Warbird Information Exchange

I'm in the Daytona area for a few months again. Been doing some photo recon...so to speak. Nothing particular...just what was out there I have run across so far. Some of the usual targets, maybe a couple of news ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Uou5m ... e=youtu.be













The "wing rack"

Some more......



















Actual combat PT boat in VN. The history of PTF-3 was from the Gulf of Tonkin Incident


Got a few more of all the above from different angles. If anyone asks I can post up specific airframes.

A few more...no particular order.

In Jacksonville Currently... Was looking for something in the area to go see and completely forgot about new Smyrna... Hmm, a drive down might be in order...

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Aircraft: C47B, C-123K, Fairchild F-24, Funk Model B, L-21B, T-28B, T-34B
Static: F-4C Phantom II, F-15A, T-3 Provost

If you are in the area...also stop by the Deland NAS Museum off of US 17/92. That is where the old Lake Michigan TBF pic and PTF-3 came from. Both are a work in progress. The TBF was pulled from Lake Michigan quite a few years ago and sat in storage for a while before work started on it. They have a real nice HOS in the hanger too. They also have the ongoing search and recovery for the Osteen mystery SDB-5. They have alot of parts/pieces collected so far. They are not sure which SDB it was.

Thanks so much for the Vigilant photos. AWESOME!

Gary

CJ,

I couldn't see any engines, either 2 front or 1 back, so was the red & white Seabee really a UC-1 Twin Bee? Aft fuselage did seem a bit longer than usual plus there was the porthole window in the extended aft cabin...

I guess I can always blow up the photo to better read the N-number....

I haven't been back down that way in 25 years. Used to hang out at NSB airport, at American Aero and Harry Doan's hangar in particular every chance I got while I was in A&P & flight school at ERAU in DAB.

-Dave

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More photos of the TBF would be great- get the back half? Don't see one without the bomb bay doors often.

HOS would be interesting also.

I can't tell which, but it looks like it might possibly be a single rear engine. There is a shodow of the prop on the front fuselage.

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Tyler Pinkerton
Active Member of Air Heritage Inc. of Beaver Falls, PA.
Aircraft: C47B, C-123K, Fairchild F-24, Funk Model B, L-21B, T-28B, T-34B
Static: F-4C Phantom II, F-15A, T-3 Provost

Dave,

Here ya go....John

Also...it's N9503U

I'm going back over the museum in the next day or so with a better camera. These museum pics are from my cell phone. I'll snap a few more pics of the TBF, the HOS, the Mystery SDB recovery project pieces, a rebuilt 1950-something original jeep and a motar/machine gun combo that was designed by a USCG Gunner. I'll post them up when I get them.

Thanks! A belly shot and perhaps peering up into the bombay if access allows would be great!

Dave "sandiego89"........and fellow Coastie...

I have some photos here: https://floridawarbirds.wordpress.com/2 ... on-museum/

Dave,

Hopefully these new vids will work for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxfpZFLeGc

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=WXMjgramP9I

















This goes with the below....

Forgot to add these. I suspect they had many uses, one I suspect being in the survival kits for the aircrews.





I believe some of these type gliders were built there.