New England Aircraft Warbirds for days gone by

[krlang]

Here are a couple more pics from MHT,


Verne Rayburn in his A-36


Collings B-24 before the Schlitz Sponsorship.


NWM's Fuddy Duddy after a big birdstrike, and a little duct tape. Yup, flew in the show like this.


Folsom's Flying Service of Maine, C-47 on Floats, what a sight to see taxiing on the ramp.

[wls3]

B-24 was featured in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe:The Forgotten Kennedy, hence the name "Joe" ?
Not always in the dungeon. Any photos as "Delectable Doris" ? Can't remember that.



Here is right side (Schlitz Beer) of B-24 "All American"
Keep the pictures coming Ken, good memories.
Any old post started by the Kernel always gets my attention.

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[bombadier29]

Not too long after it was on tour Dave got a little grief in the Bible belt from the nose art.
Delectable Doris was half naked, so the airplane became "Joe".

Another one of Rohr's made up stories. The airplane was painted as Joe for the Kennedy movie. No other reason.

[Jerry O'Neill]

Great shots! I have some snapshots of "Delectable Doris" from 1975 at the Pratt & Whitney 50th show. It'll take some time to dig them out.
Tallichet's B-24 was NOT painted as "Joe" for the filming of the TV movie. It was painted "Joe" sometime after that. Perhaps in honor of him, but it is not seen on the aircraft in the film. I do remember it in late 1980's at Manchester as "Delectable Doris". I didn't see the "Joe" artwork until it went on tour with DT's road show.
BTW, the two B-24's together at Manchester was 1989.
Jerry

[phil65]

What were the two 24's? I remember the two 17's.

[Jerry O'Neill]

Collings "All American", shortly after it was first restored, and Tallichet's "Delectable Doris".
The 2 B-17's that same year (1989) were Tallichet's "100 Bomb Group" (now "the Movie Memphis Belle")
and "Fuddy Duddy". "909" was absent, dismantled in Beaver Falls, PA.
Jerry

[bombadier29]

Tallichet's B-24 was NOT painted as "Joe" for the filming of the TV movie. It was painted "Joe" sometime after that. Perhaps in honor of him, but it is not seen on the aircraft in the film. I do remember it in late 1980's at Manchester as "Delectable Doris".

You are right Jerry. I should have said it was painted "because" of the movie. Either way, my point is that it wasn't done because of anything that happened in the Bible Belt as Rob claims.

[krlang]

Its amazing that someone will still blast Rob for something he didnt even say. I did.

I was sad to see the Doris art come off. I was told this "Made up Story" by a long time crew member.
I came along just after the OQU show where the B-24 lost an engine enroute. The nose art was changed not too long after.
When I took the pics in Bedford was when we had it for a Summer, Kermit came to look at it there, it was off to FL shortly after.



I will go back to FB and you guys can bitch about Rob some more.

[krlang]

OK, wait. Here are a few more from the area.


Tallichet's Fort in Beverly, waiting for an engine. The "Once Upon a Time" art was still there.


The same airplane at Norwood, MA with the Belle art, Dave thought it would get more Gig's. It did.


Tallichet's B-25 in Bedford. This airplane never flew when I was around. We ran it a few times.


Larry Green and Sandy Roselle in formation over MHT.


This was KBED again, I remember getting a hard time for driving on the ramp. Times were changing.


Dave Willis' Fouga. Based out of BVY, on Display in BED. The white tip tank in the Right was Jerry B's Experimental T-33

[bombadier29]

Its amazing that someone will still blast Rob for something he didnt even say. I did.

My mistake Krlang. I got your two postings combined into one for some reason. I apologize for that.

[Warbird Kid]

Great shots Ken! Gotta love the 'local' pictures.

[mh53eflyguy]

I have been in search of New England Escadrille airshow photos all over the interwebs, and for some reason did not think to check on here until now. Some great photos have been posted already! Looking for some of the early 90's shows that happened just before they stopped in 92 (I believe). My father swears that there was a Malcolm Hood model P-51B/C at one of the last shows, which he swears had about 25 P-51's at. The only Malcom Hood P-51 that I am aware of (and have ever seen) is John Sessions up at PAE. I was 12, I'm 100% positive that I would remember that back then, and I don't.
I was able to put closure on the ID of the B-24 that was at one of the late 80's shows as the one now owned by Kermit Weeks. I had been wondering about that one!
My father is coming out here on a visit and said he would bring some of the photos from those shows (we went every year), which I will scan and post.

[mh53eflyguy]

I did find this video, and I think I am in the video at a couple of points!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02QNSnS5XXs

[C VEICH]

I'm pretty sure the only B/C Mustang flying during that time was the ex-Pete Regina "Shangra La" which, at that point in time, was owned by Joe Kasperof. That airplane did not/does not sport a Malcolm hood nor do I believe it ever wandered anywhere near New England. As I recall the Roush "Old Crow" was the first restored Mustang to fly with a Malcolm hood and that was much later.

[Jerry O'Neill]

No Malcom hood Mustangs in New England back then. Bill Anderson's P-40 maybe?
Jerry