Warbird Information Exchange

Rest for now....

Those are wonderful photos guys! Thanks for taking the time to post them here.

What he said!

Thanks for posting those great shots!

Andy Scott

Absolutely beautiful stuff folks- the shot of the Zeke boring in on the B-25 is jaw-dropping. He||, ALL of it is!

A word about our friends Conrad and Taigh... There might be an inclination to be disappointed that their efforts weren't more highly rewarded, but bear this in mind: neither Conrad or Taigh's shops are on the same level as a multi-million dollar operation like TFL or Fagen. That's not a slight on those outstanding groups- I've personally experienced the TFL aircraft at last year's Doolittle Reunion and they are absolutely beautiful, and best of all, they're not shy about flying them and letting folks get up close to them. But the awards garnered by Taigh and Conrad can also be seen as victories for the "little guys" (quotes intentional) in the Warbird industry- the guys who have invested thousands of personal hours of "sweat equity" into their restorations, joined in Taigh's case by dozens of volunteers, many of whom are completely newbies to the intricacies of aircraft maintenance. It is wonderful and amazing to see their efforts recognized at such a high level. Oh, and let's not forget: Taigh just got an award for using KITTY LITTER as a casting medium. That will never cease to crack me up.

And one other thing: I hope credit was given to our beloved Gary for the Preservation Award received by "Ol' 927/Diamond Lil". She wouldn't be there today if it weren't for his drive and passion to do things RIGHT.

Lynn

Honestly: No.

Not all of the pics are jaw-dropping...mine especially. Which is why I'm grateful to all the photogs who lug around big cameras with bigger lenses. I did that years ago, but now refuse to carry around anything at OSH that won't fit in a shirt pocket. Quite selfish of me really.

And with that stated, I'll just keep throwing pics up until folks stop sending them or WIXers cry "Uncle".



Found these in my mailbox this morning from Chuck Wahl (I just wish he liked Navair more):

























And can one ever really have too many shotgun starts? Be sure to click pic into life:

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A little vintage visual teaser for you (In this case, a Waco S3HD).

A few more posted here:


viewtopic.php?f=16&t=50467

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A few of mine.

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P-51, The Cadillac of the Sky!

A couple more.

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P-51, The Cadillac of the Sky!

A Tigercat without hideous nose art?! Be still, my beating heart! I'm in love.

Thanks everyone for sharing pics!

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Matt

OK, I'll bite: where did all those Japanese aircraft come from?

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Kevin McCartney

The only thing Japanese about them is the paint scheme. Made in the USA, apart from the Zero, which is Canadian-built.

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That Beech 18 on floats at the top of the page is suh-weet!

Nicely done!

Hey Dan K, I think that Waco has warbird history. Seems like it was built for a South American country as an advanced trainer or something. Seems like it was rebuilt about 20 plus years ago and they had a feature on it in Sport Aviation.

The group rebuilding Gannet XT752 (one of the more-anticipated of the OSH 2013 no-shows) has been posting engine run/taxi vids on their facebook page. Probably no surprise they're committing for 2014.


https://www.facebook.com/FaireyGannetXT ... ion=stream

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