50th Annual Cactus Fly-In

[bilwor]

The 50th annual Cactus Fly-In in Casa Grande, AZ yesterday had a pretty good warbird attendence this year. Attending were:
Aeronca L-3B
Beech C-45H
10 Stearmans
Cessna AT-17
Cessna O-1A
De Havilland Chipmunk
2 Douglas Skyraiders
Douglas AC-47A Puff
Fairchild PT-19
Fairchild PT-26
Howard GH-2
2- NA T-6s
2- NA T-28s
NA P-51D
NA P-51H
Ryan PT-22
Yak 11

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[Eric Rogers]

I just talked to my mother and father-in-law, and they are in Casa Grande for the winter, while I am stuck in Michigan. Anyway he went out there today and said that it was nice, and he had a good time. You wouldn't happen to have any pictures you could post would you?

[Ryan Keough]

Who all brought the Skyraiders in?

[bilwor]

I will post some pics tomorrow when I get some time. The list of warbirds below:
50th Annual CACTUS FLY-IN
CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA
MARCH 8, 2008
1 Aeronca L-3B (058B)(65-TC) "Grasshopper" 280T)(USA 42-36166)
(N29166)

2 Beechcraft C-45H "Expeditor/Twin Beech" (AF-617)(USAF 52-10687)
(N6365T)(Wings on Dreams)

3 Boeing/Stearman N2S-1 (A75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-1048)(USN
3271)(N51034) (034 on side)yellow with red stripe 032

4 Boeing/Stearman N2S-1 (A75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-1082)(USN
3305)(N50052)

5 Boeing/Stearman N2S-3 (B75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-2599)(USN
4269)(N3188)

6 Boeing/Stearman N2S-3 (B75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-7254)(USN
7650)(N75052) (254 on nose)

7 Boeing/Stearman N2S-3 (B75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-7477)(USN
7873)(N9923H) (003 on nose)

8 Boeing/Stearman N2S-3 (B75N1) "Kaydet/Yellow Peril" (75-7774)(USN
38153)(N68238)

9 Boeing/Stearman PT-13B (A-75) "Kaydet" (75-873)(USAAC 41-813)
(N56099)

10 Boeing/Stearman PT-13D (E75) "Kaydet" (75-5326)(USAAF 42-17163)
(N4813V) (Painted as USN N2S-5 61204) blue w/yellow wings 17 on
side

11 Boeing/Stearman PT-13D (E75) "Kaydet" (75-5654)(USAAF 42-17491)
(N68832)832 on nose)

12 Boeing Stearman PT-17 (A75N1) "Kaydet" (75-2269)(USAAC 41-8710)
(N53404) 181 on side

13 Cessna AT-17B (T-50) "Bobcat/Bamboo Bomber" (3084)(USAAF
42-38875) (N59188)

14 Cessna O-1A (L-19A)(305A) "Bird Dog" (21648)(N2BK)(Painted as
USAF 72809)

15 De Havilland DHC-1B-2-S5 "Chipmunk 2" (176-214)(RCAF 18038)
(N58038)(Painted as RCAF 038)

16 Douglas AD-4N "Skyraider" ("Naked Fanny") (7759)(USN 126959)
(NX959AD)(Painted as USAF 26959 AF on tail)(Armee de l'Air #50)

17 Douglas A-1H (AD-6) "Skyraider" (10838)(USN 139606)(NX39606)
(SVNAF 39606)(Painted USS Oriskany VA-165)

18 Douglas C-47A "Skytrain/Gooney Bird" (12693)(USAAF 42-92847)
(N88874)(Displayed as AC-47A "Puff")

19 Fairchild/Fleet PT-26A (M62A-3) "Cornell II" (RAF FT-825)(USAAF
42-71240)(N58810)

20 Fairchild PT-19 (M62A-3) (FT-782)(USAAF 42-71197)(N52079)

21 Howard DGA-15P ("Bluetail Fly") (926)(N115P)(USN GH-2 30)

22 North American AT-6B "Texan" (84-7721)(USAAF 41-17343) (N3198G)
(SAAF 7673) (formerly N68386)

23 North American AT-6C "Texan" (88-14161)(N4968S)(RAF EX811, SAAF
7463, DBK)

24 North American P-51D "Mustang" ("Cripes A' Mighty") (122-41363)
(USAAF 44-74813) (N151KW)(Painted as 44-14906, P on tail)

25 North American P-51H "Mustang" (USAAF 44-64415)(NX49WB)(RAF
KN987 on side)

26 North American/Skylanes Unlimited NA50/P-64 replica (82653)
(N510TQ)

27 North American T-28C "Trojan" (226-243)(US Navy 140666)(NX9022N)
(VT-6 253)

28 North American/Fennec T-28D "Trojan" (174-485)(USAF 51-7632)
(NX632NA)(Armee De L'Ai as Fennec No.1, Morrocan AF, FA
Honduriana as E.A.M. 226)

29 Ryan PT-22 "Recruit" (1722)(USAAC 41-15693)(N56017)

30 Yakolev Yak 11 ("Maniyak") (25-III-20)(NX18AW)(Egyptian AF)

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[Chad Veich]

Very, very exciting to see the ex-Whittington P-51H out and about again. Had I of known it was going to be there I would have made every effort to attend the event. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Chad Veich

[bilwor]

Not to cause any problems, I am posting some photos from the Cactus Fly-In
at the WIX Photo site. See below

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=20422

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