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I am in my "late 40s" until January 29th. :wink:

I envy all of you "kids" who are getting involved with warbird-ing at a young age. I wish I had. . . :cry:

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I'm 45 years old, but I feel like a kid on Christmas morning when I'm doing supervised maintenance on a Warbird. :D

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Chronologically, I'm 36.

Ask anyone who knows me and they'll tell you I haven't matured past 19.

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My wife tells me I will be 53 this summer, everyone else think I am barely 40 (good genes!).

And I started my military career working on the CF-101 Voodoo , a Cold Warbird. Been interested in aircrafts since my first flight way back in a Cessna 172 floatplane.

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What was the ? again ? I just woke up from a mid morning nap after eating my Oat Meal and watching the Weather Channel . .....................................46 going :roll:

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I'm 50, been a Warbird fan for 34 years [which is also how long i've had this same job, how's that for boring!!!] i only had one chance to go up in a T6, and really didn't want to spend the $225.00 the guy was asking for the ride. [yeah my wife says i'm a little too tight] so all you guys have enough fun doing the warbird thing, so the rest of us can get a grin reading about it here on this GREAT website!


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42 for another couple months... Feel 18, except for the aches and pains... lol...

I have an idea for another thread- keep an eye out for it shortly...

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60 Today..............don't feel it, and my wife says I don't act it.


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Happy birthday Obergrafeter

Guess what :?: , I'm 43........today also :D


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Dad was a pre war and WW2 pilot

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48 and counting....

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47, feel like 147, but aviation history keeps me young. gave up golf, watching football, my other passion is fishing.

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