Warbird Information Exchange

Is it the Air Zoo restoration?

Yes...SBD-1 BuNo 1612.

https://www.airzoo.org/sbd-1

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

We are too!

Here she was the morning prior to the judges stopping by.

https://flic.kr/p/2me5ACx

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Greenville Flyers: The Legacy of Allied Pilots Who Flew at Greenville Army Airfield

The Airbase Georgia rides tent was mysteriously returned to the Oshkosh Security Post yesterday...

Security cameras caught an image of the suspects...they were gray, had large eyes and 4 ft tall that resembled to a great degree the Roswell Aliens.

Guess they thought the tent was a ride aircraft and wanted to take it back to their home planet.

When they found out it didn't fly they dropped it back off on earth...

No apology note came with the tent...

Some pretty dopey aliens it seems...

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Rauhbatz
Commemorative Air Force
CAF Ohio Wing/Airbase Georgia Member
PT-19/26, T-34 CAF Pilot


Favorite quote from Wind, Sand & Stars - A. St. Exupuery "friends are like trees...when they are gone we miss their shade"

Glad to hear the tent was returned.

Silly things happen after bar time in Wisconsin. Just ask Patty.

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

My guess was that everyone was packing up for the storm and someone's hired help took down the wrong tent and packed it away. Glad that it was returned.

Since it was mentioned earlier in this thread, here are some more photos just recently shared to the EAA AirVenture Flickr page of Pat Harker's immaculate L-13A. I believe its been flying since 1999, and I've been fortunate to see it several times over the years, both at its home airport in Anoka, MN, and at Oshkosh. It cruises at 95 mph and stalls at 35 mph. (Photos by Connor Madison)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaaairven ... 344704690/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaaairven ... 342969617/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaaairven ... 343682946/

Friday Warbirds Show

Thanks John, I was under the impression it was a recently finished restoration, I believe he has two?, thanks for the info. I'm quit enamored by them, but don't keep up with the flying ones. Not sure if there's a club or group for the type and honestly don't know how many are flying, FAA website shows ten registered but that does not mean they all fly.

Minnesota based birds won the top two honors- Fagen’s Hellcat and the Minnesota Wing’s BT are Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. Congratulations! Full list of award winners here- https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airv ... -announced

Having seen Fagens F6F up close and personal about a month ago, I can say that the Grand Champion title was well deserved I do have a question though, was Dakota Territory Air Museums Hurricane not judged? That is a new restoration, I figured it would've placed somewhere.

I missed Dan's reply and only just found out it's a -1, wow!

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
https://linktr.ee/zacyates

"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

I missed Dan's reply and only just found out it's a -1, wow![/quote]



Zak, some bonus pics for you shortly after she came out of the lake:

http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/DETAILSIT ... 1/1612.htm

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

I'm too lazy to sort through these further and post them here, so here's a link to about 100 photos I shot between Monday and Wednesday.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124970884 ... 9636786284

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Matt

There are some great pictures there. The L-4 with the Brodie gear is interesting.

Thanks for posting!

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Had God intended for man to fly behind inline engines, Pratt & Whitney would have made them.

CB

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/Desrt_Wings.html