Aircraft

Texas Lawdog · June 13, 2009, 07:09:01 AM

The last time I saw the CAF's P38, it's nose gear failed as it was landing and tore up the entire nose assembly.

Delmonico · June 13, 2009, 10:20:31 AM

When I talked to Doug he thought their next one would be in two years, he's 'spossed to let me know. He thought "General Grant" would be back at RCS next year, either that or Sgt Rung of The First Newbrassky Cavalry.

Texas Lawdog · June 13, 2009, 10:47:14 AM

It would have been fun to have the planes, but I still had fun RCS and I am planning on coming back for the 150th next year.

Arcey · July 06, 2009, 12:45:31 PM

A l'il PR. 'Bout the only exposure they get........

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/not-every-museum-comes-drip-pans

Texas Lawdog · July 06, 2009, 04:28:45 PM

Arcey, That was a good article. It sounds like a lot of expansion is planned. That Museum is on the list for places to visit when I get out to Va.

Arcey · July 06, 2009, 05:37:35 PM

Thought ya'd want the read.

I suppose they gottah 'nuff in grants 'n donations comin' in they ain't werried 'bout advertizin'. The odd article in the rag is all ya ever hear 'bout the place. Seems they've a good l'il collection goin'. I'd be knockin' the hell out my own drum.

Texas Lawdog · July 06, 2009, 06:46:55 PM

That Museum over in Dallas is seldom heard from, only on patriotic holidays.

Leo Tanner · July 06, 2009, 08:49:08 PM

Our airshow is this weekend. No bombers can land on our strip but there are usualy alot of old fighters. Lil bought the tickets taday an I'[m really looking forward to it.

Texas Lawdog · July 06, 2009, 09:28:10 PM

Leo, Enjoy yourself at the AirSho this weekend.

Leo Tanner · July 07, 2009, 11:13:57 AM

I will and have been promised the use of a digital camera. Just might get some good shots.

Texas Lawdog · July 07, 2009, 03:39:07 PM

Get some good shots while you're out there. If there are any you can't ID, take a picture and I will do my best to ID it for you.

Leo Tanner · July 07, 2009, 05:13:29 PM

Will do. Usualy have some innerestin foreign jobs show up.

Texas Lawdog · July 07, 2009, 05:52:09 PM

I'm hopin' that I get out to Midland this year for the CAF AirSho.

Four-Eyed Buck · July 08, 2009, 06:14:07 AM

If that wasn't CAF's P-38, wonder if it was the one that was resurrected after being buried in ice in Greenland since 1942? Believe she's named "Ice Queen", or something like that. Last i saw anything on her, they had attempted to finish her original flight over the ocean to England, but got grounded with a severe engine problem. Might have been as far back as two years though...............Buck

Texas Lawdog · July 08, 2009, 07:31:15 AM

The P38 that crashed at Breckenridge at an Air show was the only flying one in existence at the time, this was in 91. "Glacier Girl" was dug out of the glacier in 92 and it took 10 years to restore her to flight status. She was restored at Middleboro Kentucky. She won the 2003 trophy for best restored aircraft at Oshkosh. The flight to England was aborted and never finished. The original owner has sold the plane and it is supposed to be in Texas somewhere. I am trying to find out where in Texas it is. As far as I know the CAF's P38 is still being repaired somewhere here in Texas.

litl rooster · July 12, 2009, 04:51:54 AM

Watch'n Military channel yesterday featured the F100 the"Hun" Most of the interviewed part was at Arcey's little Air Museum down Norfolk way. Good story on the progression of the F100

Texas Lawdog · July 12, 2009, 11:21:42 AM

I remember those old camo painted F100s from RVN.

Leo Tanner · July 12, 2009, 12:27:42 PM

Got photos from the air show acomin. Kinda bummed cause I didn't have a clue how ta make the camera zoom in so I missed some good shots of nose art. Got a load em inta photobucket an get em posted.

Leo Tanner · July 12, 2009, 02:27:49 PM

I was gonna do one a them fancy slide show things but now figger I'l just do a few at a time.

I grabbed the camera and left without knowing how ta work all the features so some things got missed. But even with these sloppy shots I'll bet Tex can ID all of em.

WaddWatsonEllis · July 12, 2009, 03:07:35 PM

Geeze this brings back memories....

My father was a 'bown shoe mustang' .... to you who aren't familiar with the terms, my Dad started out as a waist gunner for B-17s in the old Army Air Corps. But with three years of engineering under his belt before Pearl Harbor, he pegged the Officer's pre testing and flew as a pilot for the next 20+ years.

He was a maintenance officer at McGuire when I was a kid. When he had to sign off a plane on a weekend, he would bring me along, find some hapless airman and an empty C-47, stick me in the cargo hold and assign the poor airman to make sure that I didn't fall out of the cargo hatch....

I remember a C-124 'hangar queen' (i.e. in repair more than thirty days) ... I sat on my Dad's lap as he fired up the four 4360 cu in Pratt & Whitneys ... he then put my hands on the throttle with his big mits over mine, and we taxi-d the aircraft the 50 feet forward to rotate the tires off their flat spots (They would 'rot' if left for more than 30 days in one spot.

He was an instructor pilot through WWII, flying everything but primaily T-28 Texans (I still have an old photo of him in a T-28 cockpit, '50 mission crush hat' and all .... then during Korea he fought the 'gentleman's war' ... a zero dark thirty breakfast with his wife (my Mom), a flight into Korea carrying special cargo like ammo, and flew wounded back.

Then came , a stent as logistics officer in Patagonia when they built Point McMurdo in Antartica (I think I have pictrures of a C-124 landing in Antartica on skis),the Berlin Airlift, and finally rebuilding Mactan AFB during the Vietnam War.

My own time was enlisted (draft # was *2*), and have time on HH-43Bs, HC-130s, HH3s, HH53s, C-9s and C-141s.

But I still think one of the sexiest sounds in the world is a recip engine winding up ... with the smell of semi-burnt Av-Gas
and oil clouds filling the air.... like I said, all those props brought me right back....