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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2015, 21:52
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Bockscar

Flybiker7000:

Major Charles W. Sweeney - while in his service in the Mass. ANG - was flying for Eastern Air Lines. I met him about 1980 during a visit to the museum, and he pointed out some...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jul 2013, 01:56
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

jcr737 : The a/c identified as a "CT-39A" at...

jcr737 :

The a/c identified as a "CT-39A" at Hill AFB is - judging from the "slipper" tank midspan on the wing and the rectangular cabin windows - actually a Lockheed VC-140B JetStar.

It looks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2013, 01:09
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Load Toad: Your photo 023 - The Curtiss P-6E...

Load Toad:

Your photo 023 - The Curtiss P-6E Hawk - in that livery (the snow owl insignia) is the prettiest biplane ever built. It was rebuilt from a wreck 50 years ago by students at Purdue...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2013, 20:02
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Detail of the Waco: WACO YKC, YKC-S, YKS-6, ZKS -...

Detail of the Waco: WACO YKC, YKC-S, YKS-6, ZKS - Specifications - Technical Data / Description (english) (http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_yks_en.php)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2013, 13:47
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Definitely a Waco cabin model, mid-30s. Not a...

Definitely a Waco cabin model, mid-30s. Not a cheap one either, with that H-S constant-speed prop.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Sep 2011, 20:22
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

For something completely different

Check out the WWII Assault Glider museum:
Lubbock - Silent Wings Museum (http://www.silentwingsmuseum.com/)

This is the same collection that I visited at the Terrell TX airport (E of Dallas) in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2010, 13:42
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

i.dingbat: Now wait a damn minute! How can...

i.dingbat:

Now wait a damn minute! How can so many of the light planes I've flown possibly be museum pieces??? :uhoh:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2010, 21:49
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Just an hour from Rome - fantastic collection. I...

Just an hour from Rome - fantastic collection. I was absolutely floored when I entered the hall with THREE Schneider Cup racers - including the amazing M.C.72...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2010, 14:35
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

Northeast of Moscow are lots of stored aircraft...

Northeast of Moscow are lots of stored aircraft at 55.884,38.035 - just east of the town Suponevo mentioned in the above link.

Lined up on one taxiway - a dozen or more transports with overwing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th May 2007, 00:41
Replies: 251
Views: 349,251
Posted By barit1

ChrisVJ says: The McMinnville Curtiss is...

ChrisVJ says:


The McMinnville Curtiss is a Robin - a late one with the (Continental?) radial. My dad soloed in a Robin in 1930, although it had a WWI surplus OX5 V8 water-cooled engine. All of...
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