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Sorry don't know why it reappeared, I was trying to edit the previous post!

Sure would look good to see a B-24 and a PV-2 flying together

PJ
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Yesterday upon my arrival to DFW, I jumped in the rental and drove right to the Cavanaugh Museum.

I began by enjoying the collection, of course. Really nice !!! And then, I met with CAPFlyer and got a real treat: a private tour of Ol'927 !!!

What a blast !!! And what a gorgious airplane she is !!! Gary, I was able to see first hand a lot of the more apparent work you have done and I just can't stop to be amazed.

I got to see many of the people involved and they all looked pretty busy so we did not bug them or anything. But having been there, I can't help but feel she is in really good hands ! Those guys eat, breath and live for these magnificient machines.

We spent about 20 minutes sitting in Ol'927 huge passenger compartment talking about her and I learned a lot of stuff. Boy, that was fun ! And the plane was not even moving !!!

I took many pictures, and there will be a page about the museum, with a special section on Ol'927 very soon.

Again, a big thank you and keep'em flying !

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Thank you for the kind words, Michel. Although there are certainly some things on the airplane that I wish I'd done better, I do take pride in a few little odds & ends on the ol' pig. I'm glad you were able to have a nice visit with the airplane and some of the good folks keeping it going.

Gary

I only whished I had taken more pictures but I was so excited, I forgot to ! I did not want to abuse of the hospitality neither...

But a great experience it was ! It was also fun to look at the door, the rear gun placement, the belly one, etc. and remember having seen it all on your excellent posts !

So cool !

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Updates tonight or tomorrow, depending if I get called in to work tonight.... Alan

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Allright it is update time........ although I must first offer up an apology or sacrifice to the "Great Aus" for putting him in a really bad mood last week...... Hey Spanner Mk V (Don), you up for being a sacrificial lamb? Reason being after work, family, and the great "Aus", I just do not have any arms, legs, or a$$ left to give!!!!!!! Ok, Ok,.... just kidding!!!
Our laundry list of squawk items is getting smaller..... lots of stuff left to do, but it is getting done..... The #1 and #4 carb heat actuators have been returned and installed. The #4 generator installed, but the #3 had some issues during the new engine runs, then was pulled, sent off, and returned. Mike Dillon and I stabbed the #3 generator back on the engine (boy, wasn't that fun!), but did not complete the hookup this past Thursday night as we simply ran out of time. Ok, now for the appeasement of Gary and Chad..... We have the sliding glass cockpit windows back on the aircraft. So that is where we will start tonight... The glass was replaced, frame repaired and then got "pookied".

Tom Travis (one of our pilots) on the left and Mike Dillon one of our A&P's re-installing the right side cockpit glass.

Mike Dillon re-installing the #1 carb heat actuator.

Ok, I just could not resist taking this pic of the CAF Corsair (in annual) sitting right next to the CFM TBM.

Nice shot of the B-24 in the hangar...

Ok, did I mention something about the #3 generator???? I tight spot to shoot for with all the associated engine/accessory hardware in place.

The generator prior to being re-installed. I will get more pictures in the next couple of days to finish this little job......

That is all that I have for tonight guys.... I do have more pics to post, but it will be a different thread..... including a surprise arrival last week.... Alan

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I am almost betting about now Alan is wondering if all those nuts are really neccesary to hold that generator on!!! In the 5th picture under the #2 engine is Mustang Mike who is dillegently performing the main fuel and carb strainer servicing on the engines. Only one more to go Mike!!!

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You are most welcome Chad! Mike, oh how you are correct about those generator retaining nuts.... I got five out of six threaded, only one more to go......... No, I did not spend all of those hours just on those five nuts, but they were a major pain in the patootie!... Had to refill our display rack and spent some time with the CFM development team on our new display "bomb". The bomb should be ready in a few more days... Alan

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Alan, please tell me more about this "display bomb"?
Dave

Hey Dave! The display is very similar to the ones in Midland, but inplace of having just a vertical length of tubing with a plate on the top and bottom, they use a replica bomb... I'll take a pic tomorrow night at the meeting. Anyway, Wendy is having it modified where we can add all of our display material in an attractive rack, all on one piece.... The B-29 will have a similar display "bomb" for when she gets to Addison..... Alan

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WIXer PlaneoldSteve and I just finished watching "Flying the Secret Sky" DVR'd from Georgia PBS. It's an hour documentary on the American and Canadian pilots who made up the RAF Ferry Command. There were a number of B-24A footage clips, including the ventral stair exit on ship #920. Good show, and you guys would get a lot out of watching those scenes frame-by-frame to confirm window placement, etc. Well worth the watch if you can.

http://www.gpb.org/secretsky

Ken

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Thanks! I'll try to have a look at it this weekend.
Dave

Things haven't been going so great the last few days. What I had hoped to be a quick and easy jack job and gear swing last weekend has turned into a failed left MLG actuator, hydraulic system issues, and a NLG shock strut removed from the plane because of some internal problems. Rick, Mike, Liz, and John really worked their tails off trying to keep up with more things breaking then were getting fixed. The original list of problems is almost done, but in addition to the previously mentioned issues, we've still have some engine items to finish up, fuel leaks (as in several) to fix, several routine scheduled maintenance tasks to accomplish, a list of new discrepanices to work, and still panel the plane back up. She definitely isn't going to be ready to fly by the estimated March 1st deadline, but hey that's the way things go in this business. Well that is, unless you consider her being stuck up on jacks for the next couple of weeks as flying a C-5 Galaxy sortie.

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