Gary ~ What's The Plan For Diamond Lil ? 2006 and Beyond!

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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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dj51d
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:24 pm

The airplane looks fantastic! I talked with Gary this afternoon, and Senator Mcgovern won't be able to make the Warbirds In Review session.
Mr Widgeon
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Re: Tunnel Gun Picture

Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:33 am

[quote="tulsaboy"]Found this picture while surfing the web... didn't know if Gary had it, or if anyone else had found it. Here's the website link... my German is bad, so I have no idea what the original source of the photo is.

kevin

It's not German Kevin. It's Dutch. And no, I don't speak it either.
But I'm sure another WIXER somewhere can.
bluethunder28

Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:42 am

Use this http://world.altavista.com/ to translate. Copy web address and it will translate the whole page.
Archer

Re: Tunnel Gun Picture

Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:23 am

Mr Widgeon wrote:
tulsaboy wrote:Found this picture while surfing the web... didn't know if Gary had it, or if anyone else had found it. Here's the website link... my German is bad, so I have no idea what the original source of the photo is.

kevin

It's not German Kevin. It's Dutch. And no, I don't speak it either.
But I'm sure another WIXER somewhere can.

I do. The website is indeed in Dutch, it is a privately run site which documents all sorts of WWII related information. Earlier this year we managed to unearth some info on Gary's DC-3 cockpit section from this site.

The photo of the tunnel gun is from a B-24L, on which the bottom ball turret was scrapped in favour of this installation, according to the text.

The source of the photo is not mentioned on the site, but I assume that it has been scanned from a book (uncredited), going by other photos on that site.
tulsaboy
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Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:37 am

Thanks, Archer! I appreciate your help!

kevin
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Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:38 pm

...Saw Ol' 927 on Fox News this evening at (about) 6:35 CST. Commentator said she was a popular attraction!

Good going to Gary & All!
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Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:39 pm

...Saw Ol' 927 on Fox News this evening at (about) 6:35 CST. Commentator said she was a very popular attraction at Oshkosh!

Good going to Gary & All!
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Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:28 am

Oops! Soory for the "double-post"! :oops:

...But, then again, a "double atta-boy" never hurt! :wink:
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Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:30 pm

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Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:55 am

John,

Thanks for the pictures, especially the last two--who would have thought our little piggy would become a movie star!!! 8)
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:57 am

Glad to see Ol' 927 was getting some attention. She deserves it. 8)
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:20 am

Ahem......... Brother Gary Austin, is there an announcement that you would like to give to the WIX choir? I think you deserve the honor! Alan
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:45 am

Thanks for all of the "atta-boys" y'all. It's been a tough week or so. First with the problems getting the airplane to Oshkosh, then with watching Gerry Beck's accident (I was running the B-24 up at the time). However, it was nice to be able to meet quite a few of the WIXers and it seems that the majority of the viewing public seemed to enjoy the transformation of the airplane. The only negative comments I heard were from old CAFers that just couldn't let go of the past.

I reckon the news that Alan Brooks is wanting me to share with y'all is that Ol' 927 was given the Judges' Choice, Bomber Award. I accepted the award at the banquet on Saturday night, on behalf of the CAF. I think that the Squadron will display the plaque in the airplane during the tour season this year.

I'm sorry for the short update, but I've got quite a bit of catching up to do here. Thanks again for all of the support.

Gary
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:57 am

Thanks to you Gary and all of the supporters that helped in OSH.
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