List of Notable Warbird People

[PeterA]

All the 'Presidents' men.

PeterA

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Wiq ... ca&f=false

[Iclo]

The Salis family in France to have owned and developped one of the nicest flying museum at La Ferté-Alais, starting collecting and saving planes before WWII, long time before the warbird movement started.

[tom roberts]

Add to the list
Capt Bill Dodds

[EDowning]

Tom Crevasse

Gary Norville

Butch Schroeder

Bob Cardin

Art Vance

Jim Read

[bdk]

Can you create another thread of "Self-Important Warbird People" and put my name on it?

[phil65]

I will put you on this list, right next to my Self-Important Warbird People.
bdk and Mechanic Sgt. Andy Micklin….

http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/Actors ... 8-1689.jpg

Phil

[needle]

Looked through all the pages to this thread, and I didn't see any mention of the creator/benefactor of one of the largest "flying/flyable" warbird collections in the USA........James (Jim) Cavanaugh.

[bdk]

I will put you on this list, right next to my Self-Important Warbird People.
bdk and Mechanic Sgt. Andy Micklin….

http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/Actors ... 8-1689.jpg

Phil

I'd be in great company then! I loved that character.

[therealJR]

Walter Soplata
Scott Glover
Terry Rogers
Bill Rogers
Gary Levitz
Bill Turnbull
Alan Preston
Jim Terry
Rick Garvis
Peter Hambling
Charlie Hilliard
Matt Jackson
Jason Somes
Ray Krottinger
Denny Lynch
Harry Stenger
Rob Stuessy
anybody who supports warbird, stuff, events, etc

[67N20]

I'll add a few:

Robert L. Waltrip -- Founder of Lone Star Flight Museum.
Tom Gregory Jr. -- Warbird pilot, also flew the Stearman under the overpass in Second Hand Lions.
Tom "Gumby" Gregory III -- Warbird and Heritage Flight pilot.
Charles "Tuna" Hainline -- Warbird and Heritage Flight pilot.
Mike Burke -- Warbird pilot, Tora lead.

[CoastieJohn]

I might have missed it....how about the owner{s) of this site?

[ZRX61]

Anyone mention Col Pay yet?

[bdk]

What is the true criteria or requirements to be considered "important"?

Airshow attendee?
Warbird owner?
Number of warbirds owned?
Number of warbirds piloted?
Number of warbirds restored?
Author?
Internet presence?
Popularity?
Some combination of the above?

For instance, John Marlin restored and flew his own P-51 at Chino and is building a Martin Baker MB-5 replica in Reno. Is he important?

How about Fred Sebby? He was well liked, flew at Reno and in airshows, but was he important?

Is Tom Cruz important? He's certainly famous and owns/flies a P-51.

Cliff Robertson owned (and flew?) a Spitfire.

How about Jerry Miles? He owned and flew a couple of P-51s and T-6s, some with questionable ownership I'm told.

Enquiring minds want to know!

[JimH]

how about Chuck Gardner...Jim Goolsby...Frank Hale...Mac MaCaulley (highest time B-17 Pilot ever)...so many people quietly flying warbirds and amassing a large amount time.

Jim

[EDowning]

Simply owning and operating warbirds doesn't make one "important", it might, however, make one fortunate, happy, maybe even humbled a bit.