new / old topic... warbirds you've had your tushy flown in..!

[tom d. friedman]

had a brain fart while watching an old mash re-run... on another post somebody wanted to know what warbirds the wixers have been on. i couldn't find the old thread, so i started / brain farted another. old news...... i've been up in the air classics b-25, oscarduece's cessna 0-2, a pt 13, numerous dehavilland beavers & otters on pontoons in canada, & the old island airlines ford trimotor that flew the world's shortest airline route to the ohio lake erie islands. new news....... while watching
mash i remembered another warbird flight, (times) x7. around 1973 to 1974 i flew on a bell 47 chopper 7 times!! 15 bucks for 15 minutes. yes, i worked then in the family business at aged 13, so i had the money. $105.00 bucks was alot of $$$$ for a 13 year old then!! i remember after a few flights the guy took me up for a 1/2 hour per ride....... boy what a bargain!! but a nice gesture from the pilot with a chump kid on board. it was the wellington state fair over the course of a few days. i also ate 1 lb of saltwater taffy 1 night in 1 sitting, but that's another story.....

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[Mudge]

Flew in Bill Dause's P-51. Got my tushy (and that's about all) in the back seat of 23 Skidoo. I was outside the cockpit from the neck up and we (Steve Hinton and I) decided this would not be a good idea at 300mph.

Mudge the elongated

[Ztex]

B-17
AT-6
Stearman
OH-58
UH-1H

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[corsair166b]

Just a general list....

B-17
B-25
PV-2
T-28
T-6
BT-13
Staggerwing
C-45
Replica Kate
O-2

Probly some others I'm forgetting...and let's get into a list of what I've PHOTOGRAPHED...

M

[JimH]

wow...went through my log book and have time in...
PT-19
PT-17
P-51 (7)Rides
TF-51(2)Stick Time
B-25(2)
B-17(2)
B-24
T-6(2)
Staggerwing
T-34
T-28(2)
Storch (ride)
Waco YPT-14
L-4
C-45
Helio Currier
L-39

Seems hard to believe.

Jim Harley

[RickH]

Can't top you Jim, but I've got a pretty nice list,

B-17
PT-21
PT-19
Stearman (N2S)
B-25
DC-3/C47
T-28
TBM
T-6
O-2
A-26
Twin Bonanza
F-4

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[Chicoartist]

Let's see ... military planes/warbirds:

B-17G (x2. Chuckie early 80s; Aluminum Overcast a few years ago for about 2 hours or so from BHM to Nashville. Got to sit in the bombardier's seat for about 30 minutes all by myself looking out that big nose plexiglas ... one of my best aviation memories.)

AT-6/T-6G (x3. Once in a silver/red tail job. Twice with Mark Henley of the AeroShell Team with me in the front seat - full acro/instructional rides - once Mark turned the smoke on from the back, and for a sec I thought we were on fire since you get the burning smell and some smoke in the cockpit, which was a surprise to me. I got to shoot a lot of landings and taxi backs for takeoff ... as I told Mark, "I could get used to this plane - I want one!")

T-38C (x2. First time an acro/low-level ride, and second time as observer as part of an actual student IFF BFM syllabus mission. Definitely the highlight of my "ride" experiences.)

T-34. Long time ago.

Gosh, I think that's all. I have some catching up to do with you guys!

Wade

[Steve S]

My list isn't as long as some but I wouldn't trade these for anything.

Stearman
T-6 (several times)
T-34
SBD
TBM
B-25
B17 (several times as CC)
Kate Replica
Skyraider

Most of these came about as a result of volunteering at Lone Star Flight Musuem (So get out and volunteer foks- You just may get a ride!).

Steve S

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[Matt Gunsch]

BOMBERS:
B-17G
B-24J
B-25J
TBM-3 (2)

TRAINERS:
Harvard II
Harvard IV
T-6G
T-6D
SNJ-3
SNJ-4
SNJ-5
T-28A
T-28B
T-34
CJ-6A
L-2M
Tigermoth
BT-13

FIGHTERS:
Spitfire TR9
P-51
P-64

TRANSPORTS:
DC-3/C-47
C-1A
C-45
C-119G
C-121

HELICOPTERS:
HH-43

And I am sure there are others, but it is early and my mind is not awake yet

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[Ollie]

Harvard
Pilatus P-3-05
Nanchang CJ-6A
T-6G
T-34
T-28B/F
B-25J
DHC-1
L-5E
Fw 149D

[Beachy]

4 different SNJ-6s
1 T6-G
1 B-25

Chuck, if you see this, please tell SW that I'd be more than happy to accept the Stearman offer next time I'm down there!

[flyingsailor]

PT-19
BT-13
AT-6/SNJ (couple of different ones)
P-51
B-17 (Sentimental Journey)
B-24 (the former Diamond Lil)
B-29
SB2C

Really want the A-26 though....

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[Karpis]

Charlie Clemens' black PBY

The TBM that used to belong to Steve Hay....last I heard it went out to California but I'm still trying to track it down

SNJ

PT-17

L-16

Plus a Ford Tri-Motor, a DC-3 , a Stinson 108 and a few other vintage birds

[Mike]

B-17F and G
B-25D
A-26B
B-24J
P-40M
P-51D x 3
Spitfire T9
DC-3
Broussard
Auster AOP9
Chipmunks
Stearman
Prentice
PT-22
Varsity T1
Me 108
Ju-52
JN-4H Jenny
DH89 Dominie
Tiger Moth
L-39
Storch

........plus I'm sure some others I've forgotten.

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[bentwingbomber]

B-25D Mitchell several times including crossing the English Channel

P-51D Mustang Several times

P-40M Kittyhawk twice including crossing the channel the other way!

AD-4N Skyraider twice

F7F-3P Tigercat only once