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Randy Haskin
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Oh no, Randy, wear your civvies...THEN we can call you a wannabe!


THIS is what I 'wannabe':

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isn't that what you officers do all day? :P

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Latest or not..........wear some kind of helmet.


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Latest or not..........wear some kind of helmet.


Our two resident Vikings at Creve Coeur Airport are planning a raid on Spirit of St. Louis Airport tomorrow. They don't have the latest head gear but they do have "some kind of helmet". I never knew the Vikings had L-16s. I thought they only had long boats. :shock:

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Good to see that Creve Coeur hasnt changed much :lol:

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Randy Haskin wrote:
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Oh no, Randy, wear your civvies...THEN we can call you a wannabe!


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I'll tell you what's a "wannabe" in that picture, and it's that airplane! Why would a perfectly good HU-16 dress up as a civilian?

Wannabe Albatross! :D
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I'm happy peace has been restored without calling in UN peacekeepers.

I agree with everyone here...on both sides of the issue.

BUT...wasn't there an issue at Oshkosh many years ago about the Kalamazoo (IIRC) Ford Tri-Motor?
EAA wouldn't give it a Warbird award...despite its USAAC paint...because it has never served with the military?

Can someone refresh our memory?

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Is there anything different from the military version over the civilian version?

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astixjr wrote:
EDowning wrote:
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I won't wear the latest military helmet


Latest or not..........wear some kind of helmet.


Our two resident Vikings at Creve Coeur Airport are planning a raid on Spirit of St. Louis Airport tomorrow. They don't have the latest head gear but they do have "some kind of helmet". I never knew the Vikings had L-16s. I thought they only had long boats. :shock:

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They need a Brett Farve jersey..... :wink:

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August, I'm with you regarding the G-58. It's a crying shame that a unique one of a kind aircraft is masquerading as just another F8F ! :D

Roger Wolf Kahn would be heartbroken, I'm sure ! It needs to be back in the colors she wore for so long.

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Is there anything different from the military version over the civilian version?


You mean other than the hardpoints and the dive brakes?

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Spanner, I think the Navy version also had a hook! That would have reduced the landing roll to about 2 ft ! :shock: :D

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