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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:06 pm 
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Was the FW190 flying at all? Haven't seen many pictures of anything flying. Just curious.


It was on Scott's ramp when I got down to Warbirds Saturday AM before the show and was still there when I left the last Sunday. Still haven't seen one in the air (had to cancel the Reno trip last Sept) so it doesn't count. :( Sounds like Spooky may have seen it come in. I did see the Swordfish land - that's a "lifer" for me (to use a birdwatching term). Will post a photo of the roll out soon if no one beats me to it. They had to have an RV follow them in because the poorly grounded ignition was wiping out their COM.

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Also, was curious if a fellow walking around monday writing down tail numbers and serials in the warbird area was a wixer. Made me laugh to see someone who was surely among the most dedicated of warbird geeks, with a look that was all business! =)


Wasn't me on Monday but I did on Saturday - had two Mustangs that hadn't checked in (Old Yeller and Ridge Runner) plus the second NE-1 (Navy L-4) - wanted to get the Registration data base up to snuff.

400-some photos to sort, crop and upload yet - hope to get to it before the weekend.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:37 pm 
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Does anyone have the details on this T-bird? Looking for the registration and/or construction number.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:47 pm 
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Was the FW190 flying at all? Haven't seen many pictures of anything flying. Just curious.


It was on Scott's ramp when I got down to Warbirds Saturday AM before the show and was still there when I left the last Sunday. Still haven't seen one in the air (had to cancel the Reno trip last Sept) so it doesn't count. :( Sounds like Spooky may have seen it come in. I did see the Swordfish land - that's a "lifer" for me (to use a birdwatching term). Will post a photo of the roll out soon if no one beats me to it. They had to have an RV follow them in because the poorly grounded ignition was wiping out their COM.

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Also, was curious if a fellow walking around monday writing down tail numbers and serials in the warbird area was a wixer. Made me laugh to see someone who was surely among the most dedicated of warbird geeks, with a look that was all business! =)


Wasn't me on Monday but I did on Saturday - had two Mustangs that hadn't checked in (Old Yeller and Ridge Runner) plus the second NE-1 (Navy L-4) - wanted to get the Registration data base up to snuff.

400-some photos to sort, crop and upload yet - hope to get to it before the weekend.


I saw the 190 come in with the Spit and P-40 but they were too far away for pics. The 190 will be staying in Oshkosh for a while and be displayed in the museum.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:56 pm 
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Does anyone have the details on this T-bird? Looking for the registration and/or construction number.

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NX230CF Former RCAF21024

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=230CF

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:02 pm 
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Does anyone have the details on this T-bird? Looking for the registration and/or construction number.

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Doug Matthews from Florida owns and flys the "Fly Navy" T-33. He is a former Navy pilot. The T-33 was painted in USAF markings until this year when Doug had it repainted in colors to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. I saw it fly at the TICO warbird show in Titusville, FL in March. It looks like there is red added to the the nose that was not there when I saw it in March. I like the added red. It was supposed to be at Thunder Over Michigan, but apparently got delayed or skipped it and went directly to Oshkosh.


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Well there is part of a Tigercat wing in there somewhere.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:23 am 
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Also, was curious if a fellow walking around monday writing down tail numbers and serials in the warbird area was a wixer. Made me laugh to see someone who was surely among the most dedicated of warbird geeks, with a look that was all business! =)

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Everyone knows that if he were a true wixer he'd have written down the serial # of the carbs ;)

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:58 am 
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Does anyone have the details on this T-bird? Looking for the registration and/or construction number.

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Doug Matthews from Florida owns and flys the "Fly Navy" T-33. He is a former Navy pilot. The T-33 was painted in USAF markings until this year when Doug had it repainted in colors to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. I saw it fly at the TICO warbird show in Titusville, FL in March. It looks like there is red added to the the nose that was not there when I saw it in March. I like the added red. It was supposed to be at Thunder Over Michigan, but apparently got delayed or skipped it and went directly to Oshkosh.



