the large hangar out of sight to the left.

[daveymac82c]

That first picture is fantastic!

Cheers,

David

[Paul Krumrei]

A nice fellow that e-mailed me that photo on top, his father took that....I have a few more from the movie, that I will be posting shortly too.