CAF Galveston Airshow 1970s photos!

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retroaviation
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:08 pm

Chad Veich wrote:
retroaviation wrote:Is that little airplane, N6040, the tandem seat Swift? Those are pretty rare machines, if I remember correctly.

Neat pictures, thanks for posting.

Gary


Temco Buckaroo is it not? Which may or may not be the same thing as a tandem Swift.


Yeah, the Buckaroo. :D I just couldn't think of the name earlier. Thanks!

I wonder what happened with that particular airplane?

Gary
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:22 pm

retroaviation wrote:
Chad Veich wrote:
retroaviation wrote:Is that little airplane, N6040, the tandem seat Swift? Those are pretty rare machines, if I remember correctly.

Neat pictures, thanks for posting.

Gary


Temco Buckaroo is it not? Which may or may not be the same thing as a tandem Swift.


Yeah, the Buckaroo. :D I just couldn't think of the name earlier. Thanks!

I wonder what happened with that particular airplane?

Gary


Wasn't that traded to the Air Force as part of the original P-82 deal?



Wait...nevermind.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:26 pm

Yes it is Temco YT-35 "Buckeroo" (TE6001)(USAF 50-738)(N6040)

The B-25 is North American B-25J (TB-25N) "Mitchell" (108-33731)(USAAF 44-30456)(N3512G) (Later to become "Silver Lady", N43BA)

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Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:29 pm

The B-17 is Boeing B-17G (PB-1W) "Flying Fortress" (32513)(USAAF 44-83872)(USN 77235)(N7227C)(Painted as B-17F 41-24582)(Is now "Texas Raider")

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Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:28 pm

Very nice stuff Bill,

I saw a Buckeroo on a car mag cover just last weekend...took me forever to figure out what it was. There are a couple of those still around.



OV-10 - BuNo. 155464 ??
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:30 pm

Warbird Kid wrote:Those wheels on the Wildcat look funny.
They don't have the wheel covers on?
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:12 pm

The P-63 looks really sharp in that white/gold/black civilian paint scheme!

Great bunch o' pics, fer sure!

Cheers,
Warbird Kid

Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:00 pm

bdk wrote:
Warbird Kid wrote:Those wheels on the Wildcat look funny.
They don't have the wheel covers on?


I dunno, to me they just looked smaller.
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:35 pm

Do you know what Invader that is?
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:31 pm

Douglas A-26B "Invader" (27903)(USAAF 44-34624)(N6101C)

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Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:32 pm

In pic #20, if I counted correctly, it's the pic with the Skymaster & a DC-3 in the background. Anyone know if that's the one Merle Gustafson & friends owned back around that time? ISTR that emblem on his & I think their little group was called "DC-3 Kings". Somewhere I've got a polaroid of it, but that sure looks familiar. Neat pics all the way around. Thanks for posting them.
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:10 pm

Chad Veich wrote:
retroaviation wrote:Is that little airplane, N6040, the tandem seat Swift? Those are pretty rare machines, if I remember correctly.

Neat pictures, thanks for posting.

Gary


Temco Buckaroo is it not? Which may or may not be the same thing as a tandem Swift.


I was wondering what the sam hill it was.....looks cool!
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:18 pm

retroaviation wrote:Is that little airplane, N6040, the tandem seat Swift? Those are pretty rare machines, if I remember correctly.

Neat pictures, thanks for posting.

Gary


Temco T-35 Buckaroo very rare... only a few left of the small production run.
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Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:21 am

Last I herd there were only 5 or maybe 6 left. 3 flying , 1 under restoration and another in suadi Arabia. There may be another one flying but I can't remember for sure.
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Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:47 pm

bilwor wrote:The B-17 is Boeing B-17G (PB-1W) "Flying Fortress" (32513)(USAAF 44-83872)(USN 77235)(N7227C)(Painted as B-17F 41-24582)(Is now "Texas Raider")

bill word


Saw that and it causes me great confusion... I know, I know... What's new? :D

The "painted as B17F with the G on the tail" is from when it was used for the fly-over of Curtis LeMay's retirement?
Now I have to go re-read FINAL CUT because I got the impression that that event occured BEFORE the CAF owned her.
The WIX post from early summer of the mostly white paint job was CAF? Or was that from Aero Services (Litton Industries) days?

However it all turns out THANKS for posting some great photos.

SPANNER
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