Aircraft

Steel Horse Bailey · April 17, 2011, 11:45:00 AM

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on April 17, 2011, 10:26:32 AM
Well, "FIFI" should be landing at the Vintage Flight Museum in Fort Worth shortly. I over slept this morning. I will probably wait till next week to visit. They have a big Air Show at Carswell JRB today, which is near the VFM. I will try to take some pictures with my camera of FIFI, Ol 927, and anything else of interest.

I hope you have a LOT of extra memory in your camera/phone, 'cause it ALL interest me and prob'ly many others!

Delmonico · April 17, 2011, 09:27:55 PM

OK although I didn't get to see Dolittle's guys a family friend did get to, he's a pilot in the Air Guard for one of the KC135's.

One of the B-25's:

He's the one to the left:

Guess the took them to the UNL spring game:

Texas Lawdog · April 18, 2011, 04:47:02 AM

Del, That is a great picture of the B-25. That is "Show Me", a B-25 assigned to the Missouri Wing of the CAF, at St. Charles, Missouri.

Arcey · April 18, 2011, 07:12:26 PM

Thought y'all might be interested in this:

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/navy-celebrates-century-aviation-historic-paint-jobs

Four-Eyed Buck · April 18, 2011, 08:14:22 PM

Neat!!!!!

Steel Horse Bailey · April 19, 2011, 06:31:46 AM

Quote from: Arcey on April 18, 2011, 07:12:26 PM
Thought y'all might be interested in this:

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/navy-celebrates-century-aviation-historic-paint-jobs

VERY cool! Go Navy!!! Seeing those F18s painted like #1: an F6F Hellcat and #2: an F4U Corsair is awesome! The others are cool, too!

Texas Lawdog · April 20, 2011, 10:20:06 AM

It's been 25 years since I visited the Naval Air Museum in Pensicola. I found out last night that our B24A will be staying in Addison. It can still take off and land over there but the B29 can't because it's too big for the runways that are still open. They put "FIFI" in the hangar last night in case the weather got bad.

Texas Lawdog · April 21, 2011, 05:24:36 AM

The bad weather missed Fort Worth. "FIFI" is just fine in our B-29 hangar in Fort Worth. Leo, There are some great pictures of "Sentimental Journey" is this month's CAF's magazine.

Leo Tanner · April 21, 2011, 09:03:56 AM

Here ya go Pop...

Texas Lawdog · April 21, 2011, 06:40:23 PM

Leo, Thanks for the music and video. That was some of Doris Day's best music. She said that song was special to her because she thought about the vets coming home from WW2 when she was singing it.

Leo Tanner · April 21, 2011, 08:40:16 PM

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on April 21, 2011, 06:40:23 PM
Leo, Thanks for the music and video. That was some of Doris Day's best music. She said that song was special to her because she thought about the vets coming home from WW2 when she was singing it.

My pleasure. Me an Lil listen to that music when we play cards at night.

Texas Lawdog · April 21, 2011, 09:49:22 PM

Leo, My Dad had a great collection of 78s to listen to when I was a kid. I was born about a year after he got home. He had all types of music. He liked country, especially Hank Sr. and Bob Wills. He also listened to the Ink Spots, the Mills Bros., and Nat King Co;e, Guy Lombardo, The Dorseys, and especially Glenn Miller. I was so lucky to be exposed to that era of music as a kid.

Leo Tanner · April 21, 2011, 09:56:10 PM

I played big band in junior high and looking into old planes I have found even more. Vera Lynn is on my playlist. She was an icon for the Brits.

Texas Lawdog · April 22, 2011, 07:10:56 AM

"FIFI" is supposed to be in Fort Worth at the VFM till the end of the month. I don't know if the Museum will be open on Easter Sunday. We have our Squadron Meeting tomorrow morning in Addison.

Four-Eyed Buck · April 22, 2011, 02:44:37 PM

I played Big Band music in high school as well. Some of my favorite stuff to do. i actually figured out Bobby Hacket's solo for " String Of Pearls", and used it once. Harry James was my Mom's idol and that's why I ended up playing trumpet in the first place. A couple of Harry's horns have been up for auction in the last year, king Super 20 symphony's. Went for big bucks, too..........Buck

Leo Tanner · April 22, 2011, 05:17:04 PM

Quote from: Four-Eyed Buck on April 22, 2011, 02:44:37 PM
I played Big Band music in high school as well. Some of my favorite stuff to do. i actually figured out Bobby Hacket's solo for " String Of Pearls", and used it once. Harry James was my Mom's idol and that's why I ended up playing trumpet in the first place. A couple of Harry's horns have been up for auction in the last year, king Super 20 symphony's. Went for big bucks, too..........Buck

I still have a tape here of a fat Jr High kid (me) playing the solo in that song. I always wonder if buddy originally improved it or if Glenn wrote it. It's a weird one.

Show on right now about the WASPs. Those were some tough gals.

Four-Eyed Buck · April 22, 2011, 10:13:47 PM

One of the SASS shooters in Calif., Lumpy Grits I believe, his mother was a WASP

Texas Lawdog · April 23, 2011, 03:25:34 PM

The WASP training base was near Big Spring, Tx. There are plans in the works to erect a memorial to honor the WASPS. I paid a visit to Cavanaugh's Museum of Flight this morning. There is a lot of construction being done on the runways. Ol 927 is parked at it's home in the South Hangar. I got off without my phone and camera, so no pictures. Mr Cavanaugh has an extensive collection of Aircraft from WW2, Korean War, and VietNam. If anyone is ever in Dallas, the Cavanaugh Museum at Addison and the Frontier's of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas.

Texas Lawdog · April 24, 2011, 01:49:14 PM

They are axking for volunteers to do some light sanding on the rudder and elevators on the A-26 to resurface and recover them. I'm planning on going Wed. morning and maybe next Sat. also. I ain't done much metal sanding since we got rid of the body shop in 1970.

Leo Tanner · April 24, 2011, 02:14:22 PM

Prep work is the worst unless you was born ta do it.