Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:29 pm
The Beech Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee has an AT-11 project that came from J.W. Duff's yard in Denver. Its a good project and is in good hands. If you all haven't visited the museum you should if you are in the area.
Here is a shot from Bob Parmerter of the same AT-11 on a training mission at Williams Field, Arizona
I was going through some bombardier training documents in our collection and I came across a log book for a bombardier named Robert Worthington who trained at Williams. It turns out that he flew the museum's AT-11 three days in a row on October 6-8, 1942. Here are shots of the log showing the details of the training missions and his results. You can see that he was calculating his circular error or CE. They had to maintain an average CE or they could wash out.
Here is what the AT-11 looked like in Duff's yard before we loaded it up for the trip to Tullahoma
On her way to the museum
Here is a shot from Bob Parmerter of the same AT-11 on a training mission at Williams Field, Arizona
I was going through some bombardier training documents in our collection and I came across a log book for a bombardier named Robert Worthington who trained at Williams. It turns out that he flew the museum's AT-11 three days in a row on October 6-8, 1942. Here are shots of the log showing the details of the training missions and his results. You can see that he was calculating his circular error or CE. They had to maintain an average CE or they could wash out.
Here is what the AT-11 looked like in Duff's yard before we loaded it up for the trip to Tullahoma
On her way to the museum
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:35 pm
Taigh,
What are their plans for the aircraft? Static? Flyer? Undecided?
What are their plans for the aircraft? Static? Flyer? Undecided?
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:42 pm
Outstanding documentation on the history of the aircraft!
History unrecorded is history lost. I'm so glad the history was saved along with the aircraft. Together they complete the story.
History unrecorded is history lost. I'm so glad the history was saved along with the aircraft. Together they complete the story.
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:53 pm
Is JW Duff still in business?
I can't find them on the internet...but another (or perhaps the same) Denver (Acme) salvage yard is closing.
I can't find them on the internet...but another (or perhaps the same) Denver (Acme) salvage yard is closing.
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:21 am
You got rid of the old shag-mobile van? Lol
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:00 am
She will be a static display for now.
After JW Duff died ACME took over in order to liquidate the property. Quite the place it was.
What shag mobile? I have had the van in the photo since 2006. Just turned over 250k and is still going strong. Gotta love a 7.3 Diesel!
After JW Duff died ACME took over in order to liquidate the property. Quite the place it was.
What shag mobile? I have had the van in the photo since 2006. Just turned over 250k and is still going strong. Gotta love a 7.3 Diesel!
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:15 pm
Hi Taigh, I have been looking for a copy of the Bombing Flight Record Book for aome time.
Could you provide me with this info?
What are the dimensions of the book?
How many pages?
A picture of the cover.
Are there any instruction pages in it?
Appreciate whatever you can provide. Thanks!
Ken
Could you provide me with this info?
What are the dimensions of the book?
How many pages?
A picture of the cover.
Are there any instruction pages in it?
Appreciate whatever you can provide. Thanks!
Ken
Re: Beech AT-11 41-27516 Beech Heritage Museum, Tullahoma,TN
Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:14 am
Taigh Ramey wrote:She will be a static display for now.
After JW Duff died ACME took over in order to liquidate the property. Quite the place it was.
What shag mobile? I have had the van in the photo since 2006. Just turned over 250k and is still going strong. Gotta love a 7.3 Diesel!
Lol
I was referring to the old blue and white Ford that is in the pictures on your site...
I was however thinking that it was an old Dodge Conversion van that had could be fitted with a bed in it, hence the "shag" part.
Taiga, do you know of any of the AT-11 out there being ex Aero Service survey aircraft? I work for a company that was essentially a spin of of AS by AS employees. They pretty much flew all warbirds including some At-11's.