Warbird Information Exchange

Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know I am a little slow. My distractions this summer have included more than just attending airshows. I built an interlocking stone deck in the back yard with a pergolla (shade roof). I didn't get it done until just this week, so I finally freed up some time to work on the pictures from Carp.

The pics are now in a Webshots album. You can find them at...
http://community.webshots.com/album/439320923VWtRDh

Enjoy!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

Who owns the other P-51 in the photos besides Oklahoma Miss?

The other P-51 is the Commemorative Air Force's "Old Red Nose". It was the first airframe in the CAF fleet if I remember correctly. Some consider it the "first warbird". Along with Oklahoma Miss, it too is a former RCAF machine, so it was kind of nice seeing two former Mustang Mk IVs in Canada's capital.

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

Mike:
You are on the $. The original CAFers donated "Old Red Nose" to start the CAF. It is now based with the Dixie Wing in Atlanta, GA. If you want any info on her go to dixiewing.org

Philip

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Philip Beegle
Dixie Wing CAF

That looks like your second post! Welcome to WIX!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

Thanks, I mostly enjoy reading, but every once in a while.....

How many wixers usually come to Midland for the show?

Philip

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Philip Beegle
Dixie Wing CAF

Mike, very nice shots.

I especially love the German bird!

Philip, I had the chance to sit in the P-51D on Sunday, it's a very different environment from the Focke-Wulf.

I can't thank the CAF guys enough for letting me do that.

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Thanks Ollie, that is what we are here for. You should try on the backseat for fun.

An open invitation: if yall are every in GA stop by and I will give you the grand tour of our birds and our museum.

Philip

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Philip Beegle
Dixie Wing CAF

Will do.

We might come down with the 208 to Florida next February, if so, we'll try to stop by on the way down/up.

And about the ride, I couldn't settle for a back seat ride, I think that when I'll be ready, I'll buy a P-51D and ride it from the front!

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

I'll gladly take your spot in the back Ollie

Was planning on going up in the Red Nose P-51 but the new Canon 100-400 IS kinda put a big dent in the bank account just before the show, hopfully their will be a 2006 Carp air show and the CAF boys will be their again.



She looks great surrounded by those fluffy white clouds

Dave