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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:39 pm 
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Every Thursday the museum has a lunch for the staff and volunteers at the museum. And even though I am not directly involved with the day-to-day stuff at the museum I get invited to partake. Afterwards I then try not to make too much of a nuisance while I poke around in the corners and visit the maintenance hangar.

Today the museum's BT-13 was in for an annual:

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A PA-18 is in the process of being rebuilt:

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"Old Chuck", who posts here from time to time:

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A couple of photos that might be of interest:

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It was a good day, I didn't break anything or get in the way!

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do any of the war eagles bird fly?


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:13 pm 
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Ethan wrote:
do any of the war eagles bird fly?


The T-6, BT-13 and the PT-13 have all flown in the past month. I beleieve the L-5 is flyable. Many of the fighters are "pickled" but will not take too much to become airworthy. The Globe Swift also flies and the Tiger Moth I believe only needs an annual. The Storch needs a new Argus as the one on it has a broken crank.

There is talk of making one of the P-51s airworthy.

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well thats good to know that there are a few flyers, hope they resurect a few fighters, itd be nice to see the P-38 fly again.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:03 am 
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i was at war eagles in 2001, GREAT museum, thanks for the new pics, glad to see they are an active museum. my guess on flying the fighters, they might need someone with MONEY to help get them active again. but who knows?


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