Sun May 25, 2008 10:53 am
30 yrs from now people are going to be over flying Gary's house to take photos of his treasures, hounding him to sell them & starting threads on WIX trying to figure out just exactly what he has & where he got it from.
Sun May 25, 2008 4:08 pm
Once again without a camera, I could have gotten a picture of the C-118 cockpit leaving Boerne this morning, looking much like Garys' picture. Lost the C-118 but we have now gained a Thud, Pretty good trade, I will try to get Ser# and pics.
Sun May 25, 2008 4:46 pm
just remember when you take the letter "s" off of the word scrap....... you get crap!!! philosophy to live by in the warbird movement!!
Sun May 25, 2008 9:22 pm
Obergrafeter wrote:Once again without a camera, I could have gotten a picture of the C-118 cockpit leaving Boerne this morning, looking much like Garys' picture. Lost the C-118 but we have now gained a Thud, Pretty good trade, I will try to get Ser# and pics.
I know you are rated in the Bearcat but are you going for the 105 now??
Lynn
Mon May 26, 2008 7:48 am
retroaviation wrote:
Am I over-reacting? Well, there's a PBY in my back yard that WAS on its way to being scrapped, so I think being proactive was the best choice to make, regarding this C-97 nose.
Gary
Nope, If I had a yard I'd be right there with you Gary. Keep up the good work!
Mon May 26, 2008 6:12 pm
Gary, sent you an e-mail regarding Spirit of Flight Center.
Tue May 27, 2008 6:22 am
gordonpagecolorado wrote:Gary, sent you an e-mail regarding Spirit of Flight Center.
Got it and responded.
Gary
Tue May 27, 2008 9:12 am
Gary, check your PMs.
kevin
kevin
Tue May 27, 2008 9:33 am
tulsaboy wrote:Gary, check your PMs.
kevin
I did. Nothing there.
Tue May 27, 2008 9:41 am
OK, e-mail sent!
kevin
kevin
Tue May 27, 2008 10:12 am
tulsaboy wrote:OK, e-mail sent!
kevin
Got it and responded.
Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:54 pm
Gary, is this going to require extra wasp & hornet spray?
Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:44 pm
Yeah the snakes and mice should be happy now. Too bad you don't have those other parts now, you could slowly put together an airplane.
Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:35 am
retroaviation wrote:maradamx3 wrote:Gary:
Is this the nose section that was off in the dirt/grass a hundred or so yards from the CAF Hangar in Midland?
Did the CAF own it? Were they going to scrap it?
Just curious.
Tommy
Yes, its the one that was out in the dirt here in Midland. The B-29/B-24 Squadron is who used to own it, but no longer had a use for it, so I obtained it from them. The goal was to get the "hill" cleaned up, and I got the nose BEFORE the possibility of it being scrapped.
Am I over-reacting? Well, there's a PBY in my back yard that WAS on its way to being scrapped, so I think being proactive was the best choice to make, regarding this C-97 nose.
Gary
What's the current status of the PBY? What do you plan on doing with it?
Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:10 am
Since this thread was resurrected from the dead, whatever did happen to that C-97 nose section? Where did it end up?