Thanks for the quick replies! I was wondering if it happened to be the very last T-33 flown by the Canadian Forces, 133452, which had a somewhat similar paint scheme but that was a different airframe:

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Thank you to all you folks that posted these pics. One of these days I will make it up for the show. 8)

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Well there is part of a Tigercat wing in there somewhere.


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Wow....just....wow.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:20 pm 
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Here are some of my pictures:) This was my fourth time at Oshkosh, as always I was a volunteer at Departure Breifing. Had a great time, hope to be back next year.

T-2 Buckeye, A-4 Skyhwak, F-18 Super Hornet og F4U Corsair.
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Extra 330S, Jeff Boerboon.
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Red Bull Edge, Kirby Chambliss.
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US Marines Harrier.
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P-38 Lightning Ruff Stuff.
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F4U Corsair takeoff.
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Boeing B-29 Super Fortress.
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Boeing 787.
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F4U Corsair, F-18 Hornet i formasjon.
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F4U Corsair landing.
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FJ-4 Fury, A-4 Skyhawk, T-2 Buckeye, F-18 Hornet.
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F-18 Super Hornet.
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F-18 Super Hornet hard break.
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A-4 Skyhawk landing.
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F-86 Sabre takeoff.
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F-86 Sabre, L-39 Albatross.
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L-39.
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Aeroshell Havards break.
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Aeroshell.
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Beech Starship.
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Boomerang.
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Burt Rutan.
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Sean Tucker.
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Glasair Sportmann 2+2.
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Lancair Evelution.
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F4U Corsair.
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F-1 Rocket.
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Farmers Zepplin NT.
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Matt Younkin in his Twin Beech.
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Gene Soucys Showcat.
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Great shots Petter. Love the tri-color blue F-18 and the all-jet Legacy Flight. And I didn't know the 787 has been there. Having those big honking military trucks across the runway really clutter up runway shots.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:41 am 
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...Having those big honking military trucks across the runway really clutter up runway shots.

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Yet those vehicles represent an ongoing source of pride for the community as its major contribution (save personnel) to operations in the Middle East. Oshkosh Truck is also a key employer of local citizens and patron of EAA. :wink:

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Our new Oshkosh warbird photo essay is up at http://www.warbirdalley.com/articles/osh2011-1.htm. Hope you enjoy! :D

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:24 pm 
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Here are some of my pictures:) This was my fourth time at Oshkosh, as always I was a volunteer at Departure Breifing. Had a great time, hope to be back next year.

T-2 Buckeye, A-4 Skyhwak, F-18 Super Hornet og F4U Corsair.
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FJ-4 Fury, A-4 Skyhawk, T-2 Buckeye, F-18 Hornet.
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F-86 Sabre, L-39 Albatross.
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GREAT shots of the 4-ship Navy Legacy Flights - something very rarely seen at any air show! The FJ-4B Fury,A-4 Skyhawk, /T-2 Buckeye, F/A-18 Hornet is my FAVORITE.

The F-86F Sabre with 3 L-39's is nice also, although I am NOT an L-39 fan.

Can you tell us what day or days that the 4-ship Legacy Flights flew? Overall from everything I have read on several forums, this was a disappointing year at Oshkosh from a Flying Warbird standpoint. The Bob Hoover 4-ship Flight (F-86/P-51/Sabreliner/Shrike Commander) on Tuesday and these 4-ship Legacy Flights are among the few photos I have seen of real warbird highlights this year. I know that weather was one of the factors.

I was at EAA AirVenture for the first time in 2010, was not there this year and hope to return either next year or the year after. One thing is apparent to me about Oshkosh....if you want to see a lot of airplanes in the air and especially warbirds, you have to attend at least 5 days - Monday through Friday primarily - and keep your eyes on the sky morning and afternoon.


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