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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:33 am 
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Recently I read a post here about airplanes on sticks. I can't find it today but here are a few for use as you see fit. All photos by John R. Kerr
1. F-106A 57-2533 at Lackland AFB, Tx.
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2. F-4E 66-0302 at MacDill AFB, Fl.
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3. T-33A 53-5325 at Jacksonville Airport, Fl.
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4. T-28D 49-1663 at Hurlburt Field, Fl.
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5. T-38A 59-1601 at Maxwell AFB, Al.
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6. UH-1M 66-15313 at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Ar.
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7. UH-1B 60-3601 at Lackland AFB, Tx
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8. T-2C 158583 at Grissom AFB, In
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Dunno...those Huey's look like Charlie Models to me

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Found another one, however, things are not always as they appear.
This is a Commonweathe built Sabre CA-27-32, RAAF A94-916. It was restored as FJ-3 136049. This is located at Clark County Airport, In. photo by: John R. Kerr
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I hate to nitpick, but the first one looks like a F-106B

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It is a F-106B, case of fat fingers this am.


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The first one is definitely a C or M. Has the 540 rotor system. Can't really tell much more since the M is a C with the L13 motor.

Second one certaily has the early pitot tubes like a B, can't realy see how long the tailboom is.

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Apparently the same guy that tied down the PB4Y at the Naval Air Museum now works over at Hurlburt. That's OK, when the wind rips the nose off they can ship the whole thing over to Pensacola. They have experience now to put it back on !

Don't these guys know how to read a manual that tells them how to tie it down for heavy weather ? SHEESH 1 :roll:

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That T-38 was part of the ill-fated XB-70 formation, flown by Peter Hoag and Joe Cotton. I've seen other pictures of it in the T-38 Thunderbird markings. This looks better to me.


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DaveG wrote:
That T-38 was part of the ill-fated XB-70 formation, flown by Peter Hoag and Joe Cotton. I've seen other pictures of it in the T-38 Thunderbird markings. This looks better to me.


I've been gone for a week & just now viewed this thread...that number did look very familiar to me as I remember 596, 597, 598, 599, 600 and probably 601 at Edwards when I was there. Don't think that this series went any higher in number though. There was also 808. I most likely worked on this aircraft.
Another to add to the list is a T-33 at Fort Garland, Colorado. Saw her last Friday from a tourist train that a friend & I were riding.


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[Don't these guys know how to read a manual that tells them how to tie it down for heavy weather ? SHEESH 1 :roll:[/quote]

RicK - The manual which specifies how to do so, was re-written to 6th grade english, -1 for Ess-Span-Yo, void where offensive and prohibited by law, Constitution not Included.

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They took the Lanc down, and are currently restoring it. In it's place:
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The Spit and Hurricane are both replicas.


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Here is a google earth site dedicated to planes on sticks.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php ... &fpart=all


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What's with the chains on the T-28? Air Force think it's gonna fly away on its own...or just getting ready for hurricane season? :wink:


That's just one dam*ed determined aircraft! It is GONNA fly!
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Apparently the same guy that tied down the PB4Y at the Naval Air Museum now works over at Hurlburt. That's OK, when the wind rips the nose off they can ship the whole thing over to Pensacola. They have experience now to put it back on !

Don't these guys know how to read a manual that tells them how to tie it down for heavy weather ? SHEESH 1 :roll:


The T-28 is not tied down like that anymore. I was just there not long ago. Also the "dead airplanes" thing... gotta love it. I was there at Hurlburt Field, and the aircraft there are maintained to a very high standard. Go tell the guys at the main gate that these are all dead airplanes. You will get an AC-130 doing a slow left orbit over your house.

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